It’s the most basic of business basics. Love your customers. You’re heard it a million times, and if you’re feeling stressed, it’s easy to forget. When you are working, in the flow, making progress, and a customer calls or walks in and interrupts, it’s hard to remember. But… how do you work on that? Jon…
Same ol’. Same ol’. Month in; month out. No biggie, right? That’s what you do to survive. You face a cash-flow issue; you dodge it by finding a new product, a new service, a way to offer more to your customers and/or you find ways to streamline your business operations and cut expenses, do more…
“Take risks, and you’ll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. It’s that simple.” ~ Bobby Flay Heard from Laura @Pistachio Fitton, via @dan_martell, on Twitter I’m still redefining failure. Have a great quote or story about failure? Share it in the comments. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what…
Each week, I open the Brag Basket. It’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. And it’s Christmas-time, people! Let’s fill the Brag Basket with joy. The…
“I’m kind of the spinning plate lady,” Glenna Mae Hendricks said of her small business enterprises. You know Glenna Mae as Maesz, one of our contributors here. She was also one of the featured speakers at the recent entrepreneurship event in Alva. “I’ve been an entrepreneur since the early 70’s,” she said. “I’m kind of…
Scott White, The BIG Kahuna, shared a story of a small business mistake: Last night my wife and I went to a birthday dinner at one of the nicest St. Thomas restaurants. We really happen to like this restaurant. There were 8 of us in total. The food was fantastic. The service was white glove. What…
“We had a great morning with about 15 people at the Pillar Ranch open house! Anytime you show what you do, it’s more effective.”Royce Gomez, @rghorses on Twitter Royce is right on. The best way to really connect with people, potential customers, is to show them what you do, to get them involved before they…
You’re in a small town; you’re running a business. Did you know your local cooperative extension has an entrepreneurship program to help you? Yes, the cooperative extension service. They’re probably in your county courthouse. In Oklahoma, the statewide entrepreneurship program includes more than the usual fact sheets. Glenn Muske specializes in home-based and micro-business. Then…
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