What Can I Use as a Tax Deduction for My Business?
Steve is frequently asked: "Can you provide a list of tax deductions for my business?" Go beyond those "lists" and think about those expenses that might be unique to your business.
What Makes a Good Manager?
Do you define a manager only by the tasks for which they are responsible? Steve explains that HOW a great manager accomplishes tasks with their team is far more important than the tasks themselves. A good manager employs servant leadership to encourage and orchestrate the tasks completed by the team.
Mentoring Helps Ensure Success of Succession Planning
Many times, succession planning involves selling to an employee group or family member. Because this often means seller financing, it's important to develop your management team so that they can take over even before you step aside to ensure the long term success of the business.
Are You an Entrepreneur or a Small Business Owner?
Discover the core differences between an entrepreneur and small business owner.
YOU - Your Business's Best Asset
Take care of yourself - body, mind and spirit - to protect your business's biggest asset.
Traits of a Successful Small Business Owner
The traits of a successful small business owner include their skills and talents, their character, their attitude, their passion, and their dedication to learning and adhering…
Technology: Servant of Your Small Business Strategy
Technology should be servant - not master - of your small business strategy. Phone systems, mobile phone apps, payroll management…
Do Something - Even If It's Wrong!
Entrepreneurs differ from wannabe entrepreneurs in one significant way: they take action. Inertia is the first cousin of fear.
Success: Question Everything!
My last post, and some recent reading, have my brain humming. I am not sure how many of us…
10 Tips For a Stellar Resume
Ok. so you are a small business owner and not a job seeker, so you may wonder "why this post?".
Is YOUR Price Right?
Small business owners generally aren't very schooled in how to set prices for their products or services.
Inspiring Confidence
Inspiring confidence is a key attribute of a successful small business owner or entrepreneur. Confidence from whom?
How to cut marketing costs and increase revenues
Marketing and advertising costs are often the first to go in a difficult economy. Fewer customers, fewer buyers mean fewer dollars coming…
Beating Frustration in Your Small Business
Last time I told you about the 80/20 principle and recommended you read The 80/20 Principle. Take a minute to review that post on Pareto's Law.
Pareto's Law - more time, more profits, less headaches!
Want to change your life? I did when I "met" Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto. Actually he passed away in 1923 but I was introduced…
Required Reading for Small Business Owners
We all know our world is changing rapidly (who can believe that in 2003, YouTube did not exist? Nor did Facebook or iPhones or geolocation).
Video Marketing: Where Should My Videos Be?
Video marketing is one of the key things I've been encouraging you to try. Nothing gives your potential customer a better understanding…
Who's Your Banker?
Watching the banking industry over the last 20 years is a bit like watching Pac-Man. One big bank eats another bank and is then eaten by a larger bank.
Lifestyle Design: Do You Know What You Want?
Lifestyle design is a new catch-all term for building a life and business/career, free from traditional constraints…
Small Business Success Habits
You've probably seen this story in a couple of different media locations. By eliminating smoking and alcohol, eating right…