Belle Oberbrunner Great Ideas for your Small Business: Throw Away Your Expensive Time-Management System I don’t know about you, but i have a collection of pricey organizers – all gathering dust. I hate to throw them out because they are so darn expensive. But I’ve tried them all: the big chunky note- books, the planners, the runners, … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Beat Your Deadlines Janice gay, a freelance desktop publisher in Florida, shared this great idea during a brainstorming session a few years ago. It’s simple but smart. “I move my deadline up a few days earlier than the date I quoted the client,” she said. “Then I meet my … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Plan “In” Days and “Out” Days As my business flourished and my life became busier and busier, I needed a better way to structure my time. I came up with this plan when I was working out of my home office in Sun Valley, California. Sun Valley is a … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Hire a Personal Information Officer The information superhighway leads to information overload for many busy entrepreneurs. With so much to do, it’s difficult to find the time to keep up with all the websites, books, magazines, and professional journals we know we should be reading. One solution with multiple … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Get Organized – Right Now Every successful entrepreneur tries to be well-organized in order to maximize every minute of the day. If you believe getting organized is just for the compulsively neat, add up the time you spend every day hunting around for misplaced files or documents. You’ll be … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Take This Time-Management Quiz Marketing consultant ruth klein helps clients manage their time, which of course then allows them to work more effectively and make more money. She sent along this provocative little time-management quiz to help you determine how well you organize your day. Spend a minute or … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Send Flowers to an Employee’s Spouse Being on the road away from home can be a drag. But when you get to spend time with people like Dr. Allan Weis, it’s worth the trip. Weis and I met a few years ago when we were part of a traveling … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Tips for Recruiting Executives Gregory h. wingfield, president of the Greater Richmond Partnership Inc., suggests the following guidelines for recruiting small business executives: Make certain the executive is not a dyed-in-the-wool corporate player. Those spoiled by the trappings of a huge support staff and a battalion of secretaries may … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Consider Hiring Remote Workers Lioyd henry, founder and president of Biotech Marketing Inc., which buys and sells used and refurbished hospital equipment, prefers to hire salespeople without meeting them. “The important thing to me is that the person relates well on a personal basis over the phone,” said Henry. … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Rely on Temps or Leased Workers Finding skilled workers is a small business owner’s nightmare. Talented people, especially in the high-tech arena, are fielding multiple job offers. In a seller’s market, top people demand high salaries, incredible benefits, and perks. Big companies can afford to woo them, but what … Read more
