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5 Whiteboard Topics of Discussion Heading Into Tanning Season

I hope everyone’s week is off to a great start! I’ve been meaning to share this VERY basic whiteboard from one of this months manager meetings for my indoor tanning salon company, Extreme Tan and Smoothies. As you willl see in the whiteboard picture below, my drawing skills are pretty incredible, especially when it comes [Continue Reading]

Hey Chubby, Put the Cake Down and Grab a Slice

This party is amazing, probably one of the best parties you’ve been to in a long, long time. Everything is starting to come to a close, and the birthday brat already opened all of their gifts. You know what’s next, everyone does. The cake! Everyone stands around making small talk and tries to keep composure. [Continue Reading]

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Real Managers Make the Biggest Impact When They’re Not There

I know it sounds kind of ridiculous at a glance, but if you look beyond the initial statement you will quickly see that it all makes sense. Sure, anyone that has increased skill sets can make an impact while they are live and in person (except maybe Mili Vanilli), but the real deal, heavy hitter [Continue Reading]

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One More Thing

The constant struggle to achieve more and be more, it’s a vicious cycle that seems to repeat itself over and over again to the small business owner or a new entrepreneur looking to spread their wings. It seems to be the very thing that many of those people that want to say, “What do I [Continue Reading]

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15 Best Business Articles Featured in 2010

Having a chance to sit down and write a few posts at one time is really a nice feeling, now I know what all of you full time bloggers out there are always bragging about. As 2010 comes to it’s final days I’m sitting back today and enjoying somewhat of a relaxed schedule before the [Continue Reading]

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10 Things a GREAT Manager MUST Do

As a small business owner I am constantly looking for ways to help our new managers succeed within their positions and grow to be good managers in future positions. One of the biggest challenges I face as a small business owner on a daily basis is the challenge of making everything consistent within our six [Continue Reading]

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Do It, Delegate It or Dump It

Those of you that are nice enough to come through my blog on a daily basis or that subscribe to my rss feed here know that in addition to being one of those blogging ceos and a blogger that is open to guest posts I am also a multiple business owner. Every once in a [Continue Reading]

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