Came across an article by Scott Shane this morning on Small Business Trends that cites a survey conducted by Discover Small Business Services which concluded that temporary cash flow is still declining for small businesses. But I wonder, is this fact or just a perception? Scott writes: “…The figure plots the percentage of respondents to… Continue reading Is Cash Flow Tighter Now For Small Businesses?
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Want Business Success? Please Step Out Of (Your own) Way
Randy is a one man show. He started his architectural practice about 2 years ago after being laid off when his former employer went under. He’s managed to stay quite busy with a few clients that followed him, but never took the time to develop a real plan of what he wanted his business to… Continue reading Want Business Success? Please Step Out Of (Your own) Way
Small Business Lending Crunch | Credit At Any Cost?
There’s been a lot of talk about how hard it is for small businesses to get credit these days, and for sure there has been a decrease in the amount and size of loans that are available, driving some companies to borrow money at loan shark rates. A recent article in the NY Times entitled… Continue reading Small Business Lending Crunch | Credit At Any Cost?
New Tax Credit For Job Creation May Help Small Business
President Obama presented a new payroll tax credit incentive for small businesses yesterday. He proposed a $5000 tax credit for each new employee. The credits will be given on a quarterly basis against income tax, according to an article in the NY Times: “…Under the proposal, a firm that hires a new employee in 2010… Continue reading New Tax Credit For Job Creation May Help Small Business
Internet Marketing | Just Do It!
Do you spend hours studying internet marketing but fail to spend enough time implementing what you’ve learned? In “Get Off Your Butt With the 25-25-50 Rule” Bob Bly makes the point that you have to spend at least 50% of your time implementing in order to really learn how to do internet marketing or to… Continue reading Internet Marketing | Just Do It!
Only one week left to enter! Win a FREE Business Sanity Strategy Session
Thanks to the 67 and counting entries I’ve received so far! There’s only one week left to send me your entry to win a FREE Business Sanity Strategy Session. Here are the details: Here’s What You’ll Win: A one hour, one on one Business Sanity Strategy Session with me, (business coach and consultant Susan Martin).… Continue reading Only one week left to enter! Win a FREE Business Sanity Strategy Session
Small Business Lending | Will Obama’s new plan work?
Yesterday I mentioned that the President was going to announce a new small business lending plan. The NY Times reports that the new plan includes provisions to lower the lending rate to 2% for community banks with less than $1 billion in assets, so they can pass those lower rates along to small business, and… Continue reading Small Business Lending | Will Obama’s new plan work?
How to Use Social Networking And Small Business Networking to Get More Referrals
If you run a small service business or professional practice you’ve probably heard about the benefits of networking and building a strong referral base. But with all the hype about social networking, is real life small business networking a thing of the past? Not likely. In fact, as more and more small business owners understand the… Continue reading How to Use Social Networking And Small Business Networking to Get More Referrals
Why Business Presentations Don’t Work
Henry sells insurance for a well known, solid company that’s been around for years. He’s been with the company for about a year, and has recently been focusing on improving his business presentations. He sat in my office and ran through his presentation. He covered all kinds of things, the myriad of products his company offered, the… Continue reading Why Business Presentations Don’t Work
Small Business Management | Delegation Mistakes
I hate to break it to you, but contrary to popular opinion (among small business owners), you can’t do everything yourself. However, many business owners and professionals run into small business management issues because they just don’t understand the importance of delegation or how to do it right. In a recent post, I outlined the… Continue reading Small Business Management | Delegation Mistakes