Resources and articles
The holiday season has started and likely the invitations are flowing in. This is a great opportunity to brush up on your networking skills while having fun and enjoying yourself; rather than being freaked out or uncomfortable at the prospect of attending a “networking” event. The following are The Top 10 Ways to Work a Room as provided by Patrick von Pander the Big Picture Coach. 1. Be prepared
Have you ever sat down to begin planning your goals and dreams for the new year ahead (which is coming up fast – where did 2013 go?) and have wondered where your best dollars are spent growing your business and how you can track them? In order to set clear goals for the future, it’s pretty vital to have the present taken care of. With December quickly approaching, taking care
Last week we sent an email to our clients giving them a heads up about CryptoLocker (the latest deadly computer virus), and a new virus coming through as a .tiff file. The email was intended to be a helpful pre-emptive strike as we regularly get emails from clients asking us to look at an email they’ve received and determine if it’s spam or a virus etc.. One of our fabulous
With only a few employees, how much damage can a single employee cause to your business? Unfortunately the answer is a lot if you hire the wrong person. An employee is not likely to maliciously destroy your business but unless they are actively making a positive difference, they can be contributing negatively to your business. So how do you make sure you hire the right people to ensure your business
What would you do if someone was badmouthing your business on the internet? Would you be able to resolve the problem quickly or would you even know that they were saying something in the first place? When it comes to small, referral-based businesses, this can be a scary thing to think of because someone may be irrevocably damaging your image and your whole means of attracting business and you don’t
Has your financial situation or fear of what your financial situation may be paralyzed you from being pro-active about your finances? Many small business owners feel a certain level of financial stress. Often when a business owner feels this kind of stress the first thing they stop doing is their bookkeeping – or reading their reports sent over by their bookkeeper because they just don’t want to know. Think “Confessions
Probably one of the scariest things about owning a small business is going out of business! So how do you stop that from happening? You sell your product or service! When people think of advertising, the “traditional” mediums come to mind, like TV, radio, and newspaper ads but for a small business, those can be pricey and ineffective. There are also thousands of different ways of marketing your company and
This is the question we were asked to discuss at this year’s Pacific Northwest ISA‘s Conference yesterday. Samson and I presented to 45 ISA Members hailing from Oregon to Alaska and meeting in Surrey on Sunday. Like many small business owners the members were wanting to know more about social media in general and if or how it could help them build their business. There were some really great questions
It’s Fall – harvest time – so what better time to talk about invoicing – or reaping your harvest. When we start working with a client who is crazy busy but not able to pay the bills – often one of the main culprits is not getting their invoices out the door. Whether it’s because they are fussing over exact wording, design or are simply exhausted and aren’t prioritizing one
