For entrepreneurs & small business owners As a small business owner myself, I’m just as stressed out and anxious as the rest of us. So, I turned to some experts…
On a personal note, I am a small business owner myself. So, I can relate and empathize with how difficult these times are for your businesses as well. I believe…
This is Part 3 in a series of ASK ALAN columns about MetaTrends and their influence on business in the ROARING 2020s. Part 1 shares with you MetaTrends 1 –…
In my last ASK ALAN column, I wrote about what business will be like in the ROARING 2020s? I pointed out, that “MetaTrends are the macro forces shaping our future.…
Here are 5 of 20 METATRENDS. (The remaining 15 will be featured in my upcoming columns). I’ve always been interested in what futurists have had to say. Although, like you,…
Many small business owners ask me about proven methods for reducing or eliminating drama from the workplace. Serendipitously, my friend and colleague, Tom Borg recently addressed this very issue. So,…
Good customer relationships are at the heart of business success. However, simply having people to do the work isn’t enough. Good to Great Jim Collins, author of the best-selling…
Individual generations affect business cultures In a previously published article about the millennial generation, I reported how understanding millennials better is critical to attracting them as customers. Research demonstrates that…
Sales prevention (SP) Making sure your business, is easy to do business with, is critical in today’s marketplace. Shoppers have more choices than ever. Why should they choose you? They’re…
Attending Major school My stepson is in the U.S. Army. He’s served in the military for more than fifteen years. With three deployments behind him, he’s currently attending Major School,…
