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Listening: The Bonding Necessity
I am not a big car magnet guy myself, [...]
Dry Cleaning, A Dog Named Roy, and the Bizzics Bonding Formula
I decided to change dry cleaners the day that [...]
Tough Times, Tough Calls: Client Selection
I was leading a half a dozen entrepreneurs in [...]
Hard Work Shows – No Fooling Anyone!
When I handed him his change, I knew he [...]
Lights, Camera…Leadership Lessons from the Set
Show them. Don’t tell them. Stories speak louder than [...]
Operating in Strength Zones: The Ultimate Power Booster
One of life’s great paradoxes: the most obvious things are [...]
Technology and People: Drawing the Lines
The first time I recall obsessing over it was [...]
Words Leave Indelible Marks: A Tribute
This one is for my dad, Bill Higgins. He [...]
Coaching is Motivation and Discipline: Jesse Haddock
He never even played the game until a year [...]
Small Business and the Upside Downside Ratio
Entrances and exits are the most memorable moments. What [...]
Great Pitchers Need Great Catchers: Which Are You?
I came across a big idea in Max Depree’s [...]
Breakthrough Energy
I find the last ten percent of any effort [...]
Leading Like an Irishman
Last week, I was working on a leadership program [...]
Friction In Business: Friend or Foe?
Quick word association: friction. What’s your one-word response? I imagine responses ranging from [...]
Abundant Energy, But What Kind?
Abundance is one of those new age terms that [...]
“Cash Flow Problems”: We Know What THAT Means!
People speak in code for a variety of reasons. [...]
Level Up!
Bizzics is delighted to have a guest blog this [...]
Client Connection: Much More Than Customer Service
Connecting with clients is fundamentally different than simply serving [...]
“Dollar Bill” and Dollar Bills: What Is Your Field of Vision?
Just about everyone I know is charting a new [...]
Sales Cadence: The Very Rhythm of Your Business
Cadence has become a bit of a buzzword in [...]
Money’s Suitability For Use: What Flavor Today?
Money seems like such a straightforward concept. It’s a [...]
Weaving Webs: Multi-Level Networking for Small Business
Networking has dominated my thoughts this week. I participated in several virtual networking experiences, inspired by [...]
The Selling System of Madam C. J. Walker: Is the Process the Product?
If you are interested in generating higher sales than [...]
Tinkering Time: Constantly Working On Your Business
My friend and serial entrepreneur Bobby Martin wrote a [...]
Realizing Potential: What Could Your Business Really Be?
Count me among the millions engrossed in “The Last [...]
Worst of Times, Best of Times: Don’t You Forget About Small Business!
Pain, misery, and uncertainty. From where I sit, that [...]
Small Business Comeback: Getting Energy Back In The System
Cash inflows from PPP, EIDL and other grant programs [...]
Big Business and Small Business: Five and Five
Like many, I was surprised this past week to [...]
Four Business Growth Ideas From My Back Yard
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” - John C. [...]
A Little Something For The Effort: SBA Lending
“How about...you know.... a little something for the effort.... [...]
Disruptive Innovation of a Slightly Different Kind
Disruption used to be such an exciting word, at [...]
Belt and Suspenders and Then Some: PPP and SBA Dynamics
After the C’s and P’s of credit, one of [...]
PPP Perspective – Jump Right In, The Water is Fine. Trust Me!
In Stephen M.R. Covey’s wonderful book, The Speed of [...]
SBA and PPP: How Can We Get Some Momentum?
The irony of it all! PPP. Paycheck Protection Program. [...]
Playing The Odds: Becoming Better Than Ever
My father is 92 years old. He lived through [...]
Small Business Still Standing, Together
Let me be blunt. The economic impact of COVID-19 [...]
Small Business and Spatial Disorientation
Everyone I know is trying to understand our new [...]
The Fighting Spirit of Small Business
Everyone has their favorite version of Rocky. For me, [...]
Business Exits: No Time For Spontaneity
Very early in our marriage, over three decades ago, [...]
Direction, Momentum and Maps: Small Business
Sometimes I miss the old paper map days. Long [...]
Cowboys and Horseshoes: A Client Connection Story
Some people point horseshoes up to keep the luck in. Others point them down to shower good [...]
Pricing For Profits: My Two Scoops’ Worth
“And you know, I’ll be home, sitting with my [...]
The Right Kind of Parking Lot: Getting Started
"Some have given up, some have given in. Looks [...]
Piqued Demand
I was happy for them at first, before I [...]
How Convenient!
A few weeks ago, I had a surprise opportunity [...]
Set Your Direction – Lean Canvas
Lean canvas – a new way to do business [...]
Coaching, Mentoring, and Consulting – Part 2
We left Part 1 of this blog sequence with [...]
Coaching, Mentoring, and Consulting – Part 1
If there is a constant in business, it is that [...]
The Cost of Anything
Americans are professional consumers. We always want to know [...]
The Miracle of Small Business
It seems like everyone is always doing the math on [...]
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There is always an awkwardness in transitions — leaving [...]
