Perhaps you have heard of SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business, yet you are not clear about who might benefit or how SCORE works. SCORE is a non-profit resource arm of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE organizes the activities of more than 10.500…
At the risk of overspouting about resources that happen to originate in my home town, (see my Kauffman Foundation post), I want to make sure everyone is aware of the resources available at Duct Tape Marketing, the site of John Jantsch. Indeed, he has tons…
If you are not a natural strategic thinker, learning how is one of the most difficult challenges for a small business owner. Most small businesses are run by people who specialize in watch repair or dry cleaning or hairstyling or cooking or — well, you…
When it comes to customer service for your business, extremely helpful and courteous behavior – extremely polite, extremely generous works. But when it comes to product choices, it is possible to overdo. Harvard professor, John Gourville explains how more people often choose at one extreme…
Why on earth would you not subscribe to the weekly newsletter of Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge website? It’s HARVARD fer cryin’ out loud! Yet, we all know there’s no crying in business. And let’s just say, Harvard has been known to bring it. Like…
So many media, so little money — the lament of the small business owner. When you are poring over your advertising budget, so often, a larger amount is needed to promote your two or three top selling seasons. This bulge can only come out of…
Can the U.S. government actually help you with your small business? It certainly has no shortage of rules, regulations and hoops for you to jump through. But, it makes up for some of that with actual help for the small business owner. The feds even…
