“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” That old saying is as true today as it ever was. When you want to get ahead, it helps to know people. So a key business skill every small business owner needs to master is “networking”–how to get out in the world and make lots of …
8 Tips for a Knock-‘em-Dead Presentation
Americans fear public speaking more than earthquakes, flying, clowns, zombies, and even death. But if you own a small business, sooner or later, you’ll have to get up and speak in front of others. It doesn’t have to be a major address in front of 4000 people to be intimidating. When I first started in …
7 Small Business Marketing Tricks for Busy People
As a small business owner you have a lot on your plate — creating your product or delivering your service, managing your money, motivating your employees, ensuring operations run smoothly. Phew! How do you find time to actually attract customers? For an overwhelmed small business owner, how do you manage to take care of one …