Category Archives: Small Business Tips

The Gift of Giving Back

We've talked about the importance of being active in your community and participating in local events.  You know that becoming part of the community improves your customer retention, helps you attract new customers and garners the kind of PR that money can't buy. Today, we're going to talk about giving back in other ways and…
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Insuring Your Business

Recently, I was on a cruise talking with a dad who almost had to cut his family's trip short because his daughter had gotten sick.  The cruise line sent her to the hospital in the first port we reached and had advised the family that if her illness was serious the entire family would have…
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Promises, Promises

As a kid you probably made promises in a carefree manner. You promised to be best friends with someone you just met. You promised never to ask for anything again if your mom would just buy you the one thing you wanted right then. You promised to be on time and probably forgot all about…
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Limits Don’t Have to Hold You Back

Every business has some limits. There are only so many hours in a day and you only have a certain number of employees on staff. You have a budget and an amount of inventory that you try to maintain. Your business occupies a certain amount of space. Some of these limits are flexible. If you…
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