A Little Business Know-How from the Chick in the Skirt…
Posted in Business Extras on Jul 27th, 2010
Education has never been more important than it is at this moment. Your parents always told you to get your education. Every year your teachers prepared and encouraged you to continue down the path to higher levels education.
Repeat: education is more important now than it has ever been. But not for the reasons that have [...]
Posted in Business Basics on Jun 30th, 2010
I remember hearing those three words in my strategic management class in business school. Sales, customer service and acquisitions, are the keys to growth. Think about it for a second. You have the sales department, which leads to acquiring more customers. Customer service maintains the customer relationships. At a certain point a company will have [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Mar 8th, 2009
I came across an interesting quote online today which pertains to all entrepreneurs wearing the hat of a salesperson, and also those who have hired dedicated salespeople.
“Samson killed a thousand men with the jaw bone of an ass. That many sales are killed every day with the same weapon.” Anonymous
Now I’m not going into the [...]
Posted in Business Basics on Feb 2nd, 2009
Spending some time on LinkedIn this weekend, I came across an interesting question. Someone asked, “Do you know what the three things are that will create the business breakthrough you’re looking for?” It went on to state that every business has needle movers that can propel forward and encouraged others to share their thoughts. [...]
Posted in What's Hot in Business on Jan 5th, 2009
It has been awhile since I babbled on about one of my all-time favorite sites, WikiAnswers. If you’ve never heard of this ingenious Web site it’s a place where knowledge is shared freely in the form of questions and answers. Anyone can ask a question and anyone from anywhere in the world can [...]
Posted in Business Basics, Business Extras on Sep 29th, 2008
There is a frame of mind or rather mindset that seems to afflict unseasoned, first-time entrepreneurs. It’s what I like to refer to as entrepre-lusion; when all the start-up excitement and business newness causes otherwise rational and very smart businesspeople to get a little loopy. You see the “I’m never going to work for anyone [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Dec 23rd, 2007
A recent comment left by John D. regarding seasonal slow times, got my little thinking wheels turning. This is the perfect time of year to talk about surviving seasonal ups and downs. For many businesses, sales often peak right around the holidays. And for other businesses, it’s all about the holidays… think Christmas tree farms or wreath [...]
