Business Management
Cupcakes & Contracts
What You Can Learn From My Mistakes… I did what everyone that has ever worked in corporate America dreams of—I quit. I walked right into my boss’s office at a large and well-respected PR agency […]
Year: 2013
Succession Planning
Succession Planning Protecting and Growing Your Legacy
We regularly meet business owners at our M&A conferences who lament that they have been assuming for years that their children would eventually take over the family business—only to eventually learn, for a variety of […]
Tax & IRS
Are You A Target For The IRS?
Whether you are the owner of an IT consulting firm that employs a few hundred people or a boutique owner that personalizes holiday gifts, the chance of being audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) […]
Exit Strategy
Exit Planning For Business Owners
7 Tips For Selling A Business Successful business owners spend hours managing their businesses’ day to day, but they rarely give thought to when—and how—they might exit their business. This can be problematic since their […]
IT & Internet
Lend A Voice and Personality To Your Business Through Podcasting
There’s hardly a business open today that doesn’t maintain a Web presence, but with websites now so commonplace, the need to stand out from the competition is increasingly important. Without question, a static website that […]
HR & Employees
Balancing Background Checks & EEOC Compliance
Typically, finding the right person for the job is easier said than done, and for small- and medium-sized businesses, this is especially true. Once you wade through the resumes and interview promising candidates, a standard […]
Business Management
Creating a Practical Health Plan That Fits Small Business
Choosing a healthcare plan for your business can be a difficult and laborious task. The dramatic rise in health insurance costs, coupled with new and more stringent governmental regulation, is cause for small business owners […]
Featured
Thesis Painting an American Success Story
Thesis Painting is like many other small businesses—it was built on the skills of family members. Angelo Spyridakis came to America as a Greek immigrant who worked as a painter with his father and brother. […]
Business Management
Don’t Let Order Processing Slow Down Your Business
I’ve been an entrepreneur all my life, and I absolutely love it. Creating a business from scratch that develops products and value for customers is always a big deal. I truly get a charge of […]
Business Management
Are You Competing With Yourself?
If I ever stopped to think about my “so-called” largest competitor, I would be paralyzed with fear. […]
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Find Your Truths
Why would a business want to repel a potential client or customer? There are many legitimate reasons. One great example comes from the early years of McDonald’s. The McDonald brothers, Maurice and Richard, actually were […]
IT & Internet
Subscription Services
There is a new trend threatening to disrupt the way people purchase products online. It’s incredibly familiar, but probably not what you may think: subscription services. Now I know what’s going through your mind. It’s […]
Business Management
Five Things I Did That Caused My Business to Fail
Warren Buffet maintains that some of his greatest lessons came from his greatest failures. We all make mistakes and I hope that by sharing some of mine, I’ll become more tolerant of others’ mistakes and, […]
Travel
The President Pilot Running an Airline and an Island
Inspired by the exploits of Jose Dormoy, the Caribbean’s legendary World War II fighter pilot, a young Bruno Magras dreamed of flying airplanes. In 1968, at the age of 16, Magras left his native St. […]
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Making a Beautiful Business Successful
Like so many other entrepreneurs, Terrence and Kymberly Perkins were driven to become business owners because of the passion they shared to own their own business. And, when the opportunity arose to purchase the Marc […]
Business Management
To Be a Successful Leader, Focus on Clarity
Of all the core skills required to be a successful business leader, clear communication is by far one of the most essential. Business owners communicate with a wide range of people on a daily basis, […]
IT & Internet
Understanding Social Media
Too many small business owners want to get involved in social media but – sadly – do not understand the intent, ideas, or influence factors that make social media an effective tactic in their overall […]
Business Management
How to Set Goals and Really Keep Them
Is it just me, or is a year shorter than it used to be? Before you know it, another year has come and gone on the calendar. And, of course, with every new year comes […]
Business Management
Driving Revenues & Relationships: Smart Cash Management Strategies
Cash management is the most important part of any business process—indeed, it keeps 17 percent of business owners awake at night—yet many fall behind, put off following up, and worry about negative customer relations impacts. […]
Dave Says
Dave Says…
Dear Dave, I’m a personal trainer. Last year, I bought into a franchise and have done a good job of building it up since then. I’m getting to the point where expansion seems possible, but […]
Sales & Marketing
Mobile Ad Campaigns: Smart…and Easy for Small Businesses
Advertising is almost as old as business commerce itself. From Old West village blacksmiths hanging up their shingles to automobile dealerships running local radio spots and offering Internet deals, nobody can deny advertising’s crucial role […]
Health
Managing Stress As a Business Manager
Consulting experience and various international studies have shown that business managers in all types and sizes of companies have very difficult and stressful jobs. In today’s tough, dynamic, resource-tight and uncertain economy, a company (or […]