Good Morning ,I'm writing this after working my booth at the Hurst Euless Bedford Chamber of Commerce annual in-person Business Expo, from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Hurst Conference Center. I was on my feet for most of that time. So how was a live in-person face-to-face business expo in the time … [Read more...]
In Person Business Expo
October 8, 2020 by
Good Morning ,In a few weeks the Hurst Euless Bedford Chamber of Commerce will be having its annual in-person business expo. I have been an exhibitor for the last 20 plus years. I think I have only missed one in all those years. This year I will be having a booth.I will be wearing a mask and not a … [Read more...]
Customer Retention
October 1, 2020 by
Good Morning,Welcome to the final quarter. This is the quarter in which most retailers make most of their sales and go from red to black. Hopefully this year will be no different. So how to make this last quarter better than the others?For the last few months we all have been working hard just to … [Read more...]
360 View of You
September 24, 2020 by
Good Morning,A friend and business coach, who was also business manager for a home inspection company, used to say that she wanted her customers (real estate agents) to see her company name wherever they looked in their office, 360 degrees. She had items for the walls, the desk and elsewhere and was … [Read more...]
Always Answer The Phone
September 10, 2020 by
Good Morning,I was finishing up work at the office when the phone rang again for the umpteenth time. I looked at the caller Id and did not recognize the number. All afternoon I had been getting robo calls for either Google listing, Amazon listing or companies that will lower my credit card fees. … [Read more...]
Recouping Lost Customers Now & Post Covid-19
September 3, 2020 by
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!
August 27, 2020 by
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?
August 20, 2020 by
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...]
