4 Lessons Small Biz Can Take From Amazon & Whole Foods
With all the talk of the $13.7 billion cash deal for Amazon to buy Whole Foods, most people are just talking about it in relation to the retail industry and what it will mean for its future. I think...
View Article10 Tips to Building a Successful and Sellable Service Business
Build your business from the ground up like you're planning to sell it and you'll make better longterm decisions, develop better processes, and be more likely to not try to do everything yourself...
View ArticleEnvision the business of your dreams, and build it
Before you can build the business of your dreams, you have to understand what you want out of it. To do that you need to understand what you like and don't like, and then you need to understand the...
View ArticleSelf-made FMLA for small business owners
What's a small business owner to do when they're faced with a life-changing event like caring for an elderly parent? It's not often talked about in the media, so most people don't realize how at risk...
View ArticleHandicap accessible websites welcome more visitors to your business
My father was blind, which makes the topic of disabled access dear to my heart. As a kid, I had to learn not to do things like leave things in the floor for him to trip on, so I'm naturally more aware...
View ArticleBoomer business owners: start Takin' Care of Business, stop blaming millenials
I read an article recently that gave 3 reasons for businesses closing when the owner wants to retire: internet competition, lack of loyalty among younger customers, and owners not being able to find a...
View ArticleRemote clients mean freedom AND higher profits
What do the beach, mountains, and lake have in common? I worked from all 3 in the same month this summer. And over the past 21+ years, I've worked from locations as far flung as Key West, Rome, and...
View Article7 Free Online Marketing Tools to Boost Service Business Growth & Save Time
When you're running a service-based business, keeping up with online marketing can be a big burden but staying on top of it makes for smooth sailing. You have a business to run and, if you're like most...
View ArticleGlerin in AP article about small business caregiver leave
I was recently interviewed by an AP business writer for an article about small businesses that offer caregiver leave although they're not required to legally. As those who know us well know, this is a...
View ArticleMe, Gigi Hadid, and your radical retirement
I'm pleased to be part of another issue of Collective Hub magazine! This time in their January 2018 Productivity issue with Gigi Hadid as cover model, in an article about building a business to sell....
View ArticleHow a local boutique created 3 new revenue streams with their new online store
When most business owners think of selling online, they think of it as a Yes/No question: either they do sell online or they don't. The reality is that there are so many possible new revenue streams...
View ArticleThe best way for service business owners to increase sales and profits
You have 2 choices if you're a service business owner who needs to increase your income ... do more work or charge more for the work you do. Either is viable, but focusing on doing more billable work...
View ArticleYour business is at risk if you keep ignoring the warnings: don't use...
I've told you this before - you should NEVER use a free platform as a replacement for your own business website. You have no control over your content, like the guy who had used Blogger for 14 years...
View ArticleGlerin in AP article about small business caregiver leave
I was recently interviewed by an AP business writer for an article about small businesses that offer caregiver leave although they're not required to legally. As those who know us well know, this is a...
View ArticleMe, Gigi Hadid, and your radical retirement
I'm pleased to be part of another issue of Collective Hub magazine! This time in their January 2018 Productivity issue with Gigi Hadid as cover model, in an article about building a business to sell....
View ArticleHow a local boutique created 3 new revenue streams with their new online store
When most business owners think of selling online, they think of it as a Yes/No question: either they do sell online or they don't. The reality is that there are so many possible new revenue streams...
View ArticleThe best way for service business owners to increase sales and profits
You have 2 choices if you're a service business owner who needs to increase your income ... do more work or charge more for the work you do. Either is viable, but focusing on doing more billable work...
View ArticleYour business is at risk if you keep ignoring the warnings: don't use...
I've told you this before - you should NEVER use a free platform as a replacement for your own business website. You have no control over your content, like the guy who had used Blogger for 14 years...
View Article"Real Life Wizard of Oz" Steve Sims to headline Glerin-sponsored...
Steve Sims has worked with Elon Musk, Sir Richard Branson and Sir Elton John, to name a few. Now the man the rich and famous turn to when they want to see the wreck of the Titanic or sing on stage...
View ArticleCrowdfunded NASCAR Team Pays For Veteran's Stem Cell Treatment
Our CEO, Lisa Kipps-Brown, is the mind behind the history-making crowdfunded NASCAR Xfinity racing team, Our American Dream Team. In early January the campaign exceeded the $200,000 goal to fund the...
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