Customers are the key to business growth. Meet or exceed their expectations and prosper. The No. 1 need for business success is a customer. That's pretty obvious, so why am I telling you this? It may be obvious but most companies seem to quickly forget this essential fact. Small and startup companies desperately need customers to begin their journey to profits and sustainability. Many large Fortune 1000 companies forget the customers who made them successful. Read more »
WHY THE $5,000 TAX CREDIT WON’T WORK
The President has proposed an up to $5,000 tax credit for Small Businesses for each employee they ADD in 2010, and an additional tax break for salary increases given to employees making under $100,000 a year. The purpose of this is obviously to add badly needed new jobs. Read more »
7 Ways to Get Great Referrals
The most effective advertising a company can get is more difficult to achieve but much more effective and lasting than traditional media advertising. Read more »
Small Business Tip: Humans Should Answer Your Phone
As large companies get bigger and depersonalize themselves to save labor costs, they expose their vulnerability to Small Businesses. Read more »