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Gratitude as a Business Strategy

Al Hanzal — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:50:02 +0000

Howard Jacobson did a wonderful post for FastCompany. He called it Gratitude as A Business Strategy. The post provides great insights about your business and the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy and prosper. Most of us are fantastic complainers. When someone doesn’t meet our expectations, we let them know. We may even let their boss or mother [...]

Small Business Saturday, November 24th

Al Hanzal — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:04:14 +0000

Saturday, November 24, 2012 is Small Business Saturday This is a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. Please join the SBA and organizations across the country in supporting your local small business by shopping at a small business. How You Can Participate For shoppers Find participating small [...]

Your Input on Reputation Management

Al Hanzal — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:48:57 +0000

Managing your business reputation has become an important ingredient for attracting more online customers. 80% of online customers say they are influenced by what others say about a business. When we hear about reputation management, we usually think “Getting rid of negative comments about our business”. Reputation management involves the positive impressions people have [...]

Special SCORE St Paul Workshop for Small Business Owners

Al Hanzal — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:31:57 +0000

FREE Small Business Saturday Workshop Presented by SCORE St. Paul Tuesday November 6, 2012 Presented by SCORE Saint Paul Small Business Saturday is a shopping extravaganza is the Saturday after Thanksgiving sandwiched between “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday”. For holiday shopping, consumers are encouraged to shop at LOCAL small businesses as opposed to big box [...]

Become a SCORE Mentor!

Al Hanzal — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:10:07 +0000

Contact the appropriate SCORE Chapter on the right column of this blog to take the first steps in becoming a SCORE Mentor.