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In the past I’ve discussed how to move your business online and 9 Things to Know Before Starting a Business, which are two articles that represent the primary reason I started this blog in the first place. We’ve successfully converted a small print shop into a more profitable online business, and I think my personal [...]
First I want to make a comment that everyone in business already knows; the customer is not always right. Let’s face facts, there are times when our customers are right and then there are times when they are simply trying to abuse you. This article does not deal with determining that; we are going to [...]
Most entrepreneurs must deal with business cards one way or another. We probably could have drummed up more than a hundred tips for creating a business card, but we stuck to just ten. Enjoy! Business Card Tip #1. No more than two phone numbers. Choose wisely and keep it clean. If you add a fax [...]
So with a weird turn of events this week, I am veering from my typical media-explosion blog and turning my attention to small business. After reading an interview with Ron Johnson concerning his recent appointment as CEO of J.C. Penney’s, I began thinking about business as a concept and more specifically, entrepreneurship in general. Having [...]
One of the worst duties as an entrepreneur is firing or laying off an employee. I would like to take that responsibility off of me, but owning a small business consisting of only five people, I prefer to do the dirty work myself. The whole process sucks. Terminating an employee is draining for a variety [...]
Good To Great, by Jim Collins, tries to answer why some companies become wildly successful while others don’t. The book’s attempt to scientifically analyze top performing companies and identify common traits is no doubt interesting and revealing, yet it shouldn’t be viewed as a “business bible.” There are many skeptics of Collin’s findings, but more [...]
There’s no question I’ve made some stupid business decisions the past few years. I try to learn from it and walk away as a better entrepreneur. Sure, it stings sometimes and the consequences of bad decisions and failures tend to haunt me, but they’ve made me stronger. James Altucher at TechCrunch wrote an article called [...]
Digital printing is becoming more and more popular and necessary to stay alive in today’s dwindling print market. Our online company, PrintKEG, relies on a few tools and applications that could prove useful in decisions you may make concerning your print shop or small business e-commerce website. We don’t include our actual production machinery or [...]
I think one of the most frustrating experiences I occasionally face as a small business owner is dealing with irate customers. If your business is dealing with many angry customers, then its typically clear you have to make some changes, but at times, its inevitable, you might receive hate mail or lunatic rants. Today, our [...]
The last month and a half have been brutally slow for our small business. When these things happen, it can be easy to question everything you’re doing and start making rash decisions based on no data. The problem Gross revenue was way down so we tried offering more sales and discounts, review the competition more [...]
