Over the past few weeks Ovaleye‘s Chief Decision Maker and I have been interviewing some amazing and successful Entrepreneurs on our weekly Small Businesses Do It Better Show (watch the videos at http://ovaleye.tv). After speaking with these small business owners and hearing about their lessons learned, triumphs, and what has enabled them to grow and [...]
Attention all small businesses! The fabulous team at Ovaleye.tv has created a new weekly show just for you! Each week Kathy Nelson, Ovaleye’s Chief Decision Maker, and I will bring you an amazing small business owner who shares their tips, knowledge and insights on how small businesses do it better. Join us LIVE tonight, and [...]
Every summer I go through an iced tea phase, the other night on my way home I stopped at a convenience store to pick one up. The iced tea I like was in stock and priced reasonably at $1.79. After the clerk scanned my tea he asked for $3.51. I advised him the sign for [...]
A few days ago I opened up my husband and my “business card drawer” and decided to sort through them and widdle the massive collection down to cards of people we might actually contact. The cards in this drawer have been a growing collection for about ten years and it has gotten out of hand. [...]
These are the most effective and widely used ways to generate income from a website. Prior to jumping in with both feet, I strongly advise you to think about what is best for your website and your personality. All of these are not for everybody or every website. These descriptions should give you some insight [...]
One small thing you can do to get a client, keep a client and make their day is to simply listen. Let’s start with the basics – listen to what the customer wants and you will only have to do the job once. “Your customer doesn’t want what you have, they want exactly what they [...]
This blog was inspired by an unfortunate recent event in which I was the customer left in dismay and puzzled as to why I could not find a way to reach the person I hired to do a specific task. Everyone has a phone number but these days it’s almost not enough, especially if the [...]
I recently self conducted a poll asking “As an entrepreneur, what is the one trait that you believe helps get you more business?” Of the many answers there seemed to be two traits that came up over and over again: exceptional service and authenticity. Both of these are very important attributes in creating and maintaining [...]