small business help

Examples of how daily deal sites have worked for some small businesses

I came across the article below on VCStar.com which has some good examples on how a daily deal sites has helped build awareness of local small businesses. As it

Could you use a daily deal builder for your own daily deals?

was awareness that most of the businesses were after, they were prepared to lose money in order to gain new customers and repeat business. While I would say that doing the numbers on the deals is extremely important so that the deals do not result in a surprise by costing the company huge dollars, there is always the possibility of add ons. And it’s here that one of the businesses does give ideas within the window services industry for other services which can be added on to the ‘deal’ job. So if you are interested in some examples of how daily deals sites could work for your business, check out this article:

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/may/05/business-owners-weigh-pros-and-cons-of-online/

If you are interested in setting up your own daily ( weekly, monthly) deal site you can, click here to read.

Recognizing and dealing with stress and burnout – help for small business owners

Are you stressed or suffering from business burnout? Maybe you have not yet got to the point of recognizing the problem. I came across an article by Bob Dahms on dealing these issues which I have just got to share. Just like millions of small business owners around the world I thought I was coping ok with doing ‘everything’ in my business, but now can see how easy it is to fall into the trap that will result in business burnout. The link to the article is below, please read through to the end which deals with recognizing and some tips of dealing with stress in business.

recognizing and dealing with stress

Don’t leave it too late, recognizing and dealing with stress and burnout is important for you, your family and friends.

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/04/30/2497668/what-to-do-when-faced-with-business.html