Category: Small Business

Cost Free Ways For Small Business To Compete With The “Big Boys”

It’s often the case that small businesses exist in a market that includes at least one, and often many other LARGE businesses or chains. On the surface of it, it would seem that the small business is in competition with…

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When Teams Aren’t Important Or Desirable

Teams aren’t always the best or most efficient way to get work done Sometimes Teams Are Counter-Productive On the surface of it, it would appear that effective teams are always good, and that it is always worthwhile to invest in…

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From Solo Business To Employer: Two Necessary Psychological Shifts

There are really THREE stages of business growth for small businesses (defined as having less than 100 employees). The first is the solo entrepreneur who starts the business and operates it as the sole person in the business, perhaps sometimes…

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The Never Ending Interviews: To Grow OR Not To Grow A Business

Robert Bacal discusses the pros and cons of business growth in the first in a new series, entitled “The Never Ending Interviews” Q: Robert, you’ve just semi-retired after twenty five years running Bacal & Associates as a solo business. Was there…

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Why Your Twitter Marketing Efforts Are Doomed To Failure

Learn about sales funnels, churn, attrition and deceiving metrics. Here’s the scenario. The social media platform you use indicates you have 25,000+ followers, or friends or people who should be reading and responding to your business related social messages. But…

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Why It’s So Hard To Market On Twitter

If a tweet falls in the forest, does anybody hear? Tweets are wisps In the wind, and have less influence than most think There are so many reasons why social media has exploded in popularity, but let’s look at what…