Jul 30, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: This report was sent from TB a day ago. If you have any information that can help her please leave a comment. I just wanted to say that getting help here in N.E.Texas is near impossible. I am a single mom and because my son is a teenager we are having trouble finding help from shelters. It is not fair for them to discrimina (Read More)

Jun 12, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: As simple as the following recommendation may be, many small business owners do not perform these tasks to ensure that the goods they ordered from suppliers and paid for is what was actually delivered to them.The recommendation is that all supplies received from your suppliers should be:Compared with the delivery slip and i (Read More)

Jun 12, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: If you think that you have saturated your market or that there are too many new entrants into your industry, then it may be time to consider expanding your market to countries outside of the US. Too often we think within the box and ignore opportunities outside of the norm. However, it is imperative, especially during a rec (Read More)

Jun 12, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: As small business owners, we sometimes discard raw materials that we don't need for the creation of our end products. However, with each ounce of raw material we throw away we have thrown money in the trash. We should seek to use all raw material.Unused raw materials can be used to:Make other products (Some farmers who prod (Read More)

Jun 11, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: If you have a business and you hire staff or have plans on hiring, then it is important that you document all the procedures you complete during each business day. This documentation gives your staff clear instruction of how to complete each task they are assigned to. Don't get me wrong, this documentation is not done for e (Read More)

Jun 11, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: When a business has just open its doors and there is a position to be filled which may be extremely demanding, then it is better they hire two part time workers, especially if the work will be too much for one person but not enough for two people.Hiring two part timers gives you the ability to spread out work load more effe (Read More)

Jun 11, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: If you run a small business like a convenience store, restaurant etc. you should consider doing a surprise cash count periodically.This cash count is not the same as what you do at the end of each day to make sure that your cashiers have balanced their collections to your cash register tape, but it is a step to ensure that (Read More)

Jun 11, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: The best way to guarantee customer satisfaction and maintain customer support for your products is to ensure that you provide the best possible quality of goods. The aim is to separate yourself from the pack, as most companies tend to provide goods in keeping with market standards and requirements rather than seeking to pro (Read More)

Jun 04, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: If you are not able to concentrate at home because of your children or other responsibilities, it may be time to rent an office space.Yes, you may have become comfortable with working from the comfort of your home, however, if being at home has started to come in between you and profitability, then renting an office space c (Read More)

Jun 04, 2009

Submitted by Hmdewalt from blog: I find that many of my colleagues in error, thinks that while trying to attract new clients or customers to their business, they need to throw a large net out in the sea in hopes that they will catch something. So they get a big list of numbers or emails and cold call or send emails in the hope of getting customers. This te (Read More)

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