This month I am recapping the interview series from our Fabulous Successful Small Business Owners Interview Series this year. It was a fascinating year of learning what other entrepreneurs struggled with when they started their businesses. We started off the year by learning from Linda M. Clevenger from Organization Direct and what she struggled with when she started her business. Her biggest struggle was taking on all the tasks herself. She found that listening to her gut helped overcome this … [Read more...]
5 Amazing Holiday Gifts for Employees
Wondering what to give your employees and coworkers that go above and beyond what they expect? Here are 5-holiday gifts for employees that I love. Order them now and you will have them in time for the holidays. Personalized Notepads: Customized notepads are great to give to employees when you don't know what else to give. Here is an example from Amazon I found. Fresh Fruit all year: You can get 3 months to a year shipped to your employees. Other things like ham can also be given. … [Read more...]
How to Improve Your Project Time Estimation
How often do you estimate a project will take 15 minutes? Then, it actually takes an hour? These days tasks take longer because there are so many distractions that could and will happen while doing the tasks. For example, if you are assigning posts in your Hootsuite account to post later on that week, and then, while doing research for those posts, you get preoccupied and go to another site, which then takes you to another site, and another. An hour or two later, you get back to posting to your … [Read more...]
How to Quickly Send Holiday Cards for Your Small Business
During this time of year it is great to give thanks to your colleagues and associates. How do you do this? Do you send them a gift? Do you send them a holiday greeting card with a special note in it? There are many benefits for sending holiday cards to them. Below we will discuss the benefits and how to send holiday cards so they get there BEFORE the holidays begin. What are the benefits of sending holiday cards? Sharing your appreciation. Giving thanks is always appreciated. No matter what … [Read more...]
How an Entrepreneur Evolved Her Business
For this month's fabulous small business owner interview, I'm going to turn the tables on myself. I'm not fabulous =), but my entrepreneur interviewees are! You can read about them here. Being an entrepreneur, we need to remember that we need to evolve to make our business a success over time. So, I am going to share how I evolved my business while answering the fabulous small business owner interview questions. Here I go! Tell us about your business and when you started. Why did you start … [Read more...]
Ways To Share The Love – Affordable Holiday Thank You Gifts
When I started my business, my funds for holiday gifts were very small. So, because of this, I had to decide a way to give thank you gifts that were affordable for my growing business. If you just started your business, here are some holiday thank you gift tasks and tips for your clients that won't break the bank. First, determine what you want to give to your clients/employees and what the budget will be. Pick a gift that your recipients will really enjoy. Here are some ideas on what to offer … [Read more...]
7 Easy and Useful Ways to Keep Focused During The Day
As small business owners, we all get distracted during the day, from answering the phones, conference calls, and interruptions in the office. We could have such a busy day that by the end of the day, we didn't accomplish anything. It's so frustrating. But, how do we get back to what we really need to do quickly and easily and not get swayed by yet another small less important task? Before we can answer this question, we will need to determine what your priorities are in your business. Ask … [Read more...]
10 Effective Business Testimonial Questions to Get the Best Business Reviews
As small business owners, having raving reviews on the websites is crucial for the first initial introduction to the services you offer. If you are wondering why you need to get testimonials, feel free to visit our post: Why You Need To Get Testimonials For Your Small Business. This week our discussion is about using the right testimonial questions to get the best business review. First, let's go through some tips on creating your best testimonial questions. Start by determining when you … [Read more...]
Fabulous Small Business Owner Interview featuring Kathy from Clever Girl Organizing
This month's interview is with Kathy Vines from Clever Girl Organizing. She is based out of Melrose, Mass., USA and offers organizing and coaching services. She is also a public speaker. Read on and learn about how Kathy developed her business and what she learned in the process. Tell us about your business and how you started. I started Clever Girl Organizing in May 2013. I had been in Corporate Human Resources for 20 years, and a few months earlier had learned that my job was going … [Read more...]
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