When someone asks: How’s business? Do you really know what to say? If you’re like many business owners, you may roll along with the dim feeling that your business is holding its own. But in the back of your mind is the nagging feeling that honestly, you don’t know for sure if you’re falling behind [...]

OK. It’s the end of the week. I’d like you to take a look at your schedule this week, business owners. How much of your time is taken up with activities that don’t create new products or services, drive more sales or find new customers? If the answer is a lot, it’s probably time to [...]

Running a small business can be a lonely life. Working long hours to keep the doors open, it can be easy to feel as though you’re the only struggling entrepreneur. But you’re not — and help is available. The irony is that many small-business owners don’t ask for assistance even when there are valuable and [...]

Let’s take a brief test for a second. Ask yourself this question, especially if you’re an entrepreneur and have employees and/or 1099 “partners”. Here’s the test: Can you say the following: ”I just love my staff! I want them to never leave. I take them to plays and out to dinner and pay them higher than [...]

Some people study the market, find an opportunity, and start a business. Others find a product they like, buy a gross of it, and declare themselves in business. But really, they’re not. An entrepreneur who simply follows their muse and sells whatever they find fascinating doesn’t have a business, in my view. What they have is a [...]