If part of the services you provide includes helping people make a plan, be sure you don’t stop there. If you don’t address this pitfall, it’s going to hurt your sales and hold potential customers back. The problem Everyday people, like your customers, want to have a plan, but they have an important doubt….
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 30-April 1, 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…
Business owners have great intentions. You plan on developing a great customer service program. And this is the year that you will step up your marketing program. Of course, you know you need to build that customer loyalty program. Plus your competition is doing some great things with social media including a new video effort….
Small town people know that lean times can happen to anyone and any business. If you only sell to walk-in customers, what do you do when the city tears up your sidewalk? If you only do consulting, what do you do when you get sick for a month? If you only sell online, what…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 23-25, 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…
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…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 16-18, 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…
It’s time to start that business you have always wanted. Why are you hesitating? Are you nervous that you don’t have the skills necessary? Some of the skills the small-business owner needs are: Passion, perseverance and persistence: Call it what you want, but you need to keep going when things look bleak. Some might say…
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