Summertime Strategies for Your Business
Summer is a great time of year for most businesses to pause for just a little while to take stock, congratulate yourself on what you’ve accomplished so far this year, and make big plans for your future. Here are five summertime strategies to help you regroup,...
Does Your Small Business Need a CRM?
Have you ever stayed at a hotel and then returned, finding that they have stocked your room with everything you asked for the last time you were here? Your special allergenic pillow was already waiting for you, you were asked if you would like a dinner reservation...
Oops: Do You Owe Sales Tax and Not Realize You Do?
One of the side effects of our last economic slowdown was in state government budgets; states searched hard for new income, and many of them found a great source by cracking down on sales tax collections. Their new hot buzzword: nexus. Nexus means a connection that...
Seven Profit-Boosting Entrepreneurial Habits
As an entrepreneur, you are responsible for shaping your business success. Any habits that sabotage your success in your personal life can often carry over to your business. Becoming aware of these is the first step to success. Here are seven success-boosting habits...
Five Essential Components of an Entrepreneur’s Compensation
The two major ways entrepreneurs can take money from their business is through draws or by receiving a paycheck. The type of entity in which their business is set up will determine which method can be used. In either case, entrepreneurs need to be careful not to...
Is It Time for Spring Cleaning Your Business Files?
How much time do you spend each day looking for information about orders, customers, vendors, or employees? If it’s a lot, a little spring cleaning might pay off. Here are five quick tips to assess and improve your information access. Your Librarian Large companies...
Nine Tips to Dazzle and Retain Your Top Customers
Your top customers are your most important customers in your business, and it’s important that you hang onto them if at all possible. It’s much more cost-effective in most business models to retain repeat customers than it is to find new ones. Here are nine tips...
Do You Know Your Weakest Business Link?
You’ve already built a solid business that you have great pride in. Yet, if you’re like most entrepreneurs, you’re on a constant search for how to make your business better. One way to focus your search is to look for the weakest link in your business. From a...
Five Browser Productivity Tips
Most of us spend a lot of time browsing the Internet, and that means using browser software. Google Chrome is the most popular browser with roughly 40 percent market share. Internet Explorer follows with about a 30 percent share and Firefox is third with less than...
How Painless Is Your New Customer Experience?
Is your business easy to do business with? Or is it difficult? The answer could impact your revenue as well as your reputation for service. Here are a few tips to help you stand in your customer’s shoes for just a few minutes to answer those questions. First...