Category Archives: General Business

Simplicity and Small Business

Posted on May 10, 2013 by randyalletag

Last week we posted about an article that gave 50 time saving tips that should help any small business owner during the course of a busy day, but the main focus was on saving time and less on efficient ways … Continue reading →

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Something For Everyone

Posted on May 3, 2013 by randyalletag

We’ve posted frequently in earlier blogs about the many time demands on running a small business. Every business is different and business owners have different strengths and weaknesses. Some are good at planning, or sales, or marketing, or any of … Continue reading →

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Tips for Using Daily Deals

Posted on March 23, 2012 by randyalletag

It looks like Spring is here to stay in St. Louis (not that we had much of a winter) and it is about a month early,  so it will soon by time to get out the old lawnmower for the … Continue reading →

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Time Saving Tips

Posted on March 7, 2012 by randyalletag

This Saturday (well actually Sunday morning at 2 in the morning) one of my favorite events of the year happens, Daylight Saving Time begins and we get one more hour of daylight in the evening. I know some people don’t … Continue reading →

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Business Tips From The Simpsons

Posted on November 16, 2011 by randyalletag

A small business owner can get valuable insights in running their business from some very unlikely sources. Let me begin by confessing that I’m not the most devoted follower of The Simpsons (but always thought it was very funny when … 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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Natural Disaster Preparation for Your Small Business

Posted on August 30, 2011 by randyalletag

Thanks heavens August is about over. Here in St. Louis we’ve had almost no rain and we had a heat index of 114 one day this month with several days over 100. We really can’t (or shouldn’t) complain because the … Continue reading →

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Your Small Business and Local Charities

Posted on August 3, 2011 by randyalletag

Small business owners know how much the local community contributes to their initial and continuing success. How to Benefit from Supporting Your Local Charities makes the point that supporting some local charitable organizations is a great way to show that … Continue reading →

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Small Business and Baseball

Posted on July 1, 2011 by randyalletag

Today is the first day of July (my favorite month of the whole year) and Summer is in full swing. When I think of Summer I think of swimming pools, barbeques, watermelon, long days, and baseball among other things. If … Continue reading →

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Some Tips for Your Small Business

Posted on April 15, 2011 by randyalletag

I own a sports car that I don’t drive very much (it’s main function is to make the inside of my garage look good). It is a convertible and since I own another car to drive on most days, I … Continue reading →

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