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The Power of Word-of-Mouth

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:12 +0000

If you asked 100 small business owners to name the most effective form of advertising almost all would say, “Word-of-Mouth.”

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When Good Policies Go Bad; Customers Lose & You Lose

Tom Egelhoff — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:17 +0000

Why do we feel we need to create policies? And even more important: Why are they etched in stone with little or no wiggle room?

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Rudeness In The Workplace

Tom Egelhoff — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:31 +0000

If two or more people spend eight hours working side by side, sooner or later, there is going to be some disagreements that can sometimes escalate out of control.

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Employees: They Can Make or Break a Small Business

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:52 +0000

Alert to employers: Employees do not work for you; they work for themselves.

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Tom's Opinion: Obamacare – The Hits Just Keep On Comin'!

Tom Egelhoff — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:00:43 +0000

Here are some changes and regulations you are going to have to abide by to keep your sanity and your business doors open.

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How to Motivate Yourself and Your Employees

Tom Egelhoff — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:00:42 +0000

Employers’ worldwide seem to have the same complaint. "Why can't I find good employees with a positive work ethic?" Is this statement really true?

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How to Bring in The Business in 2013, Pt. 3 of 5

Tom Egelhoff — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:00:51 +0000

Twenty-four hours a day times 7 days equals 168 hours in a week. Your employees spend 40 hours working for you, 40, or so, hours sleeping, leaving a nice fat 88 hours out in the community.

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How to Take Customers Off Automatic Pilot

Tom Egelhoff — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:00:42 +0000

I begin to wonder how another grocery, retailer or variety store would go about changing this automatic lifestyle my wife and I created? After all, it’s not like we hadn’t seen advertisements for other retailers, restaurants or grocery stores.

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Business Success is a Lifestyle Change

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:00:19 +0000

If you’ve been in business more than ten seconds, you know about the 80-20 rule. Eighty percent of your business will come from 20% of your customers.

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50 Things Successful Businesses Do

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:00:59 +0000

If there is one secret to success in business it’s this, “Find someone who is successfully doing what you want to do — and do what they do.”

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How Does a Company Stay in Business 100 Years?

Tom Egelhoff — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:57 +0000

This store began operations when Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse were still attacking wagon trains along the Bozeman Trail.

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Employees Are Your Best Business Builders

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:19 +0000

As a business owner, what would you think if I told you, “No customer is more important than your lowest paid employee?” Most owners or managers would think I was nuts and did not have a clear understanding of workplace realities

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Forget the Holiday Parties, Employees Just Want the Bonuses — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:29:31 +0000

While holiday parties are thought to bring on the holiday cheer in employees, a new survey indicates they’d be a lot happier skipping the revelries and pocketing the cash equivalent instead.

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