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7 Ways To Discover Your Biggest Competitor’s Secrets

Investigating what’s going on with your competition can not only give you invaluable insight into what your rivals are up to, but it can also give you information about your...

Deal With A Difficult Client Using These 8 Strategies

We all have ‘em – you know, the folks who make you cringe when you see that they’re calling.  The ones who drain your energy, criticize everything, and are slow...

5 Cloud Influenced Changes Your Business Will Be Forced To Make

A new year’s the perfect time to step back and take a critical look at your business with a view to making positive changes.  As you explore your options, one...

Are THESE Employees Draining Your Profit? By Sabrina Schleicher, PhD, PCC, BCC

There is a hidden profit leak in many small businesses. Payroll is typically one of the largest expenses in a small business. It’s also the source of a significant hidden...

Quick Fixes To Skyrocket Productivity

You can install apps for it, buy books about it, and make resolutions to improve it, but the key to improving your productivity is actually pretty simple when you reduce...

Stop Employee Turnover In 3 Simple Steps

You know the only thing that’s more expensive than hiring, paying, and training new employees? Losing an employee and having to do it all over again. Over and over I...

6 Tips For Writing A Highly Persuasive Proposal

Whether you’re selling something that costs $1000 or $100,000, putting together a compelling proposal is time consuming and can be intimidating.  Writing that proposal, though, and taking the time to...

The HartfordVoice: Post Recession: What Small Business Owners Learned

A 2014 The Hartford Study finds that 77 percent of small business owners are feeling successful. Entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz explains what the secrets to that success are and the key...

7 Steps To Get Your Company Acquired For Big Bucks

I’ve sold two companies, and the sales were vastly different experiences, with wildly different results.  When I was approached about the sale of my first company, I wasn’t looking to...

6 Big Mistakes To Avoid When Buying A Business

Have you considered the possibility of purchasing a business? If so, there is a good chance that you may make one of the many mistakes that are common in people...

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