Category: Success Tips

Love and Your Small Business

Making the decision to become your own boss, is as much a lifestyle choice as it is a career decision. Starting and growing a business requires a major commitment of time and resources. Because the business consumes so much of your life, it’s not uncommon for entrepreneurs to involve a spouse, domestic partner or significant other in their business endeavors…..giving the phrase married to your work an entirely new meaning. But mixing love and business can be a formula for disaster if you aren’t careful. Here are just a few things to consider.

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New Resource Helps Small Businesses Fight the Flu Outbreak

We’re in the height of the flu season. Forty-seven states are reporting widespread influenza activity. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) predicts the actual cost to businesses this year will surpass $10 billion dollars and more than $7 billion in lost productivity. An outbreak of the flu in your small business can be disruptive and seriously jeopardize your success so I want to share a new resource I discovered which may help you minimize your risk.

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When Employees Talk, Customer’s Listen and You Might Not Like What They Hear

One of the biggest assets a business can have is talented, loyal employees who understand the importance of customer service. I beam with pride when someone compliments one of my team members. It confirms what I already know: I’m fortunate to have the best and the brightest working with me.
As business owners, we place trust in our employees that they will represent the company well in all public interactions. But have you ever thought about what could happen when a customer overhears your employees talking to each other. Do you know what they are saying? Your customers do and they are listening.

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