One of the challenges of a business is developing your team of employees. Previous posts have discussed how to find and hire new employees (Hiring New Employees, Time to Hire, and Employees are Your Foundation are three examples). The difficult part though is getting everyone to work together and focused on the end goal. Business […]
Time management: knowing what NOT to do
It’s the essential entrepreneurial skill that is under appreciated: knowing what not to do. In small towns, entrepreneurs tend to have more than one line of business. Some have seasonal businesses, and some just have different lines of income within their business. Where we have fewer people in our local market, it makes sense […]
Selling a business in a small town
If you have ever sold a home, you can sell your business in a small town A guest article by John Warrillow, author of Built To Sell Owning a business in a small town has many benefits, but one of the drawbacks is the difficulty of finding a buyer for your business when you decide […]
Raising Prices in Your Small Business
Many small-business owners fear that an increase in prices will drive customers away. This idea made the headlines in 2016 when New Jersey implemented a substantial gas tax increase making prices jump 10% or more overnight. Gas station owners were concerned that people will go somewhere else for cheaper prices or to other transportation alternatives. […]
