As a business owner, you know that you need sales for your business to survive. You also know that if you’re too pushy, you’ll likely lose both the sale and the customer to boot. However, not all salespeople are pushy. Some are very successful in spite of having a...
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Consistency + Relevancy + Transparency = Success
Everybody who runs a small business should be able to define what success looks like. The reason many can't get there is that they have vague ideas. They know roughly where they'd like to end up (make more money!), but they have little-to-no idea of how to get there....
How to Create a Positive and Safe Work Environment for Your Employees
In today's society, having a safe working environment is critical to employee engagement and job satisfaction. Safety can be physical, mental, and emotional, and for any business owner, it is critical that every employee has a safe environment to work in. Here are...
How to Become a Rockstar Employee (Advice For Aspiring Business Leaders)
As wisdom would have it, you cannot be a good leader until you learn to be a good follower! We've all heard the advice: You have to learn to follow before you can lead. It may be cliché, but it's also true! So while I usually write to current business leaders, for...
Why Business Leaders Should Eat for Stewardship, Focus, and Clarity (You Heard Me Right!)
One thing I am committed to as a business leader is personal development. For the sake of my faith, my family, and my business, I have come to realize that certain very practical actions---right eating, regular exercise, adequate sleep, et cetera are vitally important...
Everything You Do as a Small Business Will Either Help You, or Hurt You
There’s a simple, yet often overlooked axiom of running and marketing a small business. Everything you do either helps or hurts. Here’s how to make sure the decisions you make actually help!
5 Must-Do’s to Stay Safe on the Internet in 2020
It’s not often that we discuss Internet safety in the marketing world, strictly speaking. But since I teach and live by the axiom that everything is marketing, I think there’s an important connection that should not be missed, and my experience working in IT and Internet security-related roles allows for a unique experience and perspective.
A Practical Tip for Blogging Well — Share What Others Have to Say
In a recent post, legal technology blogger Kevin O'Keefe had much to say about sharing others' work. (Admittedly, this post is pretty meta.) An early adopter, advocate, and authority in the blogging space, Kevin's words are more than useful---they are golden. And,...
4 Tips for Managing Remote Employees
Thanks to the evolution of technology, many companies have been able to make some of their positions remote. Working remotely describes when an employee does their job from home instead of the office. While this is a plus for most employees, some employers don't like...
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