Cheap Advertising

If you want to get in on the Holiday sales rush advertising some deals may be a good idea. Unfortunately, like many small businesses, if you haven’t budgeted for marketing you may be looking at a very small amount to work with. Let me tell you about some money saving...

Who are You?

If you don’t like something, change it.  If you can’t change it, change your attitude.  –Maya Angelou This month’s INC magazine was filled with great tips from leaders on becoming a leader and the short review is – to be a great leader...

Finding the Office Ghost

We have all done it at one point in our lives or another, that terrifying experience as a child trying to find a ghost. Oh the thrills it gave us to go on a hunt in the dark. So why does that experience have to end as an adult? It doesn’t. Everyday occurrences...

It is all Personal

Less McKeown is CEO of Predictable Success and his recent book is “The Synergist:  How to Lead Your Team to Predictable Success”.  He is a regular contributor to INC magazine and his latest article is about the 3 sentences a leader should never say and the...

You Can Have a Life. Not a Work Life.

It is 7:00pm on a Thursday. I’ve been here at work since 7:00am. I’ve had one break today and that was fifteen minutes so I could each lunch. I probably won’t leave here until 8:00pm. Tomorrow, I’ll be back here at 7:30am. I’ll also work...

Shutdown for Small Business 101

If you think the government shutdown has no affect on your small business, think again. Many programs aimed towards helping small businesses are temporarily closed and that means your business could have to wait for services such as small business loans and e-verify....