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Focusing on quality can be accomplished within your start-up venture. Here are some easy guidelines to follow to ensure your product is user ready. Read More

In his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Dr. Stephen Covey recounts a conversation with a man who hated attending out-of-town training events. The man explained that his wife calls and hounds him on every detail of the day, whom he dines with, etc., and that he felt imprisoned by it. Read More

This is the time of year when most small business owners focus on preparing their income tax. Some of the rules have changed since filing last and there are certain things you might want to consider before approaching your tax preparer. Read More

Success in sales is dependent upon your ability to differentiate your product or service in a crowded field. More important still is your ability to differentiate yourself as a salesperson. This is accomplished first by possessing and developing the ten foundational success skills, and then by developing your own personal brand. Read More

Our experience, as well as those of our clients, has left us sensitive to the numerous legal mistakes small business owners make. We offer this in an effort to help you avoid them. Read More

In working with the Five O'Clock Club on public relations issues during the past few months, I've learned many members are associated with smaller businesses--either as owners, consultants or freelancers. As a small business owner myself with a background in corporate public relations, I'm always interested in helping such individuals learn to become their own best self-promoters, both for themse Read More

Need a transcript or copy of a prior year's tax return? You should be saving all your tax returns. They can provide important for any number of reasons. And the more complicated your return, the more important it is to keep a copy. That's particularly true for business owners, active investors, etc. Switching return preparers? It's probably the first question the new preparer will as Read More

What makes one small business stand out from all the rest? Nine times out of ten its the owner. What the owner does, what he says and how he treats ...Customers for Life? Read More

It takes a long time for a self employed business owner to build up a reputation for great customer service. I am a caring person, and putting customer service first ...The Customer is Always Right, (Especially when you think they aren't!) Read More

What do the Superbowl, Apple Ipad and Bill Gates have in common? On Twitter, at the very least, users are greeted by a cartoonish image they love to hate; a giant whale being lifted out of an ocean by a small flock of tweeting birds or also known as, The Fail Whale. Read More