Small Business Boomers

I’ve had positive reactions to my post about Journaling Your Small Business, in other words writing down the story of your business, day to day events, business news, etc.  As I’ve thought about it, I realized there are and could be many types of journaling, those eminating from the older hand written logs, records and notes to today’s computer journals and records.
For more than nostalgic purposes, keeping logs, appointment calendars, and records often proves important for legal and tax purpose.
Various journals & logs:

A calendar or planner with appointments and reminders
A sales log
A mileage log
Correspondence
A notebook with information about customers so …read more

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Is your business is reeling from increased costs and the economic downturn? Are you, like the business owner in the photo, watching your business profits shrinking?  For many businesses, when times are good, they spend.  Now, these same businesses are looking at ways to save.  While it’s always a good idea to look at your business costs, now is a great time to implement some of those cost-saving ideas.  To help you, here are some suggestions for cutting costs, from Business Week and from my own experience:

 Reduce energy costs – lower the thermostat in your office.  …read more

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