Tag: small business

Who’s Right for Business Sales?

Leadership Accountability

Accountability leadership starts at the top. My partner does not respond in a timely manner. Not only does it slow me down, it hurts the productivity of the rest of the organization. He’s a good guy and I know he...

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Mitigating risk in your business

Mitigate business risks

To mitigate business risks, we know prices are going up. We have an insurance renewal coming up. On top of that, we’ve had a couple of claims, which we’re sure will hurt us. We need help and we’re looking for...

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Summertime, and the working isn’t easy

Summertime and the work isn’t easy

Work isn't easy. Last year, we should have maxed out August. Ended up being one of our lowest months because of vacations, one guy on light duty didn’t come in, the second guy struggling with shoulder problems. We were counting...

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Trial and Error enough Marketing Share

Differentiate your Business

Differentiate your business. We need a differentiator; as an industry, we’re being commoditized. We won’t be able to stay in business forever unless things change. Thoughts of the day: Offering something unique to differentiate your business boosts profitability and chances...

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Digging your business out of a financial hole

Dig business out of debt

Dig business out of debt. I have no more money to put into the business. Over the years the business has been good to me. It has supported lots of families — mine, as well as my employees. Right now,...

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Demotion is never easy in business

Demotion is never easy

We know demotion is never easy. We’re worried about how one of our supervisors is going to react. We don’t want to lose him, but we’re bringing in a manager over him. This employee is clearly our star technical person....

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