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Building a Team

By Glenn Muske

team work

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 […]

July 11, 2018 Filed Under: management, rural, Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: effective management, employee management, participatory

Raising Prices in Your Small Business

By Glenn Muske

Business finance

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. […]

October 4, 2017 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, management, rural, Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: customer awareness, customer behavior, effective management, management cash flow management, pricing, pricing behavior

Employees are Your Foundation

By Glenn Muske

While you form the cornerstone of your business, employees make up the foundation. As the owner, your name and personality are key to identifying and branding your business. Yet, you are not always there to interact with each and every customer. Plus you can’t be an expert at all of the skills required to build […]

September 13, 2017 Filed Under: Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: effective management, employees, personnel management, small business success

Adding Legal Help to Your Small-business Team

By Glenn Muske

Scales of Justice

At some point, you will need the support and expertise of an attorney as you operate your small business. Often, though, owners delay adding that member to your business team. The thought is that you, the owner, will know when you need such help. But that line of thought has two major issues. First, you […]

September 6, 2017 Filed Under: Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: effective management, legal, small business management, small business success, small business team, success

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