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Even Vacations Offer Ideas and Thoughts on Business

I’m back from our trip, and while I was away, I really took a good look at how things were run at each place we visited. Were attractions marketed well, and were they a fair value for their money.
Even a simple vacation can turn into other things when you allow it. Don’t worry, I didn’t [...]

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Work Hard and Play Hard

When I get involved in a project, I work hard. I’ll sit for hours at a time to get something just right. I’ll bury myself in the fine details to make sure it meets my approval.
I also play hard, and this time it means a 2 week vacation with my son.
All work and no play [...]

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Creative Display or Busy Clutter?

There’s a small boutique I go to sometimes, and one of the things I noticed is that they’ve been following the trend a lot of small places follow. There’s limited space, so they try to find ways to display as much as they can in tight spaces. When you go to pay for something, you [...]

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Are You Bored With Your Business?

Your business is making money…check.
Your business could almost run itself…check.
Your business works…check.
You feel passionate and excited about your business….NO!
Are you bored with your business? Maybe it’s time to shake things up. If you’ve found that your passion is gone, you may be overlooking ways to bring that fire back. Have you considered new markets? If [...]

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Parking Lot Troubles

Quick, take a look at your parking lot…I’ll wait.
What did you see? Did you see liability issues, did you see a mess, did it represent how sharp and clean your business is?
Our local grocery store had huge holes in the parking lot. I’m not talking cracks, I’m talking 2×3 foot potholes. I’m talking chunks of [...]

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Crumbling Blocks Will Fall

I’ve been on vacation, and while we were out and about, we visited a restaurant we’ve been going to in this local town. We were greeted with a less than enthusiastic waiter, and it set the mood for our short stay.
That first moment set a mood…that very simple and first greeting. Maybe it would improve, [...]

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Let’s Talk Growth

One of the things about owning your own business is the opportunity to expand, and create growth. If a business stays stagnant, or the same, in essence, you end up working a “job” for yourself. Did you create a job for yourself, or are you running a business?
Where will your business be in 3 years, [...]

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Gas Prices and Delivery

We’re feeling the crunch of rising fuel prices in retail outlets, as well as the grocery store. Delivering those items are getting even costlier with gas and diesel prices sky rocketing.
What about the small business that delivers local? Maybe you deliver flowers, pizza, linens or other goods. How are you coping with rising fuel costs? [...]

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Embed Documents Easily

Have you heard of DocStoc (www.docstoc.com)? It’s a great website that will allow you to not only find and share documents, but also embed them into your site.
Take for instance, this blog which is about small business. I was able to find a document called “10 Questions to Consider When Starting a New Business”. It’s [...]

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One of a Kind?

How do you stand out? What sets you apart from the rest? How is your business getting noticed?

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