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Business: Engaged! – Taking a Closer Look at the Shoestring Business

Not everyone wants to build a sprawling business loaded with employees and large capital investments. Some prefer to keep it…

Employees carry out your vision for your company and care for the needs of your hard-earned customers. Selecting them and…

You probably have a LinkedIn profile but you might know how powerful it is as a business tool. On this…

One of the great, still largely unexplored frontiers for traditional local businesses is the internet. How do we sell what…

Business valuation isn’t just used when selling your business. It can serve as a periodic checkup. You’ll see the process…

After a 40-year career as a hairdresser, salon owner, and educator, Sara Lou Manning signed the lease for a new…

Most of my episodes are designed for business owners with at least ten years of business ownership experience under their…

No workplace is immune to the potential of an employee injury. On this episode of Business: Engaged!, I talk with…

If you’ve hired anyone — or heaven forbid looked for a job yourself — in the last few years, you…

If you’ve ever wondered why people don’t do what you ask and other puzzling communication questions, this episode is for…