Small Business Saturday 2015 is now history, yet many small business owners are shrugging their shoulders wondering what all the hoopla was about. The concept of Small Business Saturday is great. No doubt about it. It raises awareness of the importance of small businesses to our communities. However, one day isn’t enough to give you […]
Can you believe this is Thanksgiving week? Thanksgiving traditionally marks the official beginning of the holiday season — although in recent years it’s been gearing up before Halloween which is an entirely different subject. Anyway, when I landed this week at my home airport from business travel, it was fun to see the entire […]
It’s unquestionable that many large businesses are giving superb customer service and that’s why I’m so dumbfounded when I encounter the opposite. Here are two examples: As I prepared to leave a hotel recently I called for a bellman and requested a taxi. I waited for 15 minutes. Cue the crickets. I eventually wrestled my […]
Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by Staples. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I think companies like Staples, that offer an expansive selection of cell phones, are in a great position to help small business owners who want to take advantage of recent a rule change from the IRS. To make the tax […]
“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” – Warren Buffett. Almost every person who starts a small business begins from a position of not knowing a whole lot about what needs to be done. Learning while doing is fine, but some people don’t learn quickly enough to be successful. Further, many others get to […]