Entries in the ‘Managing Small Business’ Category:
filed in Managing Small Business on Dec.16, 2010
A small business manager has limited resources, major time pressures and a vast number of “balls to keep in the air”. It’s far more difficult managing a small business with 20 employees than managing the same number in a large business. Small business managers may need to follow the same principles. But the practice is [...]
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filed in Managing Small Business on Dec.16, 2010
It is the final day. You have taken months to build the house and now it is finished. You, your staff and trade contractors have put many hours of skilled labor into creating this home. It is a good house and you are proud of it.In a few minutes the home buyers will arrive and [...]
Tags: Client Expectations, Contingent, Faults, Husband And Wife, New Home Buyers, New Homeowners, Pay Day, Performance Specifications, Performance Specs, Professional Builder, Scratches, Skilled Labor, Sticky Notes, Teenage Sons, Trade Contractors, Uncles, Unhappy Customer, Walk Trough, Warranty Period, Wood Floor
filed in Managing Small Business on Dec.15, 2010
Setting prices is something that most small businesses managers agonize over. You don’t want to price your business out of the market, neither do you want to undervalue the products or services you are supplying. And most importantly of all you don’t want to miss out on the opportunity of maximizing your business profits.How do [...]
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filed in Managing Small Business on Dec.10, 2010
Running a business is not a child’s play. Moreover, managing small business bookkeeping is again a Herculean task. We all are very well aware of the fact that managing and maintaining financial records consume lots of time and personnel resources. Hence, there is one solution that can solve a problem of bookkeeping for small businesses. [...]
Tags: Book Keeping, Business Book, Child S Play, Company Business, Conclusion, Financial Details, Financial Position, Herculean Task, Loans, Managing Small Business, Personnel Resources, Profit And Loss, Profit Loss, Running A Business, Saving Time, Small Business Bookkeeping, Small Businesses, Time And Money, Turnover, Vital Aspects
filed in Managing Small Business on Dec.08, 2010
As a manager of a small business there are certain behaviors that you should avoid like the plague. These behaviors will negatively affect your staff and ultimately your customers. Successful managers never use these tactics because they have found that the consequences of them will undermine a lot of good results gained through people.The practices [...]
Tags: Act, Anger, Boss, Consequences, Disrespect, Doubt, Improvements, Job, Jobs, Managing A Small Business, Mistake, Mistrust, People, Plague, Policies And Procedures, Resentment, Sending A Message, Staff Member, Successful Managers, Time Change