How To Get Organized So You Can Grow

Beth Borrego is a small business owner, and the co-founder of See Dirt Run! Inc. based in Germantown, Maryland. See Dirt Run! Inc. specializes in wood care and restoration, with an emphasis on wood restoration and maintenance for log and cedar homes, and decks. Borrego is also and a freelance writer for Cleaner Times Magazine,…

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Wandering aimlessly

I don’t particularly enjoy traveling but sometimes it has its perks.  I didn’t realize that on this short business trip I would meet someone absolutely fascinating. I woke up at 4am to get ready for my flight from Liberia, Costa Rica heading toward Phoenix, Arizona, with a short pit-stop in Texas. The plan was for…

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3 Ways to become a better leader

Leadership is a subject that has been written about so frequently that I think it may possibly break the internet one day.  I want this article to be different.  From the outset, let’s assume that most of you already have your own preconceived ideas about the word “leadership”.  So, before we begin, let me tell…

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3 Tips for effective employee management

You’ll likely agree that finding & keeping great employees is the largest hurdle service businesses face today. You’ve no doubt heard phrases like “you just can’t find good help” or “kids these days don’t have the work ethic I did at their age”.  Sound familiar?  Oh, you’ve never thought that?  Right…. Inability to effectively manage employees stunts…

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Value per touch

Every single time you talk to a customer, every single time they see a company truck driving down the road, every time they get an email from your company, every single interaction a company has with a customer through any medium is considered a touch. It’s the concept that every single interaction you have with…

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