When our days are devoured by a million things to get done, we lose focus on the activities that produce our income. Lots of time management tools will help you cope with the million things, but here are two tools to help you do more of the Income Producing Activities. These tools reward you with…
Firevalt Blog has a new definition of budgeting. What does the word “budget” mean? I think for most people it means pre-determining how much money can be spent on each expense category per month… Another way to budget – the way I prefer – is to compare all your monthly expenses (out-goes) to your monthly…
By Becky McCray If you are “it” in the business, who can you delegate to? Family. This is where we all seem to start. Let the kids do age-appropriate tasks. Recruit extra family members to contribute. With family, it is especially important to match the person to the task, give extra support, and check back…
Hispanic Trending has the story of small businesses adapting to the change in population in Dubois County, Indiana. Sociologists say it takes 25 years for a community to establish itself. The Hispanic community in Dubois County started growing in the late 1980s, as Farbest Foods began recruiting, according to Sister Karen Durliat, of the Guadalupe…
According to the National Main Street Center’s Institute for Professional Downtown Management:The cornerstone of a dowtown business’ activities is a business plan.Why? to learn about the business opportunity itself to provide insight to the potential for development to identify human and financial needs of the business Key uses include: describe the key planning elements describe…
Technology changes all the rural small biz rules. Open Source Business Idea: Small Town Actors – VideoBy Chris Brogan Have you heard of Cherub? A fan and a bunch of local actors have built a web series spoof of the canceled TV series, “Angel.” Have you heard of Star Trek: The New Voyages? This is…
Robert Middleton, the More Clients Blog, was wondering about why some Independent Professionals charge (and receive) much higher fees than others. Middleton’s Key Points: Sell a solution, not a process. See your fees in relationship to the outcome. Add a lot of intangible value. Have the guts to ask for more. The first and most…
“The best way to beat the competition may be to do less.”Anne Fisher, Fortune “Focus is cash in the economics of attention.”Merlin Mann, 43 Folders “You = your calendar”Tom Peters How you spend your time tells everyone what is important to you. When you are your own boss, and maybe even the only one in…
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