What do you know about your Chamber and how often do you go? I’m guilty of not participating; many reasons but my excuse is because of my travel schedule which changes every week. Like many other small businesses, we are lucky enough to get our health insurance through our chamber and that’s where it ends. …
Want to Give Back to Your Community? Try Your Local Chamber of Commerce Read More »
I keep hearing how business is so terrible and how there are no customers. And then I run into retailers like Taylor Flooring and Homevalue who tell me there are fewer customers but they’re doing good business and are seeing new ones. Of course during this time you have to trim down your costs but …
Having Trouble Doing Business? Maybe It's Not a Lack of Customers Read More »
I have looked through many blogs and read about many blogs; now I have my own ideas about what makes a good blog. Here are some ideas for you to consider as you determine how to build your blog. A blog is not simply a commercial for your business. If this is your format then …
Blogging Ain’t All the Same but Some Blogs Are Better Than Others Read More »
I've been speaking with my friend Tom Boschwitz from Homevalu Interiors. Homevalu Interiors has been around for a number of years and continues to change and reinvent itself. But it doesn’t matter how long your business has been around or how good it is, every business is dependent on customers who are willing to part …
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We are privileged to be able to listen to what’s making history this morning — way before the newspapers get the information. We can follow it on Facebook, Twitter, or even by calling 877-my AMFIX. I decided to call AM/FIX and was asked whether the traditional face-to-face meeting was obsolete. My two cents: Of course …
My friend and associate Caren McCabe, of McCabe Training, sent me an article recently called The Family Run Business: The Good, the Bad and The Ugly of Succession Planning. Here's a snippet: "Family run companies are in many respects the backbone of American business. They are typically the most stable of small businesses, with a …
