Give Each Workday One Main Theme
Most solo owners do a little of everything every day. Some client work in the morning, a sales call at 11, invoices after lunch, a social media post, more client work, a few emails, a bit of planning. It feels efficient, because everything gets a little attention. But...
Set a Ten-Minute Timer to Get Started
Every business owner has a task they keep putting off. The tax paperwork. The difficult email. The website update. The proposal for the client you’re nervous about. It sits on the list for days or weeks, and every time you look at it, it seems a little bigger....
Let Only People Interrupt You
Count how many times your phone or computer buzzed yesterday. For most business owners, the number is high, and very few of those alerts came from a person who needed an answer. A sale in an app you used once. A social media like. A news headline. A reminder to update...
Cut Costs Before You Chase More Sales
When a small business is struggling, the first instinct is almost always to sell more. More marketing, more outreach, more networking, a new offer. Sales matter, of course. But growing revenue is slow and uncertain. A new client might take months to land, and might...
Samsung Sold Noodles and Dried Goods First
On March 1, 1938, a businessman named Lee Byung-chul opened a small trading company in Daegu, in what is now South Korea. He called it Samsung, which means “three stars.” It traded groceries, including noodles, dried fish and other goods made in and around...
Avis Turned a Loss Into a Profit by Admitting It Was Number Two
By the early 1960s, Avis Rent a Car had a long-running problem. It was a distant second to Hertz, the clear leader in the industry, and it hadn’t made a profit in more than a decade. In the year before its turnaround, it lost about $3.2 million. Most companies...
Turn Your Next Good Month Into Time Off
Decide in advance that when the business hits a certain income level, part of the reward is time: a free afternoon each week, a long weekend or a lighter month. When a solo owner has a great month, the usual response is to take on even more. More clients, more...
Sleep on Any Big Decision
Set a personal rule: any business decision above a certain size waits at least one night before you act on it. It’s 10:30 at night. You’ve had a long day, and you’re scrolling through emails. A client has pushed back on your price. A software company...
It’s Open Enrollment Season for You Too
Set aside one afternoon this season to review your own coverage and benefits, the way an employer would prompt you to every fall. Every fall, employees get the same reminder from HR: open enrollment is here. They review their health plan, check their dental and vision...
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