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Making the Most of a Slow Summer
When your phone doesn’t ring or you can’t schedule appointments because prospects are away on vacations, use your down time effectively. This will optimize your ... -
Is Slow the New Normal?
The latest National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism showed a gain of 1.6 points in May, with a reading of 92.2. ... -
Regulations of Big Financial Institutions Brings Some Relief for Small Business
No one wants a repeat of the financial catastrophe experienced in the last couple of years, so for the most part Washington regulation is a ... -
Mother’s Advice for Entrepreneurs
My mother isn’t an entrepreneur and never was, but her sound advice on how to behave provides great lessons to live by…and to run your ... -
A 26-Hour Day
It was reported that small business owners worked on average 52 hours a week. This report came out in 2005; it predates social media and ... -
Health Care Reform—a Benefit or Burden to Your Business?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, which was signed into law on March 23, 2010, and corrections to the Act, which were ... -
Make a Referral Week Starts March 8
Self reliance, one of the touchstones of small business owners, is reflected in the second annual Make a Referral Week. It runs from March 8 ... -
The Folk Singer Got It Right!
Folk singer Richard Farina's book, “Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me,” are the words that best describe the state of small business ... -
President Obama’s Budget Proposals for Small Business Taxes: Zero Sum
There are both tax incentives and take hikes in the proposals, which tend to offset each other and result in zero sum for small businesses. ... -
How to Create More Jobs
This is the big question looming in Washington, on Wall Street, on Main Street, and in neighborhoods throughout the country. Everyone wants job creation; and ...
