Building an effective team is critical to developing a profitable business, as most of you know. I have worked closely with small businesses for many years, helping business owners train and develop their employees into cohesive teams.
And while most employees … Read More
Small Business Management: Five Ways to Stay Focused Even While You’re “Swamped”
There are many great things about running your own business. The freedom it provides, the lifestyle that many business owners enjoy, and the ability to do things “your way” are great incentives.
But there are challenges that come with running your … Read More
Small Business Management: Five Benefits of a Well-Organized Business
As a professional organizer, I specialize in helping business owners take control of their business, eliminate the chaos, and create a more organized workspace.
And every once in a while, a business owner will ask me why it’s worth the effort … Read More
Enough is Enough: Say “Goodbye” to Chaos and Confusion in Your Business!
Running a business is complicated – especially a small business where you don’t have a large enough team to handle all of the details. As a result, many small business owners find that running their business is chaotic, stressful, and … Read More
Small Business Management: Seven Reasons Systemizing Your Business is Vital for Success
We have talked in depth about systemizing your business in this space, and today we are going to shift our focus just slightly and cover exactly why systemizing your business is so important. It’s not just a trendy buzzword—a business … Read More
Small Business Management: Five Elements of a Strong System
Chaos is bad news for any business. Chaos makes a business less profitable, less efficient, and more stressful to work in. As you know if you have been paying attention to our blogs and articles lately, creating systems is a … Read More
Small Business Management: Seven Tips to Keep Chaos Under Control
As we have discussed in previous blog entries and articles, un-controlled chaos has the power to suck the profitability right out of a small business. In the world of small business, time is always at a premium. As a business … Read More
Small Business Management: Seven Steps to Building Stronger Teams
I have worked with many successful small businesses over the years. And while successful businesses come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, one thing that almost all of them have in common is very simple: strong teams.
Strong teams, … Read More
Small Business Management: Clear Your “Plate” And Grow Your Business!
As a small business owner, you have a whole lot “on your plate.” At one point or another, you have probably filled just about every role in your business—from answering phones to issuing invoices to planning marketing strategy. The problem … Read More
Small Business Management: Five Common “Time Burners” to Avoid
As a small business owner, your time is at a premium. If you are like most of the small business owners I work with, your to-do list is never empty—there is always something to be done.
In my time working with … Read More