Planning for IT Growth Improves Results and Keeps Costs Down

As we get to know each other you’ll find out that I’m a HUGE foodie. I love to cook and I drive my family a crazy with my cooking shows, recipe books, and celebrity chef sightings. But I think the thing I drive them most insane with is my ridiculous Ratatouille doll (2007, Disney Pixar cartoon). If you touch his nose, he talks. And the first thing he says every time is:

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Tags: best practices, business advice, business development, networking, partner, plannning, recession

Most of us agree “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”  Unfortunately, this mindset can cost you dearly when it comes to your network. Like many small businesses, you probably don’t think about the network until something goes horribly wrong.  Suddenly you are fighting fires when you could have been strategically planning.  (And we all know which of those scenarios is least expensive!)

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

“A stitch in time saves nine.”

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Tags: business development, business goals, network, small business, upgrade

For the last couple of years almost everyone with a job has felt lucky to have it.The economy has absolutely forced companies to make cutbacks, hold off on investments and squeeze more productivity from their staff.Every small business owner I know feels personally responsible for the well-being of their employees, as if they were family.I”m betting you made sacrifices in your business to keep employees.And your employees likely responded with support.We all knew that times were tough and that’s the way it was.But it seems times may be changing. Read More »

Tags: best practices, business, business advice, business development, business opportunities, efficiency, employee retention, employee satisfaction, leadership, network, recession, small, small business