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4 Essential Tips to Increase Productivity in Small Business
"@Carol - You need to buy at least 2-3 additional computers this weekend. You are not using your true productivity potential . LOL. Seriously, though, it's not about how many computers or emails you have, it's about how you make use of them and where you spend your time. "7 Inspiring Home Business Ideas for Stay-at-Home Moms (or Dads)
"Caron - These are really great ideas. Particularly, freelancing can help you add extra income without sacrificing your schedule. You can take on more or less work as time permits. Sites like oDesk, eLance and Guru can help you find work that matches your skills and expertise. I would caution that you cannot expect overnight success with any of these. Building a business is hard work and it requires patience. Be prepared to stay in for long haul and don't give up."Simplicity Gets Your Business New Customers | M4B Marketing
"The title of this post caught my attention. We are just drowning in complexity these days. There are too many choices in everything we do. Many customers end up giving up and not buying anything a as a result. The business that simplifies things and makes it easy for customers to make choices will get their business. Google home page is a great example of how simplicity can help customers help them."4 Easy Tips for Keeping Your Small Business Organized
"All small business owners can benefit from these tips. I also recommend setting aside some time every week, preferably during downtime, to go through all the outstanding items and organize them. You should also use this time to plan for the upcoming week. Another important tip to keep in mind is learning to delegate non-essential tasks. This will free up time for you to spend on keeping everything organized. Keeping everything organized day in and day out is hard and the only way to do it is by doing it regularly and keeping on top of things all the time."Are These 5 Roadblocks Holding Up Your Business?
"Excellent summary of what holds potential entrepreneurs back. I think #3 is most critical. You can overcome the remaining ones with the help of others, but if you are willing to take risk and fail, and learn from failure you will never be able to take that first step. Once you have overcome that you can work on other roadblocks that hold you back."3 Reasons That Make a Strategic Business Plan Essential
"When it comes to business plan or strategic plan it is the process of writing the plan that is important rather than the end result. It forces you to think about things you may not otherwise and asks you to make difficult decisions that are absolutely necessary when running a business. "3 Businessmen Who Failed Before Becoming Successful
"Show me a person who has never failed and I will show you someone who has not accomplished much in his life. Failure is how we try different things and learn from it to succeed in the next iteration. All the names you have given are excellent examples of people who became wildly successful, but only after they had early failures. And these are not unique. Most of the successful entrepreneurs have experienced failures at some point in their lives."How to Stay In Business As a Solopreneur For Another Month: A First Step
"These are excellent suggestions. I would add that you need to focus on the other side of the equation too - i.e. boosting your cash inflow. See if you can start calling everyone who owes you money, ask them to send you money early in exchange for discount, arrange a flash sale to get more customers into the door and so on."Subscribe
3 Must-Try Ways to Boost Your Customer Service Skills
"Bill - Great tips. I would also add that as a business owner you need to create a customer service centric culture in your company so that everyone (from janitor to CEO) keeps customer front and center. The technology you mentioned in the post certainly helps, but it starts with people and culture first."