Change Your Tax Planning Before It Is Too Late
The IRS and Congress would love for you to keep tax planning the way you always have. It means more money for them to spend and bail…
The Key to Success - Being Relentless
A question I always ask myself is "am I willing to do whatever it takes?" Being relentless in discovering what I need to do to succeed and then doing…
New Year-New Opportunity
Happy new year everybody! It is a happy new year ... right? Sometimes with the economy in trouble and uncertainty on every side
Estate Planning
Estate planning is just for the very well to do. If you have a sizable estate the government wants half of it when you pass away.
Mindmapping for Small Business Ideas
I'll be honest with you. Thinking for thinking's sake can be tiring. It doesn't get the respect it deserves. I do a lot of it and it can be exhausting.
Small Business, Small Changes, Big Improvements
Kaizen is a familiar word for nearly anyone who has worked for a large corporation in the last 20 years. Many small business owners may…
Myth Busting: Passion Isn't Enough in Business!
I've encouraged clients who are interested in starting or buying a business to pursue something they are passionate about.
6 Leadership Qualities You Must Develop
Small business owners can be their own worst enemies. They can be short-tempered, short-sighted and chronically worried.
Think BIG: Changing Your Small Business Owner Brain
I talk a lot about the nuts and bolts of starting or buying and running a small business. In my coaching and consulting business…
Is Your Business Writing Powerful?
Most small business owners don't employ their own copywriters, but they are responsible for a lot of writing.
Small Business Lessons from Ford Motor Company
A recent news program focused on Ford Motor Company and how it managed a more solid performance in the midst…
Getting Started with Videocasting
Business owners have always had many avenues for communicating their marketing messages to clients, but the newest avenue is videocasting (online video).
The Power of Mastermind Groups
Being a small business owner or entrepreneur can be lonely. It can be hard to stay motivated. It isn't necessary to struggle this way. Add a coach, mentor and mastermind group to your success toolbox!
Dream BIG with a Mastermind Group!
I often recommend that small business owners and entrepreneurs have three key tools in their "success toolbox": a coach, a mentor and a mastermind group.
Classes, coaching or consulting?
The training you need can come in three different forms, depending on your unique situation. Each of us learn differently and have different needs. Let me share a little about each so that you can decide what makes the most sense for you.
Using Cloud Computing to Save Business Dollars
Bootstrapping is slang for starting your business super cheap. Guy Kawasaki's The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything and Seth Godin's The Bootstrapper's Bible: Volume 1 are two…
Don't Underestimate Your "About Us" Page
When you are first drafting, or later revising, your company's Web site, don't underestimate the power of your "About Us" page. For new visitors, this can be a key component of creating interest in delving further into your site, your service or product offerings and can help lead to a sale.
5 Routine Checkups Your Business Needs
Like life, your business always has a list of crucial, but painfully boring tasks that need to be routinely checked up on. Not doing so could mean a loss of money and right now, none of us can afford to let it leak out in small, seemingly insignificant ways.
Get Out of Your Own Way!
This post really isn't just for small business owners or entrepreneurs. We all get in our own way from time to time, but some of us truly are our own worst enemies when it comes to organization, time management and productivity.
5 Mad Skills Small Biz Owners Should Develop
No one said that being an entrepreneur or small business owner would be easy. You are constantly being challenged by "issues": technical, people, equipment, economical.