Let’s go on road trip! Uh-oh! It’s time to go off the highway and suddenly we’re rolling through a typical town in the heartland. Hmmm. It looks like this place has seen better days. The commercial strip has quite a few small business storefront vacancies. Nonetheless, we find a good local burger joint, have a […]
Small businesses usually start-off as a one-man show. When you are the owner you do everything from emptying the trash to collecting the cash. As your business grows, however, it can reach a point where the volume of work is overwhelming. That’s not a bad thing in terms of your business success, but it can […]
Often the most positive thing you can do for your business is to be negative: “We tend to focus much more. People think focus means saying ‘yes’ to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying ‘no’ to the hundred other good ideas that there […]
Entrepreneurs are creative, energetic, visionaries and risk-takers who see business opportunities everywhere. In fact, most people who are entrepreneurs wind up as founders of more than one company in their careers because they derive their energy from the challenge. I certainly fit into that category. I’ve been starting businesses since I was 15 years […]
Could your business use a genie to grant a special wish? Intuit could be your answer. All you have to do is make a wish between now and May 12 as part of the Love Your Local Business Contest. You can submit your wish via the website, then share your wish with your friends and […]