If you search on Google for virtual assistant, youll find a ton of listings. You can search through those, check out their services and do some interviews. Id take a shorter route.Find some other people you trust and ask them who they use and recommend. Then go from there. Youll do a lot better seeking […]

1. BarterIf you have a business you should be bartering goodsand services with other businesses. You should try totrade for something before you buy it. Barter dealsusually require little or no money.2. NetworkTry networking your business with other businesses.You could trade leads or mailing lists. This will cutdown on your marketing and advertising costs. Youmay […]

Put join a networking group on your to do list with a big underline, star and happy face. Youll be glad you did for more reasons than you can count. And the advice is coming from this confirmed non-networker who, in 20 years of business, considered networking a colossal waste of time. The old dog […]

Time. As a small business owner, it’s the commodity you covet most but never seem to have enough of. If you had more time, you could complete all the administrative chores required to operate your business. With enough time, you could do more marketing, more networking, more planning and systemizing. If you had just a […]

Community relations is one of those marketing strategies that isn’t talked about much, even though I venture to say practically everyone ends up doing it at one time or another. Basically, community relations is when you and your business become involved in your community. For instance:* Your business donates money to nonprofit organizations. * You […]