How did it get to be November already? And you know what that means – holidays! While you personally may not want to even think about Thanksgiving, for small businesses, the holidays have already arrived. While every season is important, for many small companies, the holiday season can represent half their annual sales. So, there’s …
8 Resolutions for Small Business in 2022
Every year, I create a list of my small business new year’s resolutions. I think of these as a way to focus priorities for the coming year. I invite you to join me as you face 2022 in your small business. Before I drew up this year’s list, I went over some of the lists …
7 Things You Can Do to Support Small Business Right Now
Americans love small business. If you ask them which institution in the country they trust the most, “small business” comes out right on top. We small business people are more trusted than big business, labor, even the church and the military (*). But now, America, it’s time to put your money where your heart is. …
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10 Tips to Ring In More Holiday Cash
If “location, location, location” are the first three rules of real estate, the first three rules of small business money management are “cash, cash, cash.” And if managing cash flow is important any time of year, it’s even more challenging during the critical holiday season. In every business, there’s a lag between money going out …
Nine Tips for Small Biz Holiday Success
If I have one message to send to small businesses about preparing for the holidays in 2021, it’s don’t wait. I’m not just talking to you retailers—though you’re the ones I’m sending this message to the loudest. Small businesses in every industry need to think through how they’ll make the most of #Holidays2021. Every year, …
Turning Small Biz Stress into Growth
I have to be honest—I’m frazzled. It’s the holidays, and like most small business owners, December is typically one of the most stressful and challenging times of the year. I not only have all my regular work to do, but I’ve got a number of business-oriented end-of-year tasks, a lot of personal demands on my …
Small Businessman Hero of Holiday Movie
During this holiday season, one of the perennially most popular movies is the classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Starring Jimmy Stewart…
50 Shades of Green
Wish lists aren’t just for boys and girls. We small businesses have them too. What tops yours? More customers? More sales? More money? Here’s a list of ideas to help bring in more customers, more sales, and more money this holiday season. Email newsletters with a holiday theme Customer appreciation events Extended holiday hours 2018 …
