Tag Archives: SBE
5 Tips for Small Business in Any Economy
When it comes to the economy, don’t listen to the media, politicians, or friends working at big companies. Listen to other small business owners. And from what I’m hearing, many are still hurting. Here are 5 tips worth considering… 5. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit” […]
TRUE STORY – part 1
It was August 2013 and my family and I were headed back to Belize with The Word at Work (http://TWAW.org) on a short-term missions trip. This was special because it was the first time in 6 years we were able to all go together. And the trip included just one other family, The Kral’s of […]
Interviews With Experts #7: Stephen Jackson’s Run2LIVE
RUN2LIVE (@RoadDoggz) THIS TIME around we’re doing things a little differently: This interview has next-to-nothing to do with Social Media. You can relax. Stephen Jackson was one of the first SBEs to reach out to me through Supplier Connection. Stephen was also on the council of SBEs I worked with to develop the 2012 Supplier […]
Interviews With Experts #6: Steven Sashen, ABC-TV’s Shark Tank Contestant (PART II)
Read Part I > In mid-February, 2013 Steven Sashen and his wife and partner, Lena, of Xero Shoes were featured on an episode of ABC-TV’s Shark Tank, a reality-business show. As usual, my wife & I were watching, live Tweeting about the action and doing a bit of promotion about my blog entry “How Would […]
Interviews With Experts #6: Steven Sashen, ABC-TV’s Shark Tank Contestant (PART I)
Read Part II > In mid-February, 2013 Steven Sashen and his wife and partner, Lena, of Xero Shoes were featured on an episode of ABC-TV’s Shark Tank, a reality-business show. As usual, my wife & I were watching, live Tweeting about the action and doing a bit of promotion about my blog entry “How Would […]
Why did you start your Business?
I commute from Norwalk, CT to Hicksville, NY four days each week. 58 miles each way. 3 major traffic patterns. 2.5 hours each day. For some reason, last week as I was driving down the Hutchinson Parkway, it hit me that every day I drive right past the exit for City Island… City Island just […]
Getting Perspective
“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” ― T.S. Eliot A personal post. The pressures of running a small business are different than any other kind of pressure I’ve experienced. The daily grind of trying to overcome market forces with what amounts to a sling-shot and five […]
What Do You Do Best?
When I was a kid I loved baseball. Born in The Bronx, I wanted to play ball in the worst way. One problem: I was so slow you could use a sun-dial to time me running the bases. Next! I learned to play guitar when I was 5 years old but stopped playing by 9. […]
Coming Soon: Twitter Chats with Supplier Connection
…and now: a short message from our Sponsors. In the coming weeks, Supplier Connection is starting monthly Twitter chats on @SupplierCon. They’re kind of like “Office Hours,” a time when you can drop by to ask questions and get helpful tips on making the most out of Supplier Connection. Each chat will focus on a […]
And Now for Today’s Forecast…
Only the weatherman can screw up their forecasts on a daily basis and stay employed. For almost three decades I’ve been building sales forecasts. In that time I’ve learned it’s one thing to develop a sales forecast for me as a target, a whole other thing to develop them for bankers, investors and board members. […]
The Small Business Lifer 