February 26, 2025

Recouping Lost Customers Now & Post Covid-19

Good Morning , Last week as I was writing my tip I was waiting for it to rain, well it did not rain at all. Glad I watered my plants ahead of time!If you have not planned out how your business is going to recover in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, then you need to start now and put that plan into … [Read more...]

Summer, My Hanging Herbs & Your Business!

Good Morning,This summer I have a few hanging baskets of herbs and other plants on my patio. Being hanging basket plants, they tend to dry out faster than in-ground plants, so they need watering every couple of days. I can tell, because the leaves droop and then start to wither.As I was getting … [Read more...]

How’s Business?

Good Morning ,"How's business" is now a standard greeting among small business owners. Answers range from, "business is great," "people need what we have" to, "we're hanging in there," "we're surviving," business is slow" to "if it doesn't pick up soon, I don't know what we'll do." Bankruptcy rates … [Read more...]

Expressing Your View

Good Morning ,During the political season, which is now underway, some business owners do a lot of stupid things that cost them customers and income, and I don't want you to be one of them.Many years ago I was at a chamber planning retreat waiting for dinner. I was outside on the deck when I got … [Read more...]

Covid-19 Has Helped It?

Good Morning ,Most small business owners are very self motivated; in order for their businesses to survive, they have to be. With the Covid-19 pandemic, owners have to be even more motivated than usual if they want to make it through this.Now we all backslid during this time, some more than others, … [Read more...]

Great Customer Service

Good Morning,My car is in the shop getting repaired. When I purchased the car in 2016 I also got a 6 year, 100,000 mile bumper to bumper protection plan that included towing. After making an appointment with the dealership I called the auto club to arrange the towing. The women who took my call was … [Read more...]