From chapter one of “Small Business Toolbook” By Ray Silverstein, we learn how to manage your business with insight and vision. Goal: Learn to Manage with Insight and Vision Start by taking stock- conduct a SWOT Analysis… Are you familiar with the concept of SWOT analysis? This is a great offensive and defensive study and…
Go Figure… How often do you review your critical numbers, those all-important figures that indicate how your business is doing? Do you wait until the end of the month, quarterly, or year to find out where you’ve been and how you’ve been doing? Or do you keep a constant eye on them? And what numbers…
“Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.” This is one of those standby expressions that small business owners frequently say to their employees. It recently came up in one of my PRO peer groups. The question was: is it a smart thing, or is it a dumb thing? At first glance, the phrase implies that…
As Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.” He was talking about baseball, but he might as well have been referring to the recession. But, we aren’t out of the woods yet. For most small business owners, outwitting the recession has become an obsession, and in many cases a necessity. It’s certainly a subject…
