Savvy business owners and professionals understand that networking requires time and patience in order to build a pipeline of promising contacts, leads, and referral sources. Networking, after all, is only as good as the energy and effort you take to…
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New Year – New You
There’s something about the New Year that makes us desire some personal changes in life. It’s as if turning the calendar page inspires us to think about self-improvement. Making major alterations to one’s life requires a plan and a good…
Being Thankful
Another New Year is just around the corner and December seems to have snuck up on us. If you’re like me, you might be juggling a whole bunch of “traditional” year-end activities: work parties, family get-togethers, and, of course, holiday…
Staying Healthy and Lean During the Holiday Season
Staying Healthy and Lean During the Holiday Season As some of you may know from experience, weight gain during the holidays is real. It’s almost a self-fulfilling prophecy, too: You linger over the tasty, sugary sweets at holiday parties, and…
Solopreneur or Not. Everyone Needs a Professional Address and Office Environment.
We seem to have come full circle. Gone are the days when working out of Starbucks or its equivalent was the acceptable solution to “not having an office”. In those days the cacophony and lack of professional ambiance were ignored…
Marketing is Not a One-Time Event
Developing an integrated, ongoing marketing program is a challenge for companies of all sizes. Larger companies typically have a whole department devoted to marketing, and smaller ones may just have a handful of staff loosely involved with marketing….or maybe, just…
Looking Forward to the 4th Quarter
Here we are looking ahead at fall and the all-important 4th Quarter. For many business Q4 is do or die. At this late stage in the year you should have a good understanding of how your 2017 measured up. Did…
KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid
Great advice…..try to keep everything as simple and as easy as possible. Don’t make things tougher than they have to be. Simplicity leads to ease and efficiency which results in greater profitability.
When Summer Casual Turns to Summer Sloppy
Summer is here and with it comes longer days, barbecues, baseball and all of the outdoor activities that are appropriate for this warm and sunny season. Work must go on of course but somehow it feels different. It’s more relaxed,…
Total Responsibility — It's Yours!
As the owner of a business, you are responsible for everything that happens….even if it is something that you have delegated to someone else. The saying, “The buck stops here!” rings true day-in and day-out. When delegating to others, work…