What stands in the way of growing your small business? Is it a lack of capital? Is it limited time? Do you need more expertise? Let’s face it: it’s all of these to one extent or another, right? So, call me Captain Obvious but there is a point to this: you have the means to address [...]
Take a look at this list of Seven Reasons Your Small Business Is Not Generating Sales. It has some good ideas for improving sales results. And, if you have the time, you can analyze which of the reasons apply to your sales team, create a plan to overcome them, coach your team, monitor their activity and, [...]
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, about half of small businesses survive five years. A recent internet search for articles about the challenges small businesses face yields quite a few results. There are useful pieces on trends such as found in USA Today as well as articles like “The 6 Toughest Problems for Every Small Business [...]
Resolution: a firm decision to do or not to do something. While 2019 is a new year, there is nothing new about New Year’s resolutions. According to Sarah Pruitt of History.com, “the ancient Babylonians are said to have been the first people to make New Year’s resolutions, some 4,000 years ago.” It’s interesting that a tradition [...]
Recently Rex Ryan, former NFL coach and current ESPN football analyst, spoke about the priorities of the Green Bay Packers’ yet-to-be-named new head coach. The team, with 5 wins, 7 losses and 1 tie has not performed to its potential and had suddenly fired long time coach, Mike McCarthy, without waiting until season’s end. Ryan, known [...]