Being open later hours in the evenings is hard for a lot of small businesses, but we have an easy promotion for you to make more sales later in the day. Reach out to your existing customers, and let them know you have a new service: Call ahead, and we’ll have it ready for […]
Peel off some good news for the Brag Basket
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for August 17-19, 2018. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your […]
Screening Your Customers – Look for Potential
To stay in business, people need to buy your products and/or services. That statement should come as no surprise. Yet routinely, I encounter business owners who have not made any attempt to categorize potential clients in terms of their desire and need to buy. Not doing so means you may be missing your best opportunities. […]
When things go wrong, this is the secret way to keep customers happy
We’ve all had times when we weren’t able to deliver what we promised to our customers. Maybe you’re going to be able to do it, but not when you promised. Or maybe it’s not going to be quite the way you said. Maybe a supplier didn’t deliver to you on time. Maybe you had […]
Share your good news in the Brag Basket
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for August 10-12, 2018. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying […]
Learn From the Mistakes of Others
Starting a business is a risky endeavor. But knowing does not stop many small-business owners. Every day owners open the doors to their business. Some end up satisfied with the results but many others decide, at some point, to close the doors. The reasons for such closures are often not a secret. Talk with any […]
Welcome back, Small Biz Survival email readers!
We’ve missed you! Since I secured this site with https, you haven’t been receiving our emails. It was my fault for not updating our feed for delivery through MailChimp. I’m sorry. But you’re back now! Here are a few of the great articles you’ve missed lately… From me: The giant checklist of social media marketing […]
From kids with summer jobs to kids with summer businesses with these small town business ideas
Norfolk County, Ontario, is home to dozens of real businesses started by kids in grades 6 through 12, part of their Student Start Up project. Kids can apply with a simple “business plan” template and may receive $200 in start up funds to kick them off. This year (2018), they funded 39 student entrepreneurs. […]
Pour the good news in the Brag Basket
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for August 3-5, 2018. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your […]
Finding the money to renovate an old building in a small town: grants, loans and other funds
Empty buildings in small towns are often empty for a reason, and that reason is often that they need work before any business could use them. Remodeling costs can be astonishingly expensive, so people often ask where they can find grants, loans or other funds to help them. Here are some of my favorite “usual […]
