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    Know Why You Want to Start a Business

    ByGlenn Muske February 12, 2015March 15, 2015

    If starting a business is in your plans, determining your primary reason for such an effort is vital. You may think that is an odd comment to make because people obviously start a business to make money. That’s true for some, but people start businesses for lots of reasons. Money is not always the primary…

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    My Super Bowl Sunday Customer Satisfaction Contest

    ByGlenn Muske February 5, 2015November 2, 2015

    It’s Super Bowl Sunday. I knew two teams were vying for a trophy. And the media didn’t let me forget that lots of advertisers were going for best commercial. What I didn’t know was that I also would be running a contest, a contest in terms of customer satisfaction (the customer being me). Here is the…

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    Moving From Idea to Being in Business Not Easy

    ByGlenn Muske January 29, 2015January 27, 2015

      A common assumption among people wanting to start a business is that coming up with the idea is the hardest part. When you talk with people already in business, though, they often comment that the business idea was the easiest step to take. Small-business owners mention that they didn’t realize how hard it would…

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    Gear Up for Small-Business Success

    ByGlenn Muske January 8, 2015December 31, 2014

    Going into business is a huge commitment. It is a commitment of money, time and mental stamina. Yet for all of the commitment that a business owner might put into it, he or she has no guarantee that any small business will succeed. Achieving success is the goal, but finding it is the challenge. Besides…

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    10 Tips for Increasing Your Sales at Art and Craft Shows

    ByGlenn Muske December 18, 2014December 21, 2014

    The bottom lime for survival of a business eventually comes down to making sales. You need to get money coming in the door. There are many ways that you, as a business owner, can make your product and services available. One way used successfully by many art and craft businesses is by participating in shows…

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    Let the Holiday Season Propel Your Business All Year

    ByGlenn Muske December 11, 2014

    The holiday season generates substantial revenues, as well as browsers, for most small businesses. That means the owner and all of the employees are very busy. So business owners are not looking to add more to the list of things to do during this time of year. Yet, small-business owners need to remember this may…

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    Couples Can be Small-businesses Owners

    ByGlenn Muske November 13, 2014

    Co-preneurs, or couples in business together, get very little attention in the study of business ownership. This lack of attention largely comes from the myth that they are small in number and the businesses they run are small in size. The reality, though, finds that co-preneurs are a substantial part of the business community. Research…

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    Blend Your Business and Family

    ByGlenn Muske November 6, 2014November 5, 2014

    Whether you have been in business for years or are just starting out, whether you are a product or service business or whether you are home-based or on Main Street, you all have one thing in common: Your family and small business are closely linked. Any action you take in one easily can affect the other….

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