Review: JIAN SmallBizCRM with Email Marketing A CRM, or customer relationship management solution, is a must for any entrepreneur or small business owner. I am sure this statement does not come as a surprise to you. However, finding the right CRM solution is not easy. Whether it is too complex, too expensive, too feature rich,…
Every business – big and small – succeeds or fails based upon the quality of its people. Have a great product but a clueless staff and you are headed for bankruptcy. Have a mediocre product but a top notch team of experienced and hard working individuals and you may just be on your way to…
You have chosen to start a new business. Having left “The Man” behind (your corporate job), you have decided now is the right time to launch your entrepreneurial venture. After many years of being accountable to a boss, to your staff, and your co-workers, you are ready to venture out on your own. You now…
I was recently chatting with a small business owner friend of mine who was explaining to me how his business performed just horribly in 2009, but in 2010 he and his team were able to right the ship and they ended the year with a bang. Sales were way up. His profits were way up. …
As an entrepreneur or small business owner, does your company spend time and/or money to positively contribute to your local community? If not, why not? While generally not part of a for-profit company’s “reason for being”, many organizations – both big and small – have made it their mission to be a contributing member to…