Leanne Hoagland-Smith

Years ago, I remember my grandmother sitting me down in front of her butter churn. This was repetitive, tedious and even boring work. In today’s marketplace, some small business owners,...

How often do we hear from B2B or B2C customers these three words? What’s the cost? Or maybe we hear “How much?” Regardless the number of words, the result is...

Today is the last day of the business year for the most small business owners. For some there will be gleeful smiles and for others frowns of concern to possibly...

With today being Christmas Eve, many small business owners, executives and sales professionals are busy enjoying friends and family and are attempting to demonstrate finding balance between work and professional...

At the end of the day, the week, the month and the year, bottom line for small businesses is all about the money. Dollars in (revenue), dollars out (expenses) and...

Sometimes it is easy to forget the customers, the people who have actually bought your solutions allowing you to pay your bills and hopefully bring you a little profit. These...

Almost a year ago, an article published in Forbes written by Ian Altman suggested the top 10 business trends for 2018 that will drive success. These trends included: • Artificial...

Today is Cyber Monday. We can thank marketing firms for creating this special day for online stores to showcase their “great” deals. Many small to mid-size businesses do not have...

Growth for many small businesses is just securing enough sales to pay the bills. Innovation, what’s that? Yes, time is of a premium. However, as authors Jason Jennings and Laurence...

Right now, holiday marketing is in full swing. From stores playing favorite holiday songs to mailboxes being full of early “Black Friday” specials, customers are being encouraged to buy, buy,...