I heard some brilliant advice recently from my friend and former client Craig Dunn, owner of Carolina Office Solutions here in Charlotte. He said, “Now is the time to take small risks. Make small investments in your business, in your employees, and in yourself.” I couldn’t agree more and was delighted to hear him share […]
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Distracted by numbers, comments, and Facebook
I have just one question for you today: Are you relentlessly focused on the one or two things that actually make you money in business? Those actions that get you clients and increase revenue? My newest client called me because he realized how much he wasn’t focusing on those things. Social media, his website analytics, […]
Ending the Crazies
When the crazies go away, people want to do a little dance! It happened for my newest client recently and I noticed it immediately when I walked into her office. The piles that had nearly covered her floor were almost gone. Her desk was darn clean. AND she was using the two bin system I […]
What Message are Your Employees Sending to Your Customers?
There’s a local bank here in town that touts itself as a champion and friend of small business. They go out of their way to serve the small business community. In fact, they even let small businesses use their conference rooms for free (as long as no one at the bank needs them). Who decided […]
Carolina Pad File Folders – Because Beige is Boring!
I know it and Carolina Pad knows it – beige is boring. And uninspiring. Really, really uninspiring. Most of the standard beige file folders last a long time – but they don’t look great doing it. You know how it is – you use a file folder for awhile and the corners start fraying. You […]
Do you suffer from systems envy?
When I found the Studio C Ideal Padfolio on the Carolina Pad site, I was overjoyed! Talk about a piece that does many things – and does them well. It’s really a system within a system. Some of my favorite features include the notepad, pocket sleeves and a tab to hold a pen. And how […]