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Category Archives: Small Business
Simple Enough…
December 20, 2006 – 11:37 am
Walking the customer service walk
November 22, 2006 – 8:13 pm
I just read a great post on customer service from Denise O’Berry over at AllBusiness.com. She tells of a recent, unpleasant customer service recent experience in a retail store that made a point of prominently displaying a “We Provide Superior Customer Service” sign.
I can certainly empathize! It’s amazing to me the time, effort and money […]
A Virtual Assistant Might Just Save Your Life
November 19, 2006 – 3:48 pm
Not only does hiring a virtual assistant save you time and money…it could also save you headaches, literally! I must admit this is one area I had never considered until I read Why Do You Think They Give You Sick Leave? at AllBusiness.com.
In the article, the author gives the following stats:
According to the “2005 CCH […]
Are you an entrepreneur?
November 19, 2006 – 2:42 pm
I came across this list of traits of successful entrepreneurs in a wiki on Smallbusiness.com. I thought it was interesting.
persistence
desire for immediate feedback
inquisitiveness
strong drive to achieve
high energy level
goal oriented behavior
independent
demanding
self-confident
calculated risk taker
creative
innovative
vision
commitment
problem solving skills
tolerance for ambiguity
strong integrity
highly reliable
personal initiative
ability to consolidate resources
strong management and organizational skills
competitive
change agent
tolerance for failure
desire to work hard
luck
I definitely agree with […]
Use your friends and family
November 15, 2006 – 2:39 pm
Networking is vital to small business owners and entrepreneurs. The natural first step almost seems too easy. You must keep your friends, acquaintances and family up to date with what you’re doing.
In my personal experience, I was a bit gunshy when it came to busting out the e-mails and phone calls to friends and family […]
A Virtual Paradox
November 13, 2006 – 11:12 am
As I checked in on my blogs this morning, I realized that it’s been way too long since my last post in all three of them. It got me thinking about one of the unique challenges of sole proprietorships and entrepreneurs, especially those of us in the virtual business world.
We spend endless hours working on […]
Baiting the Shopaholic
November 4, 2006 – 11:06 am
The Think about creativity, marketing and PR recently posted Outside the Box. It’s a great read on “subliminal” tricks retailers use. A few of the top secret techniques particlularly caught my eye:
Some stores add baby powder scent to their air conditioning to make people think about newborns. This is supposed to relax them.
Some supermarkets pump […]
Are you in the right place?
November 3, 2006 – 11:46 am
CNN has an interesting report Who Loves Small Business Best. The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked all 50 US states based on their small business friendly policies for FSB.com. The rankings are based on taxes, energy cost, bureaucracy and labor costs.
The top 10 states in the survey are:
South Dakota
Nevada
Wyoming
Alabama
Washington
Florida
Mississippi
Colorado
Texas
Michigan
Sadly, my homestate of Kansas came […]
Microsoft —friend to small business?
October 31, 2006 – 7:53 pm
Have you heard? Microsoft has released Office Accounting Express 2007, a free small business accounting suite. Yep, that’s right, I said FREE! I haven’t checked it out too thoroughly yet, the download just finished. But from early investigation, it seems like a great idea.
According to the report on vnunet.com, all the basic functions of the […]
The Brag Basket!
October 30, 2006 – 1:15 am
I have just found a great new blog called Small Biz Survival, and it’s focused on marketing small businesses in rural markets.
Anyhoo, I just loved this post when I read it, so I went ahead and stole their picture…they said it was ok!
It’s the Brag Basket! Feel free to brag at will!
We all have […]