How To Make Remote Work Viable
If the pandemic taught business owners anything it's that much of their work can be done remotely and their staff -- many of them -- would prefer to continue working from home. At first, remote work was such a foreign concept that it sent employers and workers into a...
Do Your Customers Feel Appreciated?
There is no denying it. Customer service is horrible. The pandemic certainly had something to do with and we honestly think that friendliness has gone by the wayside. No longer is the "customer always right." In fact, the customer is rarely listened to or treated with...
Do You Need To Be Extroverted To Be An Entrepreneur?
If you're not an extrovert you can't be a successful business person. What? Do you need to be extroverted to be an entrepreneur? You don't. While you do need to be able to network, shake hands, host virtual get-togethers and talk on the phone, you can be an introvert...
How To Grow In Business & Life In 2022
We're getting ready to say goodbye to 2021. Did you accomplish what you wanted to? Did you even have goals written down or did you float through the year hoping something would happen that would propel you and your business to higher levels? Don't leave another year...
How To Boost Your Business Blog
There’s no getting around it. A blog is not a fad. Your business blog is not going away, nor should it. If you have a business blog and haven’t been working on it, you need to make that a top priority this year. Why? Remember when Facebook shut down and no one could...
5 Ways To Succeed In 2022
Here it is. The time of year when my clients and friends and family decide that what they did the past year wasn't good enough and in order to be happy in 2022 they need to change almost everything. They sit down and write down resolutions that are impossible to keep...
How To Stop Worrying About Cash
Sure you may never stop worrying about cash all together -- that is the same whether you're an entrepreneur or an employee. Cash is necessary to survival and if you're living outside of your means -- which many people do -- you may have more money worries and woes...
3 Ways To Hire Smarter
Hire quick, fire quicker -- or some such saying. It means, hire when you need someone to expand your staff. Fire as quick as you discover the person isn't working out. There is nothing worse for a small business owner to have hired someone who is a bad fit. That...
Why Entrepreneurs Need To Practice Self-Care
Entrepreneurs often burn the candle at both ends and that means burnout could be knocking at the door at any point. There are many reasons why entrepreneurs need to practice self-care and one of them is that if you get under the weather (covid, anyone?) who will keep...
How To Solve Problems Quickly And Easily
When you're in the middle of a problem, it's hard to see a way out. I know. I've worked with so many clients both in the swimming pool industry and in other industries and when they are struggling, it's hard to see light at the end of the tunnel. When in the middle of...