Effective leaders know they get the best efforts out of people by working with them, by helping them do their best, and by showing them how to be more productive.  Managers perform managerial functions, coordinating human, material, and financial resources to accomplish objectives.  As a b

All business owners know customers are the most important part of the business, as there would be no business without customers to purchase the goods or services offered by the business.  That makes employees extremely important, as customers see them, and not just the owners, as the business.

Business owners know they can write plans and then sit back and watch them develop, with no worries, until time to make plans again.  Right?  NOT!  Change happens, sometimes causing a crisis situation.  We have all heard the saying that change is inevitable; it is how we deal wit

This is a little light-hearted approach as to whether you would be a good entrepreneur.  An entrepreneur is someone who starts a business, but you can use this for someone thinking of purchasing a small business and operating it. Were your parents entrepreneurs?  An entrepreneur in the fa

The Top-Searched Beer Style and Brewery in Every StateMany people love to relax after a long day with a nice, cold beer. Which beer each person prefers, though, can vary quite a bit. At Business Broker Network, we connect buyers with sellers of a wide array of company types, some of which offer bee

As a business owner, you sometimes get so busy that you forget many of the important things in life. Hopefully, this will cause everyone to pause and remember we all have the same amount of time and an adjustment might be a good thing. 1. A business owner doesn’t really need to be reminded of

You have decided it is time for you to pursue your dream of business ownership.  Should you start a business from scratch or buy an existing business?  This article is intended to help you make that important decision.  There is no right or wrong answer, so you need to weigh everythin

A goal of a business is to have customers who need or want the products or services offered by that business. Happy employees play a big role in making that happen, as customers see employees as the business. Keeping employees happy can go a long way in making a business successful. You may say that

We are all wired differently.  While some of us like to rise far before the sun (and with a great attitude), others prefer to sleep in and stay up into all hours in the night.  There's something about personal preference and schedule of choice that can create very different working hours f

A frequently asked question in a job interview is to give your greatest strength and your greatest weakness.  Many business owners, however, don’t take the time to think about the strengths and weaknesses of their businesses.  This is important as you make plans for your business an


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