Small Business Blog - Most Recent — Planning

Episode #111 – Focus on the Basics for Small Business Success Now and in Ten Years

June 23, 2017 • audio blog • Business owner motivation • core business strength • marketing • Planning • small business advice • small business tip • Success tips • Two Minute Commute

It’s hard to get out of your own way. But it’s nearly impossible to look to your future without taking the baggage of your past with you. This is why we rarely notice a technological improvement because the improvement really is just a modification of what we’ve been using… that is until it’s a great […]

Episode #107 – Dream Big! Wait, Don’t. Plan BIG Instead.

June 19, 2017 • 107 • audio blog • Business owner motivation • dream big • dreams are goals without plans • goals • have a plan • marketing • Planning • small business advice • small business tip • Success tips • Two Minute Commute

I’m not a big believer in dreams. People that sit around and dream have a lot of time on their hands. Now a couple of you might think… “that’s kinda sad. We all need dreams.” NO. We all need plans. If you want to lollygag in the wishful thinking of life, fine. But this inspiration […]

Episode #92 – You Say You’re Busy… Why? Triage Your Business Problems by Setting a Goal.

June 04, 2017 • audio blog • Business owner motivation • fame vs fortune • goal setting • goals • how do i find more time • im so busy • marketing • Planning • small business owner advice • small business owner tip • Success tips • time managrment • triage problems • Two Minute Commute • two minute commute podcast

What is making you so busy? Try this. Just stop everything. Right now…Just stop. Sometime you’ve got to triage. You know triage… the process of looking at the problems you face and deciding which of three categories they get grouped in; 1) problems that are likely to succeed without your intervention 2) problems likely to […]

Episode #91 – Technology Back Up Plan! What Will You Do When the Internet Stops?

June 03, 2017 • always have a backup • audio blog • backup your files • hotspot • marketing • Planning • Real world • small business advice • small business tip • Success tips • the internet doesn't work • the internet stopoed • Two Minute Commute • work with my dad

I broke the internet. Yep. It was me. This started Thursday when I got a call from my dad that his email wasn’t working. Seeing as how we’re a family business, yours truly is “tech support”. He’s learned to unplug/plug-in the modem. Shut down/restart his computer. Then call me. Most of the time the mailbox […]

Episode #85 – Get Ahead of Your Business Cycle!

May 28, 2017 • audio blog • business cycle • Business owner motivation • get ahead • marketing • marketing cycle • Planning • recretainment • small business owner • small business tip • timing • Two Minute Commute

There’s a reason you can’t bet on a horse race from two weeks ago. Because it already happened! It’s the same reason you can’t buy home insurance after the fire. Or the reason Halloween candy costs more on October 27 than it does on November 5. It’s all about timing. Timing is one thing that […]