#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]
Who’s on #Smallbizchat January 2019
#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]
The Top 5 Things You HAVE to Do Before You Hire a Salesperson
As a business owner, my guess is that you spend too much time working in the business and not doing the strategic, thoughtful, meaningful things you thought you would do when you started your business. Maybe you’ve outsourced small things: hired an assistant to help with the day-to-day, hired someone to help with social media, […]
How To Develop Your Small Business Employees Into Leaders
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Christy Rutherford @coachchristyr. Christy is a globally recognized leader and Women’s Leadership Development Expert. She’s also a keynote speaker, leadership […]
Who’s on #Smallbizchat December 2018
#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]
What is it like to work for you
Often, I talk with business owners who tell me all about their employees. Mainly, I hear comments about how frustrating it is to have them, hire them, and keep them. This is especially common for managing millennial employees. When it comes to running a small business, there are lots of challenges with communication and understand […]
How To Find Your Number 2
Guest Article Tell me about a Steve Jobs, and I can show you a Steve Wozniak. Show me a Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO, Comcast and look no further than Stephen Burke his Senior Executive Vice President. Explain to me the magnitude of the Civil Rights Movement lead by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and […]
How to Fire an Employee Without Destroying Them
The only thing worse than firing an employee is firing one that is dear to you. The reasons for letting go of a beloved employee may vary. Perhaps you’ve outgrown them, can’t afford to keep them, or they are no longer cutting it. Whatever the reason, you don’t want to destroy this person that has […]
High-Performance Hiring Practices
Guest Article One of the most frequent questions across this country, when I am talking to small business owners, is, “How do I hire the right person?” Looking for the right person to hire can be the most expensive and damaging process in your business. Your employees are the lifeblood of your organization. They are […]
7 Reasons Why You and Your Team Should Track Your Hours
Guest Article Keeping track of hours on project teams is a challenge that hits every business. It is hard to measure progress with multiple projects going on, especially when the things get busy, to-do lists never end and you as the business owner are pulled in too many directions. If you and your team feel […]