Competitive pressures from major retail outlets and chains often have serious affects on small business success. Many small towns have watched their downtown districts transform into ghost towns when major discount retailers arrive on the scene. Now American consumers have an opportunity to help small business break through and prosper. In celebration of National Small […]
You’ve most likely seen those famous Pink Cadillacs in your community. They’re the coveted prize for being a top independent consultant in the Mary Kay Cosmetics organization, and one of the primary reasons the direct selling firm which started in 1963 now is the sixth largest direct selling company in the world. A motivated team […]
Over half of all small businesses fail in the first three years. I’m sure you’ve heard that statistic before. It’s difficult starting and growing a successful small business. It’s even tougher in today’s challenging economy. I talk to business owners every week who tell me how they’re struggling to keep their doors open. Yet I […]
“If you’re passionate about what you do, you can’t help but succeed.” Oh yes, you can! Yet, there are so many business books and popular speakers who want to feed you this line of B.S. Forget whatever else you’ve read. If you LEARN NOTHING ELSE FROM ME — , pay close attention to this sentence: […]
Emails — can’t live with them and can’t live without them. Email is the primary form of business communication today. On average, we spend about 28 percent of our work day managing emails and the majority of them are unnecessary. The typical worker gets approximately 147 emails per day. (I get far more than that!) Of those emails, 48 percent get deleted which takes about 3.2 seconds each — that’s four minutes a day — 20 minutes a week of basically wasted time.