More Life Control in Seattle

Small business owners, you may soon be violating the law if you bag purchases for your customers in Seattle. Yesterday the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance that bans the use of plastic bags. The bill also requires that stores charge customers five-cents for paper bags. Apparently, encouraging customers to bring their own reusable bags to the store was not enough. They...

Author, Roger McManus, Challenges Audien...

The Tire Industry Association announced that Roger McManus, author of Entrepreneurial Insanity in the Tire Industry will speak as a part of the TIA educational track being held in conjunction with the SEMA Show November 1 – 4, 2011. McManus’ topic is titled “When Will You Be ‘Finished’ ?” a take-off from IBM founder Tom Watkins’ famous answer to...

Small Business Idea: Sales Soar with Fo...

If you want to outclass your competitors and keep sales high, a consistent and appropriate marketing and advertising effort is necessary. Your competitors are wishing they had more customers, just like you.  Actually, what they really want are your customers.  And, every business owner wants to know how to increase sales when times are slow. With these four techniques, you will...

Small Business Idea: Is Your Employee Pa...

Small businesses offer many advantages that big companies don’t. However, an attractive employee benefit package generally isn’t one of them. Without the large numbers of employees required to negotiate favorable insurance deals and affordable financial services, small firms can’t compete head-to-head with large companies for benefits. But you can and should offer...