TweetI had the privilege of being on an Indie Business phone call with dM and Nunzo Bruno. He outlined ways that you could destroy your business. Of course I tuned it. Any helpful advice like this is always to my advantage. One of the 7 tips that stood out to me was “giving away too [...]
TweetYes, I am already preparing for 2012. I always get excited about planning for the new year. I have a 2012 folder, graphs, marketing plan, blog post and new product schedule laid out. My focus besides my mission statement (which I look at every week) is to run a tighter ship. Tweet
Tweet Most of us know of the heart-sinking situation here in State College, otherwise known as Penn State or University Park. The head person had stated that they had the right intention of pursuing the situation, but time went by and nothing was done. Everything was swept under the rug. Leadership didn’t follow through. Tweet
TweetOkay everyone, the financial race is on to meet the goals you have made for the year. Are you prepared to take advantage of one more month of potential sales? Do you have everything available and ready to do one last heave-ho of production? Start today with a plan to make the most of December [...]
TweetWhen I look at my family, my new found business friends and at how blessed I am, the stresses of having a business and running a home seem so trivial. Don’t get me wrong I do know that these things need to be handled with perserverence and a well thought out plan, but they are [...]
TweetThe truth is, I have not made candles to sell for 7 years. So, why am I talking about snares when this is not my forte anymore. Well, I have heard of incidents and money mismanagement that take to many candle makers down. I don’t want that to happen to you. Tweet
TweetSchool is back in session. For some, their little ones are going back to school and now they have the whole day to work on their business. Here in the Shaffer household school is in our basement with me putting on a teacher’s cap. Last year during this time I slacked off of my business. [...]