Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by Staples. All thoughts and opinions are my own. What’s the last interaction or communication you usually have with your best clients or customers? More often than not it’s giving them a bill, right? Compare that to your first contacts with these folks when you were trying to bring […]
When you hire an employee, you focus on the skills which are necessary for that particular job. But that employee may have hidden talents which could help you take your business to the next level. As a small business owner it is important to discover those hidden treasures, but you are going to have to […]
I’ve participated in a number of Tweet chats and they are a great way to gain followers, establish your authority and both interact with and learn from others. Tweet chats are quite popular and if you plan on being a Twitter power user and leveraging it to become a recognized influencer, you need to jump […]
Has your business dream turned into a nightmare? Sadly too many small business owners confess to me that they are struggling to stay afloat. They are working hard but it simply isn’t working for them. Did you know the average non-employer small business grosses $44,000 and the owner works an average of 52 hours a […]
Much has be said about changes at Facebook in recent months. We know that Facebook is pushing small businesses and others to advertise and not depend totally on their fans and friends seeing their posts in their news feeds organically. We can’t be too critical of Facebook for this strategy. After all, millions of people […]