One of the biggest hurdles to overcome when running your own business is finding the time to do all the stuff that it takes to run your business. The day-to-day work can be overwhelming. Fortunately, there are a lot of companies that create business tools to make it easier for us small business owners to […]
How to Create Your Elevator Speech in 4 Easy Steps
If you’ve ever been in a business course or a course on learning how to ace your next interview, you’ve probably heard of the elevator speech. It’s that 2 to 3 sentence speech that you rattle off to someone you meet, that explains what you do. Ideally, it’s a concise speech that you can rattle […]
Reflecting on 2016 as a Small Business Owner
2016 was a year of transformation for me. I lost a “real job,” left the corporate world, and now I’m a small business owner working for myself. That’s a lot to handle in one year. So, I’m taking a moment to look back and see what I’ve accomplished for my small business in the last […]
3 Excellent Reasons to Follow Up with Current and Prospective Customers (and How to Do it)
I got a great compliment from a prospective customer the other day, a fellow named Adam Katz. I called him for our initial consultation, right on time. He answered the phone and commented on my punctuality. Then he said, “I’m very impressed by your marketing and your follow-up.” This was very nice to hear, because […]
My Top 3 Small Business Tools to Grow Your Business Exponentially
I’ve decided to start a semi-regular blog post category of small business tools and resources for small business owners. (We need to stick together, after all.) Eventually, all of these recommendations will be added to a Resources page. But for now, I’m going to start with this short list. These are the tools I feel […]