Sarah J. Doyle | September 29, 2008
Do you have what it takes to be successful? A quick quiz.The great desire to be successful has always been a fact of life! The word “success” means different things to different people. For some, to be successful is to have your own business, so you don’t have to answer to anyone but yourself. To [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 15, 2008
A small gift to a valued customer wouldn’t really sound like advertising, however it can have the same effect as advertising with much to gain for the business owner.Effective advertising (gift giving) creates awareness and maintains a positive image of your business. No customer is likely to forget where she was given special status, and will [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 8, 2008
“If it’s to be, it’s up to me” is one of my favorite quotes! I have it tacked to the wall in my office along with a few other quotes. This is a reminder to me that it is NOT a favorite employee that’s gonna make my business what it needs to be, neither is [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | August 22, 2008
Darn It! Inc. is a company that solves other businesses’ problems with messed-up apparel orders, distribution difficulties and warehousing needs. Their slogan is “Your problem is our business”. Darn It!, which started with a handful of employees, now has 110 full-time workers in 175,00-square-foot rented space but the company will be moving to its new 314,000 square [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | August 4, 2008
There are two ways to make more money in your home business — increase sales or reduce expenses. Both sales and expenses will determine the total year end profit. Because business expenses are more controlable than sales (can’t guarantee any dollar amount from sales), let’s look at your total home office operation with “reduce expenses” [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 21, 2008
There is no such thing as “luck” when starting, building or running a business. Just because you’ve decided to open your business in your home doesn’t mean that you can just “float” and the business will succeed. There are some serious things for you to think about, plan and execute in order to have the best possible [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | July 18, 2008
Sarah Calhoun grew up on a farm in eastern Canada and has worked outdoors for most of her life. She used to wear her dads old hand-me-downs as work pants but was constantly having to pull them up or adjust them. Four years ago she was working on a fire-restoration project in California, and had [...]
