Category Archives: Strategic Planning

How to Protect Personal and Business Assets

Posted on March 16, 2012 by randyalletag

I”m lucky enough to live close enough to work that I can go home for lunch occasionally and I usually watch a local TV station to get caught up on the news and weather. One thing I’ve noticed over the … Continue reading →

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Small Business and Job Creation

Posted on February 29, 2012 by randyalletag

In the current economy we hear all the time that small businesses are one of the main job creators. I wondered how true this was or if it was an exaggeration, so I did some research and found this information … Continue reading →

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Change is Essential for Small Businesses

Posted on February 24, 2012 by randyalletag

I live in Crestwood Missouri (a suburb of St. Louis) and I read a sobering article in the local newspaper this morning, The rise and fall of Crestwood Plaza. The article describes how one of the most successful malls in … Continue reading →

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Marketing as a Business System

Posted on November 29, 2011 by randyalletag

I think most of you are familiar with the quote frequently attributed to John Wanamaker who is frequently referred to as the father of the department store and modern advertising. He famously said (in one variation or another): “Half the … Continue reading →

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Time to Expand?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by randyalletag

Most successful small business owners consider expansion at one point or another. I wrote about The Importance of Loyal Customers to Your Small Business and used my barber as one example of how to get and keep loyal customers. He … 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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Finally Time to Start Hiring?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by randyalletag

Maybe your small business is one of the lucky (or very well run) businesses that is finally coming out of the Great Recession or maybe you weren’t impacted as much of the rest of them. If you and your staff … Continue reading →

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Fatal Business Mistakes to Avoid

Posted on August 5, 2011 by randyalletag

If you own a small business you are going to make mistakes (after all you’re only human), but a recent article in BusinessNewsDaily provides some ideas on some major possible looming mistakes and how to avoid them. The article is … Continue reading →

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Improving Key Areas in Your Business Plan

Posted on May 4, 2011 by randyalletag

I did some research on business plans for entrepreneurs for this posting and a frequent theme that came up was comparing a business plan to a road map for your company. In this age of GPS devices (I have rarely … Continue reading →

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The Closer

Posted on December 30, 2010 by randyalletag

One of my favorite television shows is The Closer, thanks to the magic of digital video recorders I never miss an episode (if you are curious about the history of DVRs follow this link to the history of this great … Continue reading →

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