According to the Pew Research Center, Smartphone ownership in the US is about to pass the 50% mark. Up from 35% last May, their research also revealed every major demographic group “experienced a notable uptick in smartphone penetration over the last year.” In particular smartphone ownership has crossed the 60% mark for: College graduates 18-35 …
Do you want to start a business in Texas but you aren’t sure where to start? Below are the 10 steps (in sequential order) I took to start my business. Also, if you are considering starting a business in Tarrant County check out my friends at Knowledge For Success (KFS). Their 10-week course titled “New …
The US Small Business Association (sba.gov) claims >50% of start-ups will not survive their first five years in business. In the internet space this percentage may be even larger considering the low barriers to entry and low costs of starting an online business. Don’t be another statistic! Reviews these nine reasons businesses fail and take …
According to a report by Marketing Charts small business owner optimism surged 24 points in Nov. 2010! This from the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, which is a measure of small-business owners’ perceptions of their operating environments (revenue, cash flow, capital expenditures and hiring). This is a sharp improvement from last summer and expectations regarding …
Dazzling clients and potential clients does not build loyalty; reducing the amount of time, money and effort, aka the work they must do to get their problems solved, does! Growing up in the corporate world I was taught to always “exceed expectations”. But a recent article from Harvard Business Review points out that this only …
I know this topic has been covered a million times, but I just love having his list handy. The following was published by Professional Coach, Martha Newman, JD, PCC. Her post titled, 13 “Sure Fire” Questions for Networking was customized for attorneys. I’ve adapted her list below for small business owners. There’s no doubt about …
I received the following article in an email newsletter this morning and just had to pass it along. This method truly is brilliant! I have to give props where they are due: Sam taught me a variation of this method a couple of years ago. :) Basically you use a combination of numbers, symbols, and …