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Work from…where ever.

I have been traveling this week to sunny Regina (ha!).  I left on Monday and as I write this I am sitting in the lounge of the Regina Airport awaiting my boarding call (which by the way, is already an hour late).

I did some smart things before I left though have have helped me stay connected . . . → Read More: Work from…where ever.

I hate accounting.

No offense to accountants of course. but I feel about accounting the same way I feel about root canals….necessary sometimes but in no way enjoyable.

When I first started out I purchased an off the shelf accounting package the worked nicely…when I actually used it, which was almost never.  My bank statements, bills and  invoices found home . . . → Read More: I hate accounting.

Marketing Mondays

Did you tell someone about your business today?  Someone who may not have heard or you before?  Were you too busing serving existing clients to market you business?  One of the most common conundrums small business owners face is striking the right balance between marketing, selling, product development and customer service.  I used to, and still . . . → Read More: Marketing Mondays

I have 2 good leads and I am not happy about it.

Do you every get the chance to make a sale and are actually not happy about it…..okay, not happy may be an exaggeration but I am kicking myself.

As I mentioned in one of my previous posts I am losing about 40% of my clients (http://www.jobsearchtools.net/wordpress/?p=21). However, in the last week I have got calls from 2 . . . → Read More: I have 2 good leads and I am not happy about it.

Who are your best customers?

This is an important question to ask.  Are they the biggest?  Are they the ones that pay you the most?  Are they they ones that hastle you the least?   I answer that question by asking myself who has helped my business as much as I have helped theirs?  For me the answer is easy after a . . . → Read More: Who are your best customers?

The Lemonade Stand

My kids (6 and 4) had thier first venture into self employment this weekend…The Lemonade Stand. They set up thier table at the end of the driveway (I convinced them it was better than the backyard…location location location you know), they made up some very attractive signs, got thier cups and lemonade and off they . . . → Read More: The Lemonade Stand

I’m losing my customers!

Had a bad day about a month ago.   On my way to see a client my car broke down.  Six hours and $1000 later, I was heading back home.  Cars break down.  I can handle that.  When I got home though, I had two disturbing emails .  Both were telling me that as of July 31st my . . . → Read More: I’m losing my customers!

When to start selling.

Now. You missed it. Try now….or now…or how about now. There is only one time to start selling and it is now. “But I am not ready yet!” you say…… . . . → Read More: When to start selling.

How I got started.

Oopps.  I started a company.

I think a lot of entrepreneurs would tell you they began the same way…by accident.  I had worked in the employment industry for about 8 years on a government contract when the government decided to cut our funding.  The company had really only the one source of revenue which is a bad . . . → Read More: How I got started.


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