Business Lessons Learned From The Mall

Normally in this column I dispense highly-intelligent small business advice in response to thought-provoking questions submitted by future and fellow entrepreneurs. This week, however, I have a couple of questions for myself, one of which makes me wonder how truly intelligent I really am.

Polished Presentations

Do you spend money on a product if the presentation looks unprofessional? Case in point: As my husband and I approached a small family restaurant, I spotted two hand-scrawled signs in the window: Help Wanted. Cook Wanted.

10 Traits of a Good Team Member

You are a manager of a project and are given the luxury of selecting your people. You can select any 5 of the 10 people. What attributes do you look for in a team member? What is the mix of attributes, traits, skills, talents that you should gather into your team?

10 Tips to Gather Business Requirements

Definition: Differentiate between client and customer: client is someone who would like your help in creating a product or service for someone; a customer is the person who pays for some service or product.