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A Question: Service Expectations

By Glenn Muske

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If you have been reading my Wednesday contributions to Small Business Survival, you know to expect some tip for your business operation or some new idea seen elsewhere. This week you will find something different. I need your thoughts. I have an opinion but am I realistic? Here is the situation. Over the weekend, I […]

January 18, 2017 Filed Under: rural, Small Biz 100, tech Tagged With: customer service, management, small business, small business operations, successful small business, tech, technology

Financing Your Small Business

By Glenn Muske

Whether you are starting a business or looking to grow your business, there is always a need for capital or financing. With the advent of Internet, new opportunities for capital have developed. Plus all of the old methods are also still a possibility. Typically, you, the owner, make the first investment into the business. It […]

December 21, 2016 Filed Under: finance, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: cash flow management, financing, management, small business

To-do Lists and Time Management

By Glenn Muske

“There never is enough time.” You probably would agree with me that we hear this phrase repeated over and over by people everywhere. Because time is a limited resource and we feel we never have enough, we’ve been bombarded with hundreds, if not thousands, of suggestions on how to make the most of the time […]

November 16, 2016 Filed Under: management, Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: effective time management, entrepreneurship, management, small business, time management

Are You Ready to Start Your Small Business?

By Glenn Muske

Owning a business is often part of a person’s dream. The appeal of business ownership comes from a variety of reasons including independence, being the boss, money, and family time to name just a few. Yet there is a substantial gap between starting a business and still be running that business five years later. Statistics […]

September 21, 2016 Filed Under: rural, Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: business hurdles, management, small business, success, success factors

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