Posts Tagged ‘small business’

Need to find space for your business? In this video Mike interviews Colleen Debaise of The Wall Street Journal. She explains where to find the new hot spots.  Read more »

The most successful entrepreneurs have distinct traits that makes them stand out from everyone else. The results of their success are well documented. Just look at the cover of any business magazine. But what is not documented as much is how they got there. Here's the how:  Read more »

When it comes to finding the perfect location for your retail store there are many options to consider. Duh! Many are obvious, but some not so much (for example, you might be able to build mystery and surge of traffic by actually being off the beaten path). Thanks to the TPE community, here is a list of things to consider.  Read more »

Small business has the ability to predict the future. Simply by watching the financial trends in big business, we can get a sense what will happen to us 4 to 6 months later. Big business is rolling again and so will we in 4 to 6 months.  Read more »

Most new businesses fail. That's a fact. But blaming it on cash flow every time is a mistake. In fact there are 25 additional reasons why entrepreneurs fail...  Read more »

There are a growing number of indicators of a recovering economy. I recognize that it could simply be the eye of storm... but either way you need to be pushing your small business forward. I reached out to the TPE community to get their feedback on the pending recovery and on things small businesses can do about it. Here is what they said...  Read more »

The most common question I get is "how can I improve my marketing with no or little money?" With this in mind, I asked for help from the TPE community and here is what I got... 115 ideas. Skim them or read them in detail, but whatever you do make sure you go through the list. Just one of these ideas may trigger a marketing opportunity that you never considered before. Just one of these ideas may take your business to a whole new level!  Read more »

And don’t forget to check out Cup Cake Kids! Another video by Mike Michalowicz, Author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur Did you read the one book that is actually helping entrepreneurs in this economy? Check it out now!.   Subscribe to Toilet Paper Entrepreneur Blog! Just click on this, confirm you are a living human, and we’ll [...]  Read more »

It’s not rocket science: Big challenges lead to big accomplishments; the bigger the challenge, the bigger the benefit. You know the drill. You don’t have to be reminded to think big – you hear it every day on Oprah. So…what’s the hold up? What’s stopping you from going for the pie in the sky?  Read more »

CONTEST!!! See the details at the end of the post. CONTEST!!!! 1. Thank You Notes, Even When They “Don’t Deserve It” Show Your Customer Some Love: I write my clients thank you notes (snail mail ones) at random times; not just when they’ve bought a service, but when something makes me think about them.  I have [...]  Read more »

Regardless of the economic times, as an entrepreneur, you will be required to fire someone at some point. Perhaps it is based upon the employees poor performance, or deviant activity, or maybe it is due to the current crap economy. Regardless of the circumstances, you better know how to fire someone before you just [...]  Read more »

Extreme is good. Extreme is awesome. Extreme is profitable. But when your extreme behavior is inauthentic, rooted in a desire to get attention by whatever means possible, extreme is bad – very, very, bad.  Read more »

Before you get on your high horse and slam me for posting this blog “well into 2009,” understand that I waited a few weeks to make sure that sucky 2008 didn’t somehow, some way, sneak back. That’s how crappy 2008 was. But there is a silver lining to the 2008 storm, and let’s hope 2009 is the rainbow.  Read more »

If you want to go from wannabe to newbie to successful entrepreneur, you’ve got to bust through some of the most common misconceptions about starting your own business. If you are already building a business, you may have discovered some of these myths the hard way.  Read more »

In this video I interviewed Deborah Dowdell, President of The New Jersey Restaurant Association, about her strategies for navigating this tough economy.  Read more »