Keeping The Small In Small Business

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The problem with being a small business is that sometimes the word "small" describes more than the fiscal label or employee count of the business entity. Unfortunately some people have taken the "small" mentality right into their … [Read more...]

When To Leave Money On The Table

Leaving Money On The Table

I'm generally an advocate for never leaving money on the table if you can. So I've spent a lot of projects negotiating better deals, better payouts, just whatever it took to get the sale. But a lot of times I would find myself overworked and … [Read more...]

Don’t Do My Job For Me

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When you're an entrepreneur, you are bound to run into a client sooner or later that will attempt to "do your job for you". By this I mean strictly someone who will offer to do a portion of the work at a reduction of your costs of course. And I guess … [Read more...]

Sacrificing For Self-Worth

Making Sacrifices

Some of you may have read the entry a few weeks back about me redoing my studio. What I left out of that story was my "quest for the perfect desk". I had been searching around for a desk that would hold my audio and video equipment in the … [Read more...]

The Problem With Showing Mercy

Problem With Showing Mercy

As a small business owner, I tend to do a lot of business with other small business owners. From time to time I'll inadvertently find myself letting other business owners know of certain situations I've dealt with, that may or may not be beneficial … [Read more...]