People going into business want to be successful. Lots of tips about success can be found online and in writing. Yet one tip is consistently seen and offers a great track record – Make good decisions, and do it consistently. It may seem obvious that successful business owners are good decision makers. In reality,…
Grant Griffiths Interview Grant Griffiths founded a global high-tech company from his basement in a small town of fewer than 4,000 people, and he’s been successful for five years now. Grant explains how he founded his business with his son and works with a virtual team of people all over the world. Grant likes…
During a break at an event last year, a small town yoga studio owner and I talked about her marketing. She knows that if people come to one class, they usually like it and return. She asked if she should make that first class free to get them in the door. I said no,…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for January 24-26, 2014. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other How do you join in? Below this post is the comment section. Add your brag there. If you read…
When your customers want a product or service your carry, is your store the first place they go? People use habits and routines throughout much of their life. Habits and routines make life easier and free up the brain for other decision-making tasks. We operate much of our lives on autopilot. The autopilot mode can…
Donna Maria Interview Donna Maria is one of those people who just makes me happy. She’s a practical business owner, she’s a mentor to others, and she knows that it’s up to us to create our own future. Donna Maria saw a recent news story with yet another negative view of rural that…
Business in rural areas just isn’t the same as what urban business pundits assume. I like to break through that urban bias with special trends for rural small business. I’ll share a short overview here, and you can download the full report here. No cost, and no sign-up needed. Trend 1. Stage 2 businesses bloom…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for January 17-19, 2014. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other How do you join in? Below this post is the comment section. Add your brag there. If you…
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