Tactics to Get It All Done
Question – Beryl everyone’s talking about how the recession is causing their business to slow down. I’m not experiencing a slow down nor do I see one in my future and I’m becoming quite overwhelmed with all I have to do. How can I get all done and save my sanity at the same time?
Answer [...]
Are You Overwhelmed?
Operating a new business is fun. It is exciting to think that you will be your own boss and make money. These are all good things about business life. On the flip side, being a company of one can get to be too much at times. No one wants to admit when they are in [...]
Are you stuck and need a push?
I just got off the phone with a woman who wanted some advice on operating her business right and I thought you may benefit from the same information I gave her. Basically, her worry was that she isn't on point to reach her revenue or product development goals and with half the year behind her [...]
How Hiring an Intern Can Help You as a Small Business Owner
As a small business owner, finding good help can be difficult. Qualified candidates are more likely to gravitate toward large corporations than smaller businesses because of their high profile and better pay. One way that you can find quality help is by hiring interns.
The majority of interns are college students who are looking to get [...]
Some Tools & Resources
Graphics
Istockphoto.com
Veer.com
Collaboration
BeInSync – Sync and share your files
Collanos - share, interact and collaborate with your team
Fonts
1001freefonts
Dafont
Software
OpenOffice – Free office suite
Nvu - web authoring software
Quickbooks Free – Accounting software
Office Accounting Express – Bookkeeping software
Computer backup
Mozy - secure online backup system
Relaxation
Hulu – watch television and movies right from your browser
Fancast – watch all types of video from [...]
How Do I Stand Out From the Competition?
Question: I’ve noticed a few companies on the web with names similar to mine. How do I stand out without changing my company name?
My Response: Since changing your name is not an option, change the way your company is viewed. Change your brand, your logo, colors, fonts, graphics and style so they represent the uniqueness [...]
Tips to Increase Efficiency and Productivity
When you started your business you thought you would be working less, instead you find yourself working more. Here are a few tactics to help increase your efficiency so that you can work less and enjoy life more.
Organize your office.
Go paperless - scan your paper files and place in folders with descriptive names on your [...]
Tips To Squeeze Out More Time
We can all use an extra hour or two in the day from time to time. Here are few tactics and tricks to squeeze more out of your day.
Make a list – Start each day with list of task that must be done
Prioritize – if it has to be done today and can’t be put [...]
