Quick List: Why Plan and Budget?

When you have a small business many times you just what you have to do on a daily basis and putting a bunch of time into planning and budgeting seems crazy since you are “management” and “the board” in most cases. Even so I believe having an annual plan and budget is valuable for many reasons. Here are my ideas:

Questions for Christian Small Business Owners

I am working on an e-book about integrating our faith with our business.  There are many concerns that Christian business men and women have trying to own and operate a business that glorifies God and that is successful enough to stay afloat and to support our families.  I really want to focus this book on [...]

When Things are Slow What are You Going To Do?

But you know as well as I do there are still some extra hours available. Worrying doesn’t count in the “productive” sense. What can you do to use this time aside from your normal marketing efforts and business building efforts? Here are some boring, yet practical suggestions and a few creative, frivolous ideas:

CHECKLIST: Components of a ROCK Solid Business Foundation

In addition to pouring your slab, which we call the Culture and Core Values of our business, we believe there are at least four other key building blocks to creating a strong business foundation. They are money systems, people systems, operational systems and Sales/Mkt systems.

Five keys to a Rock Solid Business Foundation

The idea is good and you are achieving initial success, however, without systems and procedures you cannot keep up with the growth or your quality quickly begins to suffer. Not having a foundation for your business is like building your business on sand, not rock.

What I am Learning about Finding Services on the Internet!

I totally embrace the opportunity we all have to find information, education and services on the internet.  Since I have been working on it myself, I know how much time and energy it takes to market your services effectively on the internet.  I have also written and read many articles and books on working “on [...]

Six Ways to Save Money in Your Business Now

I really believe that the best way to create profitability in a business is to grow the top line – that is increase revenues.  Cutting expenses can help you hang on longer, but this strategy will not grow your business.  That being said, it is still a tough economy and we need to be good [...]

Basecamp = Project Management!

I recently read about a project management tool on someone elses blog – it is called BaseCamp and can be found at www.basecamphq.com.  They have great introduction videos that show you all of the features to the program and they have a 30 day free trial.  I signed up for the free trial and have [...]