Although we all pray and hope for good things to happen to us all the time, occasionally bad things happen. This is also true for businesses. Our best laid plans sometimes don’t span out the way we planned. This disruption can be mild or in some cases severe. From server failures, to fraud, employee theft, […]

Sometimes the problem with poor sales might not be your product or service. It might simply be your attitude.  Take for instance my client Judith. She attended an event and met a top manager in a company she had always dreamt of working with. They exchanged call cards but she never contacted him because she […]

One of the problems facing business owners today is striking a balance between using entertainment to create a lively environment for customers and ensuring that it does not become a distraction to staff.  So often you walk into a business and the staff is more preoccupied with a movie than with his/her job. This gives […]

Have you ever wondered if it takes a special gene to run a business?  I have. Just reading or hearing about some entrepreneur makes me wonder if there is some distinct trait I need to possess in order to be successful. Luckily, there isn’t.  Some people have natural flairs for certain things. Take artists, singers, […]

With the exception of business owners who buy into franchise businesses, most entrepreneurs start off running their business on a small scale and gradually take on more responsibilities and eventually grow into having multiple locations. Whether a self-starter or a franchise owner; the ultimate goal of every business owner is to have a successful business […]