by Norm Brodsky | Jun 19, 2019 | Business Tips, Family Business, Mentoring, Money, Small Business
When your company has credit card debt, there’s almost always a logical reason for it, financing growth being at the top of the list. But it’s not a great idea to carry a lot of debt year over year. In a recent post on my Inc. magazine column, I tell the...
by Norm Brodsky | May 29, 2019 | Business Tips, Entrepreneurship, Mentoring, Small Business
When’s the best time to think about selling your company? Right now, even if you have no current plans to sell. I’m a firm believer that you should build your company from the beginning to sell for maximum dollar. In my experience most entrepreneurs...
by Lewis Schiff | May 22, 2019 | Business Tips, Customer Service
When it comes to driving profits, sales is the obvious front-runner. If you’re not consistently converting leads into customers, then that’s certainly your number one problem. But once you’ve got them, you have to keep them. The way to keep customers...
by Norm Brodsky | May 15, 2019 | Company Culture, Stakeholder Capitalism
You’ve heard it said that people don’t quit jobs – they quit people. There’s a lot of truth in that. I brushed the dust off of this vintage post from my Inc. magazine column, because company culture is a vital component of any business, and...
by Lewis Schiff | May 1, 2019 | Business Tips, Women in Business
In a recent post for Inc. magazine, Board of Experts member Vanessa Nornberg shared how the stewardess on a cross country flight ruined what was supposed to be a rare, luxury experience for Vanessa. She deviated from her usual economy class seat to fly first class,...