Being a small business owner is always risky, and unfortunately, we’re often the first to take a hit during an economic downturn. This is exactly what we’re seeing now as the COVID-19 crisis continues to spread worldwide. While this fact may not seem very promising, most small businesses do have Read more…
The onset of coronavirus has definitely upended the way we live our day-today lives. Unprecedented unemployment rates, emptied shelves where toilet paper and Lysol wipes used to sit, an innumerable amount of people working from home, and a serious amount of feeling cooped up – this has become the new Read more…
It’s All About Innovation: Being a small business owner is always risky, and unfortunately, we’re often the first to take a hit during an economic downturn. This is exactly what we’re seeing now as the COVID-19 crisis continues to spread worldwide. While this fact may not seem very promising, Read more…
Self-care is something we all need to do, but many of us don’t accomplish it as often as we should. When you work 9 to 5 (or more), have a family, and other adult responsibilities, it’s tough to carve out time for self-care. But while your attention is focused elsewhere, Read more…
The value of your networking group far exceeds getting leads. Actually, a large piece of the value that comes from your group has little to do with a direct lead in the arena of “Joe needs this, so I’ll call him and tell him your coming” but in the information Read more…
There seems to be lots of reasons to network, and more importantly, keep networking. The process should never really stop. The need continues even though you may know every member in your networking group and could have even become good friends, outside of business, with many in your network. Ongoing Read more…
Most business owners network today. We were the first B To B group in Austin, and therefore the oldest. I have learned that to produce the most return out of your time and money invested in your Networking efforts, two important elements need to be in place. 1) An environment Read more…
There was a small Hail Storm two years ago that blew threw the hard luck county of Bastrop. I was asked to inspect the roof of a home in a unique golf course community called Tahitian Village. After a brief conversation with the homeowner, I jumped (I actually used a ladder, Read more…