AngelBiz commented on the following stories on BizSugar
20 Work-life Balance Hacks for Small Business Owners
"Heather - Absolutely. Working part-time on your business is lot more challenging and you have to put extra hours. As you mentioned it is not sustainable for a long time. You have to put a plan in place to move away from this habit, otherwise you will be burned out eventually. "How To Fill Your Restaurant
"Sherry - These are nice tips. I would still say that it's the fundamentals in terms of food and customer service that counts more than anything. If you do these things right word will get out and you will start seeing more customers. Of course, the tips you mentioned here help, but use them as complement to great food and customer service, not in lieu of."3 Gutsy Moves Businesses Make to Win in the Marketplace
"if you are not willing to take risk can you even call yourself an entrepreneur? The last one in your article is the one that requires lot of courage. Most entrepreneurs are loath to firing their customers for the risk of losing sales, but sometimes you have to take that hard decision and let go of the customers who are more trouble than they are worth. Those who are able to do this stand to succeed eventually."“Let’s See How Much We Can Confuse Our Customers!”
"David - Very interesting experience. Product proliferation and channel conflict are two time honored ways to confuse your customers. Large companies experience this all the time. It is not uncommon to find two sales people from the same company visiting one customer and the customer introducing them to each other. When it happens with a smaller company, however, you have a serious problem on hand."Subscribe
Is Your Business Ready For Social Media? Probably Not
"Adam - I like your point about putting marketing fundamentals in place before talking about social media. Without having those fundamentals no amount of marketing - online or offline - will help your business. You need to have goals and expectations and put a plan in place before spending (wasting!) money on social media marketing."