How Much Training Do Sales Representatives Need?
Should they just know how to sell? Or do they need to be taught?
View ArticleIs There a Trick to Getting Everything Done?
The members of the She Owns It business group talk time management. Have you discovered any secrets?
View ArticleThe Truth About Working From Home
A group of owners offer support to Marissa Mayer. Said one owner: "There’s a generation of people who are like, ‘I want to go kayaking. Can I kayak today, instead?"
View ArticleReleasing New Web Sites and Trying to Manage S.E.O.
For YogaFit, the next step is search engine optimization. “It’s not a guaranteed science,” the owner acknowledged.
View ArticleUp for Discussion: Can Employees Be Rehabilitated?
Should you have to explain to an employee what you mean by 'timeliness'?
View ArticleFurther Thoughts on Employee Rehabilitation
One owner says she knows she has to improve her interviewing techniques.
View ArticleYogaFit Tries to Escape the Discount Trap
“We have trained our customers in a bad way,” said the owner, Beth Shaw.
View ArticleThe Challenges of Raising Prices and Competing With Online Retailers
With the new health insurance law kicking in, Jessica Johnson has been preparing customers for a price increase.
View ArticleLessons Learned From a Difficult Succession
Because their father never made a succession plan, two sisters say they are now consumed with creating one: "We want to do everything our father didn't."
View ArticleThe Owner of YogaFit Ponders Taking Venture Capital
"Let’s face it," said Beth Shaw. "If I could grow my company past where it’s at in a big way, I probably would have done it."
View ArticleA Business Owner Weighs the Risks of Choosing the Wrong Investor
Does YogaFit need venture capital — or a chief operating officer?
View ArticleLearning to Hire at a Growing Company
Are you hiring just to fill a slot -- or to find someone who can grow along with the company?
View ArticleHiring to Carry Out Tasks Vs. Hiring to Achieve Goals
When you hire, do you think about whether the new employee will be able to grow along with the business?
View ArticleDebating Whether There’s Still a Place for Advertising
With the decline of print publications, the founder of one start-up said she wouldn't even consider advertising.
View ArticleAssessing a Business’s Mistakes in a Case of Credit Card Fraud
After a dress company's major loss because of fraud, some employees who should have raised alarms were laid off: "I'm wrong, too," said one owner, "but I can't fire myself."
View ArticleBusiness Owners Weigh Their (Often Frustrating) Software Options
While Google offers some solutions, one owner said, she sees drawbacks: “Google keeps changing things and their privacy stuff really concerns me.”
View ArticleStruggling to Manage a Multigenerational Staff
The owners talked about some of their most pressing concerns, including hiring high-level employees and managing older and younger workers.
View ArticleAn Entrepreneur Talks About the Importance of Background Checks and Baked Goods
Building a company with $140 million in revenue.
View ArticleHow Much Training Do Sales Representatives Need?
Should they just know how to sell? Or do they need to be taught?
View ArticleIs There a Trick to Getting Everything Done?
The members of the She Owns It business group talk time management. Have you discovered any secrets?
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