Early in my retail career, I was a member of my local business association.  As inspiration, we often invited successful business owners to speak at our meetings. This is one I have never forgotten. Linda G. shared her story of how she and her family moved from...

In order to stay in business today, you have to be good at what you do! You have to get good results.You have to have good customer service.You have to be a good listener.You have to have a good product/program/service. You need to be good just to survive. But to win...

If the last couple of years taught us anything, it’s to bulletproof our businesses against all kinds of market upheavals.  For most business owners that means we have to make it as profitable as possible and we have to eliminate inefficiencies. I’m smiling… because I...

My husband is my bookkeeper – that’s both a good and a bad thing!  But he is very diligent about wasting money. Is there a subscription that I’m paying for that I’m not using? Why am I buying all those books on Amazon? Did I really need to attend this particular...

SEO (search engine optimization) can be a key component to Getting Found on the internet … and who doesn’t want more of that.  In fact, according to a recent Forbes article, there are at least 10 reasons that it will help you build brand awareness, expand your target...

Michael Gerber’s book, The E-Myth, is a classic business book and teaches us why most businesses fail!  In a great story format, he shares the different stages of business growth and how to leverage key principles. Have you read his book?  By the way, he has several...

The internet is full of what seem to be ‘miracle’ stories of businesses making miracle come backs and huge successes – most seem unbelievable. But, I’m here to tell you that they can actually happen (and some of my clients would gladly share how their business has...

Last week, I wanted to go out to dinner with our neighbours.  We wanted a really good meal – you know, not a ho-hum chain restaurant meal but an awesome experience. So what did I do….. I went to Google. Google gave us several choices for restaurants with 4-5 stars in...

Ahhh summer vacations!  I hope you enjoyed your vacation! Recently during my vacation, I visited my sister in Nova Scotia. Like a lot of people and families, we hadn’t seen each other for several years due to the pandemic so it was wonderful to hug again. One small...

Large corporations invest millions of dollars annually to improve efficiencies and improve profit margins!  They know that there is a huge return on investment when they do! So I guess you might be wondering...do small businesses, like yours and mine, have those same...