Experience. It’s as Easy as 1-2-3.

Experience.  It’s one of the most important words a small business owner will ever hear. Without it, it’s harder to market your business. Given a choice between two service providers, most people would prefer to hire the person with the most experience. If they won’t hire me because I don’t have experience, how the hell am I supposed to get experience …

6 Steps to Growth in Your Business

Starting and running a small business can be both extremely rewarding and maddeningly frustrating. While success can be achieved in your business venture, the stark reality is that almost 75% of new small business ventures won’t survive past the 2-year mark. In today’s post, we will discuss 6 of the most important points to remember to help keep your business …

The One Rule for New Businesses that Nobody Wants to Know

I hope that today’s post finds everyone doing well.  Today, I wanted to touch on one item that typically eludes us when we start planning our businesses.  Whether we are home inspectors, Realtors, plumbers or CPA’s, this rule holds true for everyone starting a small business.  What is this all-encompassing rule?  It’s really simple but understanding it can mean the …

Learning, Applying and Paying for Knowledge. What’s Your Responsibility?

Those of you who read my blog on a regular basis will already know that I am a big advocate for increasing your knowledge in your chosen industry.  I cannot overstate the importance of belonging to different groups, organizations and message boards, so that you are able to keep up with the happenings in your field.  Generally, the more knowledge …

You Like Me, You Really Like Me!

                I hope that today’s post finds everyone happy and healthy.  Today’s title is a misquote of a line from Sally Field’s Oscar acceptance speech for Best Actress in her role in the 1985 movie “Places in the Heart.”  Obviously this reference is way too old for the majority of readers to be familiar with, but the phrase touches on …