Are your employees willing to “belch at the table”? – Part 1
You as the owner or manager in your company simply can’t count on the people around you to hold you accountable!
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Should I hire a whole bunch of part time salespeople?
A brand new commercial cleaning business owner wants to “blast” his sales area with a focused short-term team. Good idea? Steve and Chuck give feedback.
Somebody always pays- Part 2
How often is the company checkbook used as a piggy bank for the owner’s personal purchases (some of which can be pretty grand) that bring no value to either the company or its customers?
Escaping Groundhog Day Management – Part IV (Focus)
Owners that constantly change direction and don’t follow through on any of the plans get the company in trouble.
Escaping Groundhog Day Management – Part I
Groundhog Day is a funny movie worth watching, but I must admit it would seem even funnier if it didn’t sound so much like life inside some small businesses
Steve’s TOP TEN QuickTIPS of 2013
Everyone else is running their “Top Ten Best” lists for 2013. So why not your faithful QuickTIPS scribe?
Are your managers trapped in the middle? – Part 1
In this two part series we’ll review how some entrepreneurs trip up their organizations by mishandling management relationships within their companies. Then we’ll discuss how to avoid these stumbling blocks.
Maturing gracefully in business- Part 4
Successful companies, as well as business owners, recognize what their strengths are. Not only that, but they also recognize what makes them strong.
Maturing gracefully in business- Part 3
Are you getting soft between the ears with your business? As we settle into familiar ways (the rut) of doing things it’s easy to blow off learning new things.
Maturing gracefully in business- Part 2
What are you doing to address the natural aging processes that takes place in business and in all of us?
Maturing gracefully in business- Part 1
The greatest challenge small business owners face isn’t achieving success. It’s maintaining it once they achieve it.
How can I get my techs to be more like me?
Don’t expect to find clones of yourself in the employee marketplace. (And that’s a good thing!) Instead, Steve Toburen gives some alternatives to flogging your current employees.
Angela’s Spaghetti Sauce (Part 2)
To build a successful business we have to attend to ALL of the different functions of the business because these activities are essential parts of the recipe.
How can I motivate my sales staff?
A California cleaning, restoration and flooring sales company owner is struggling with “demotivated” sales people. Steve shares some principles on how to run an upbeat sales meeting and how to help your staff (or you!) sell more jobs!
“I was getting stress issues!”
A successful Oregon cleaning and restoration entrepreneur is empowering his project managers and other employees. Now they will be more fulfilled while the owner can focus on what he does best.