How to Get Small Business Savvy

Sav.vy. Adjective. Shrewd and knowledgeable in the realities of life. There is a big difference between simply knowing the definition of a word and actually being defined by it, and for small business, there exists that line between the savvy and the clueless. On one hand, there are lots of people who claim to be … Continue reading »

A Look Into the Future: Planning Ahead for 2013 Trends

Not too long and we will again be going under a transition as we move from the year 2012 to 2013. And as professionals and business owners, one thing that we always wish we could be is a psychic who could push aside the veil to the future and see what the different trends are … Continue reading »

Secrets of the Bad Manager: How to Make Your Employees Hate You

“A good manager is a man who isn’t worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him.” -H.S.M. Burns Good managers are hard to find and even harder to become, but that is exactly what you should strive to be if you want the business to run smoothly and … Continue reading »

Credentials versus Potential: On Choosing the Best Person for the Job

There aren’t really any strict rules or guidelines when it comes to screening all the potential new hires for your business or company. Many would say that the hiring process is an inexact science, and because of this there are probably as many ways you could go about it as there are businesses all over. … Continue reading »

Small Business: The Art of Convincing Customers

Sometimes, all customers need is a little push in the right direction in order to get them to buy a product from you. Many different factors can stand in the way of a simple sale, most of which revolves around not understanding a product well enough or not being aware of it in the first … Continue reading »

Visitors vs. Customers: Pushing People to Buy

Back in the old days, when people are in need of any kind of service—whether it is pest control, wedding planning, or anything else—they turn to the phonebook and look through the yellow pages. These days, we have the internet and, millions of web searches daily take people to all the different websites that they … Continue reading »

Quotes – Test Post

“Everyone talks about growing the business, but what you don’t hear enough about is the importance of not growing the business too fast.”   (Blue Man)