From making sure that nobody is doing Zoom calls in their bathrobe to ensuring that work actually gets done on time, you’ve got a few extra things to worry about as a Monroe business owner these days. Chief among those new concerns, however, should be cybersecurity. Cybersecurity steps are one of those painful, annoying topics […]
As a Monroe small business owner, you’re no doubt fully aware of the importance of your business location. This is especially the case if you have a retail store or deliver a service where Monroe customers come to you -- you need a location with ease of access and foot traffic. Even if you just […]
So ... I\'m not sure if you knew this. Apparently, running a business is expensive. And controlling costs can be daunting. But despite whatever you might see from those gurus who are posing by their Lamborghinis in the Facebook ads ... even the leanest Monroe businesses are never 100% profit. Trust me -- I\'ve seen […]
With all the floods, fires, hurricanes, and other events that happened in 2019, it turned out to have been a very expensive year for natural disasters. Then...2020 rolled in and said, “Wait until you see what I’ve got!” For decades, a little-known federal loan program administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) provided short-term working […]
The return of March Madness this past week was a big reminder of everything that has happened in just one year. In my opinion, it was the canceling of this event in 2020 that made the entire nation (including those of us in Monroe to) sit up and take notice that this would not be […]
With the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act AND the CARES Act, the government is seemingly trying to go \"full Oprah\" with all of the credits, grants, and such that they are slinging out to Monroe small businesses... And while the media headlines are dominated by stories of the latest 1,400 dollar stimmies, the […]
There\'s this idea out there among many wannabe Monroe business owners that they have to come up with the next completely fresh idea in order to have a great business. Shows like Shark Tank (which I love) go towards creating this kind of mindset - although the sharks do a very nice job of bursting […]
Last week I wrote about working less and testing the 80/20 hypothesis for your Monroe business work cycle. I\'d love to know if you had a chance to consider putting this into practice, send us an email using the email icon at the top right-hand corner of our site when you can, if so. Well, on that note, […]
Seeing what has happened in our nation\'s fourth-largest city has been a sobering reminder of the fragility of life, and business. It\'s helpful to be reminded that threats and disasters can (and do) strike from directions that you might least expect. And while this is quite obviously not the case when it comes to natural […]
We\'ve been talking about meetings, efficiency, and how Monroe small business owners simply have to stay laser-focused on tasks that will bring them and their business towards actually achieving their goals. Especially with all of the political and cultural chaos we\'re experiencing in this particular moment, it\'s worth emphasizing that staying on point is a […]
