Want to increase your business? Go get 100 “no”s. Print the word NO 100 times on a sheet of paper.Pick out the most important marketing/sales you need to do right now.Plan a reward for reaching 100.Start making calls. Each time you get a no, cross off one NO. You’ll get 100 nos, but imagine how […]
Archives for September 2006
Brag Basket – Who else lets you brag?
It’s time for our Friday Brag Basket! Who else lets you tout your accomplishments for free? No one! Why do we want you to brag? Because everyone deserves a little applause and recognition. Because entrepreneurs don’t have many chances to brag. Because you should review your week, every week. Learn from your experience! Because it’s […]
Employee Loyalty
A good friend and former co-worker recently became a contributing editor to the www.usavoice.org online news site. Charlie spent many years as a Small Business Development counselor helping new businesses off the ground in Oklahoma. Her comments on an employer’s loyalty to employees is very timely and essential to business growth. Charlie says: “Whether we […]
More online tools and resources
In this week’s Great Big Small Business Show, the cast shares their favorite online tools and resources. What makes a tool useful? by Jon Swanson 1 tool to get smarter and 1 to share your smarts by Becky McCray 3 online tools for managing your business by Ben Yoskowitz 9 tools Chris uses to manage […]