Okay, not really! My sister in-law told me recently that she was starting her own business. Nothing big and fancy but something small. Then she went on to tell me all about the products she was going to sell. I wanted to laugh and yell at the same time. I had been thinking about the…
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Tools for Every Job
“There is a tool for every job out there.” My father once told me that. At the time I thought he had flipped his lid. I didn’t care about tools or jobs. I was too young to care about all of those things. Yet, now as an adult I remember those wise words as well…
Plan B: Don’t Let Business Disasters Ruin Your Day
Everybody from business moguls to small company owners will tell you that when a disaster hits your enterprise, it can cause chaos, both practically and financially. That is why it is so crucial to have a plan for what to do when this does happen, a plan B if you will. Happily, you can find…
Year-End Business Mode
It is getting close to the end of the end and I am in full on year-end business mode. Everything for the year has to be closed out and I am left going through what worked, what didn’t and where all of the things I did over the year left me business wise. Outstanding bills…
Do We Need An Office Building?
That is a question that I have been asking myself for a while. Why you might ask? Mostly because my work life has begun to take over the house in a way that is a little crazy. I don’t mean an office for the blogging that I do. I can do that from anywhere and…
How to Market Your Start-Up Business
Startups have it hard. Not only do you need to compete against larger companies for their customers, you also have to find a way to survive financially past the first year. You need to do everything right in order to succeed. Globalization and the internet have been both a boon and a source of failure…
Possible Business Needs
When you are starting your business, whether in Hackensack, New Jersey or anywhere else, you typically sit down and think of all of the things that you need. Sometimes you add in the things that you want. I know that is something that I did. I made a list of what I needed and a…
Business Mishaps
As most of you know I also work for my brother in his business. I am lucky in that I am able to work from home 98% of the time. I handle most of the office stuff as well as the technical computer stuff. Okay, I also have to tell them all how to get…
10 Ways To Fund A Vacation When You Seriously Need a Break
Life can get you down and out sometimes, that’s for sure. Sometimes you really get to that point where the only thing that will help is a vacation. And if you can’t afford one, then you’ve come to the right place.
What is Customer Success?
Have you ever heard that term before? I hadn’t and when I did I thought customer service and customer success were one and the same. Turns out I was wrong. So just what is customer success and why would my business need it?
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