A friend of mine who runs a health care practice just got a letter telling him to report for jury duty. He is in a solo practice and any day he isn’t working is a day when he makes no money. He is married, with one child, and his wife doesn’t work (outside […]
In my last post today, I talked about a new course from the SBA describing the types of loans they have available. Here is the second new course from the SBA.
The second one, How to Package a Loan Request, discusses the requirements for putting together a loan.
It also includes a list of “realities” about small […]
Here at Small Business Boomers we are in the middle of “Customer Service Week.” Each day I’ve asked a question about dealing with customers.
On Monday, it was about how to handle an irate customer.
On Tuesday, I asked if you would “fire” a customer.
Today’s question: Would you ever refer a potential customer to one […]
Like other baby boomers in business, I talk to people in the same profession. A doctor told me about this dilemma and asked for my advice:
A patient who is a travel agent had been coming to this doctor’s office for several months. When he asked how she was doing, she occasionally bemoaned the fact that […]
In my previous posts about bed and breakfasts as baby boomer businesses, I talked about what it takes to start a B&B. To be successful in this business, like any other, you must market. It’s not enough to have a “better mousetrap.” You must figure out how to let people know […]
Jennifer Hoffman is burning up the blogging world in her new post at My Organized Biz. She’s asked us b5media bloggers to comment on simplicity. Here’s my contribution:
I am a firm believer in the “KISS” principle - that’s “Keep it Short and Simple.”
Henry Thoreau said, “Our lives are frittered away by detail; simplify, simplify.” And […]
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Written by Jean Murray [email] for b5media.
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