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Start. Run. Grow. Our new, second edition of Entrepreneurship: A Real-World Approach shows you step-by-step how to succeed in your small business.
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How healthy is your small business? Are you providing your customers with the best service possible? In this month’s newsletter I have some danger signs to look out for, tips for how to avoid them, and a chance to get my one-on-one advice on a small business problem you’re facing.
7 signs your small business is about to die
Every small business owner has good days and bad days, good months and bad months. But how do you know when you’re not just experiencing a temporary downswing but are in serious trouble?
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Small biz owner: Don’t be like the airlines!
Lately, it seems like airlines can’t do anything right. They drag people off planes, kill giant rabbits, snatch strollers from babies. Is this what customer service should be all about? If you run a small business, the airlines have been giving us all a master class in “what not to do to your customers,” so let’s look at some of the lessons we can learn from what the airlines are doing wrong.
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Small business nightmares
I have over two decades of experience helping small businesses just like yours. At many events here in the US and around the world, I do my popular speed consulting sessions. Now you have a chance to get my tailored advice during a free 30-minute consultation—without leaving your desk.
Send us a small business issue you’re struggling with—employees from hell, customers from hell, no customers, no website, no cash, whatever—for a chance to get free advice from me, the USA Today small business columnist. Email us at info@planningshop.com with a description of the problem you’re having and why you need my help. Unlike Gordon Ramsay on Kitchen Nightmares, I won’t yell at you—I promise—but you may appear in one of my upcoming USA Today columns, on our website, or in this newsletter.
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That's all for now. Until next month,
Rhonda Abrams, CEO PlanningShop
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