Avoid Cash Flow Woes with Good AR Management
Recent economic trends have caused many contractors and other businesses to deal with accounts receivable issues. Five years ago, when the economy was better as a whole, there was less concern with enforcing a contractual right to payment because bills were being timely paid. For those contractors dealing with collection issues, not much can be […]
In-Person Networking Works
Despite the benefits of online contact any time, from anywhere, personal interaction is as good for business now as it was 20 years ago. In the world away from your desktop, your competitors are shaking hands with your potential customers over lunch or a laugh right now. What are you waiting for? Get out of […]
What’s happening at Pro Painting Net?
Pro Painting Net started out as something. Now it’s evolving into something else. We started out creating well optimized mini-sites as an additional online presence to help painting contractors generate leads…and it’s working! Our page holders are getting ranked in Google and generating some leads: Here’s what one of our page holders had to say […]
QuickBooks Payroll – Where do I start?
This past December, QuickBooksTM added an online payroll option to their payroll lineup of QuickBooksTM Basic Payroll, Enhanced Payroll and Intuit’s Payroll Service. How do you decide which one is best for you and your company? Let’s take a look. QuickBooksTM Basic Payroll – Allows you to create paychecks to pay your employees using the […]
Should I provide harassment prevention training if my company does not have 50 or more employees?
Absolutely!! Harassment and discrimination claims in the workplace should not be taken lightly. The Department of Fair Employment & Housing defines sexual harassment as harassment based on sex or of a sexual nature; gender harassment; and harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Every company, even companies with one employee, are required to […]
Get better business results online!
Professional Painters – Do YOU want to show up on Google’s first page in the top ranked search terms for painting contractors in your local area and get leads? Advisors On Target has added a new service and we want our clients and newsletter readers to have the first opportunity to see what we have […]
Is Online Social Networking Right for Your Small Business?
While the jury is still out on just how effective a presence in the social media networks is for small brick and mortar service businesses, many product driven businesses, public professionals like speakers and authors and, of course, internet marketers are doing very well. As a coach and small business consultant I have been monitoring […]
Are You Killing Your Credibility?
I just returned from New Orleans (I’m still in mourning about having to come home) where I participated in PACE 2009, the annual national convention for the painting and decorating industry. Between manning the Advisors On Target booth at the trade show and presenting an educational program on web strategies, I had the opportunity to […]
Not Getting What You Want From Employees?
Have you heard this story before? John, a small business owner, is heading into a team meeting. The team is getting ready to email an advertisement to John’s prospective and current clients. The ad looks great. It is his answer to bringing in new business. The dollar signs are running through his mind. As the […]
December 31st is ‘Make Up Your Mind’ day.
Sales and marketing are critical to improving the top line dollars. Solid organizing and time management skills are a must. But first you have to start by making up your mind to do something different…in order to get different results. Here are your productivity tips for this month: 1. What’s the goal? If you don’t […]