Easy Steps to Make Your (Business) Life Less Stressful

Recently, I was writing some information for a website, creating some FAQ’s about the home inspection process. The article was intended to explain to potential home buyers the importance of getting a copy of the Standards that their home inspector adheres to during their inspection process. I explained that this document outlines exactly what the home inspector was and was not going …

Answer Before They Ask the Question

We will start out today with a quote from author Shawn L. Anderson’s book “A Better Life.” He says that “Preparation is what allows the teacher to truly inspire. Preparation is knowing exactly how the lesson plan will flow. It’s in knowing what questions to ask and what answers to give.” The author is speaking about teachers, but this sentiment …

This Post is Open to Interpretation. An Ounce of Prevention is the Cure

Interpret.  The word is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org) as “(deciding) what the intended meaning of something is.”  And interpreting what you mean by the language in your business materials and inspection reports is what opposing attorneys do for a living.  So, what’s a small business owner to do?  Can you match wits with an experienced plaintiff’s attorney, in their natural …

You Want Me to Do More? Fitting More Into Your Overbooked Schedule

This morning I listened to an episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Smart Passive Income (http://smartpassiveincome.com/session317).  (By the way, if you are not already listening to podcasts to increase your business knowledge, you should.)  The episode focused on ways that busy individuals could work new things into their already over-filled schedule.  This really resonated with me, as I’m sure …

Becoming a Business Ninja

We will start today with a slight distortion of a quote from author Nick Hornby’s 2005 Novel A Long Way Down: ‘A business is hard to build yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go.’ Hornby’s original line was about the difficulty of rebuilding yourself, but …

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 …