DollarDays Blog is pleased to share the small business expertise of Mark Stevens, CEO of MSCO, sales columnist for Entrepreneur.com and bestselling author of Your Marketing Sucks. DollarDays Blog (DDB): Please summarize your business expertise in a nutshell. Mark Stevens: My expertise is to identify and address what it takes for a business to grow and to move from … Continue reading Small-business Expert Interview: Mark Stevens, CEO of MSCO
Month: November 2009
Frugal Living Tip: Checking out the Library
How often have you bought a book, started reading, realized it isn't that good, but stuck with it doggedly anyhow just to "get your money's worth"? And, even if you end up liking a book you buy, how many times do you pull the book down to reread once it's found a place in your … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Checking out the Library
Small-business Expert Interview: Adam Ishaeik, CEO of Hunter Wellman
DollarDays Blog is pleased to share the small business expertise of Adam Ishaeik, CEO of Hunter Wellman, a company that assists small businesses with acquiring federal contracts. DollarDays Blog (DDB):Can you please provide some brief background on yourself and your company? Adam Ishaeik: I have been involved with federal business development for six years. After my I … Continue reading Small-business Expert Interview: Adam Ishaeik, CEO of Hunter Wellman
Frugal Living Tip: Discover Where Kids Eat Free
Children may be priceless to their parents, but the cost of raising them can be calculated. According to the BabyCenter calculator, a baby born in 2010 to a Midwestern middle-income family will cost more than $230,000 to raise and send to a public college. So moms, dads and other adult caregivers can surely appreciate any frugal living tips … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Discover Where Kids Eat Free
Small-business Advice: Developing a “Free Soup” Strategy
Unless you have some sort of exclusive patent, chances are that your business competes on quality. This means that whether you run a dry-cleaning company, a restaurant, an office supply [store] or a gardening business, your customer has a number of choices [for] where to [...] buy essentially the same product or service. So how … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Developing a “Free Soup” Strategy
Frugal Living Tip: How to Get Rid of Credit Card Debt
Living beyond your means is always a bad idea—eventually, the bills will get out of control and you'll find yourself facing a mountain of debt. Credit card debt can be especially destructive. Miss a payment and your interest rate could skyrocket. But even if you make all your payments, making just the minimum necessary payment could stretch … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: How to Get Rid of Credit Card Debt
Snuggies Are the New Birth Control—Buy Fleece Blankets Instead!
That's right, you've watched the Snuggie commercials on TV. You may have probably heard coworkers, friends and even family members making fun of them. So do yourself a favor and save yourself from the ridicule and go with something more traditional. Marc Gold fleece blankets are 100% polyester fleece, offering maximum warmth through the winter months. … Continue reading Snuggies Are the New Birth Control—Buy Fleece Blankets Instead!
Small-business Advice: Traits of Great Leaders
What makes a great business leader, in your opinion? The ability to inspire passion and excitement among colleagues and employees? Amazing insights into what customers want and need? An uncanny ability to discard background noise and identify important trends in the marketplace? Adam Toren at Entrepreneur.com polled his readers for their ideas on what makes a great … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Traits of Great Leaders