Monthly Archives: October 2011

Halloween and Holiday Sales

Posted on October 28, 2011 by randyalletag

Halloween has certainly gotten a lot more popular since I was a kid. I remember when it was just for kids and some people handed out home made treats such as popcorn balls, fudge, brownies, etc. Now Halloween is for … Continue reading →

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Words and Sales

Posted on October 26, 2011 by randyalletag

As a small business owner you are sometimes under great pressure to make sales, after all without any sales (either of merchandise or services) you wouldn’t be in business very long. Sometimes no matter how hard you and your employees … Continue reading →

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More on Business Owner Burn Out

Posted on October 21, 2011 by randyalletag

Last week we posted on some symptoms that indicate that you may becoming burned out on your business and some steps you can take to counteract the problem. Since this can be such a problem with any business owner due … Continue reading →

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A Small Business Owner’s Worst Nightmare

Posted on October 19, 2011 by randyalletag

After you’ve put in many years of long hours, hard work, and passion into your business, what would be your worst nightmare for your business? I think it would be to be forced out of business and it happened recently … Continue reading →

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Burn Out Symptoms

Posted on October 14, 2011 by randyalletag

Any small business owner knows how demanding it can be at times. We’ve posted about how a small business owner must juggle a variety of very different tasks on a daily basis and at some point it can seem overwhelming … Continue reading →

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Tips for Your About Us Page

Posted on October 12, 2011 by randyalletag

We’ve done a couple of postings in the past on the importance of an effective “Contact Us” page (see Important Points for your Contact Form if you missed them). The posting referred to an article that gave 6 important points … Continue reading →

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Local Communities and Your Small Business

Posted on October 7, 2011 by randyalletag

The Pew Research Center just released a very comprehensive report on How People Learn About Their Local Community and the results are very interesting. I read the whole article to research this posting, but How People Learn About Local Communities: … Continue reading →

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The Danger of Ignoring Your Balance Sheet

Posted on October 5, 2011 by randyalletag

If you are like many small business owners, accounting may not be your strong suite so when people start talking about balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements your eyes may start to glaze over. If it has been … Continue reading →

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