Last week and this week, we are addressing specific situations of small business owners. Last week, we covered The Upstart, The Recessionista, the Mompreneur (or Papapreneur). Today, we’ll be discussing “The Plateau”. I like to describe businesses that are at a standstill as having reached a plateau.
What is a plateau?
A business that has stopped growing...
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Many many many businesses are finding themselves in a tough spot this year. I could sit down and write a bunch of money-saving tips for you, but you’ve probably heard them all!
I’m going to take it back to BASICS:
Know your numbers!
You are going to hear me say this a million times in our relationships...
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Every Thursday we present 5 COST CUTTING TIPS for your business. This week we are going to focus on a huge cost to your business: WASTED TIME. These are things that take up your day that could be spent focusing on your business. By increasing your productivity and cutting out things on which you waste...
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Every Thursday, we introduce FIVE COST CUTTING TIPS. Here are our favorites for the week. (Some of this week’s tips were taken from SMB Blog, Information for Small Businesses):
Cut the little things
Adjust the temperature when no one will be in the office, invest in water filters instead of bottled water, use energy efficient light bulbs,...
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Every Thursday, we introduce five cost cutting tips for your business. However, there are certain areas of your business where you should not cut costs. These are areas of your business that if you skimp on (or change) during a recession, you will sacrifice the integrity of your brand.
This week, I want to present FIVE...
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