As a small business owner, you must remember that your employees are not your friends. Don’t get me wrong – of course you want to be friendly and create a relationship based on mutual respect and trust. But so many small business owners fall into the trap of treating employees like friends (or worse yet, [...]
In delivering my small business consulting services, I find that my clients are always wanting to be more productive. Everyone feels like they don’t get enough done. In a recent interview in Inc. Magazine, Tim Ferris, author of the best selling book, The Four Hour Work Week, said that while the title of his book [...]
Times are still tough in the U.S.A., not to mention the rest of the world. But one thing is sure, we are holding fast to one of the truly American qualities I treasure the most – our sense of humor. Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day and I got suckered by Google – and had a [...]
Try one or more of these tips to help you feel better and keep up with all the many responsibilities in your business.
As someone who has been providing small business consulting services to small business owners for the past eight years, I have had the privilege of seeing what works and doesn’t work in many small businesses. Not to mention the 20 years I spent in small business before that, owning and running companies. In order to [...]
One of the most difficult areas in any business is successful hiring. Whether you’re hiring your first employee or you’ve been hiring employees for years, you want to remember to hire first for how the person will fit with the team and second for how experienced or skilled they are. You know that it can [...]
Dateline: USA, Planet Earth Small business consulting services are provided by Anne Alexander who has been coaching businesses full-time since 2002, as well as informally for 15 years before that. Clients typically have from 1 to 10 employees, and occasionally up to 50 employees. Professional services: * Web design * Accounting * Interior design & [...]
Most of my life I’ve been blessed with excellent health. So when I ended up in the ER on New Year’s Day, it was a bit of a surprise. As was finding out I have an ulcer! The good news is that I’ll be fine. But I know that things are rarely as simple as [...]
