Project management involves handling several pieces of a puzzle. As a manager it is your job to make sure that there is a cohesiveness that results when these pieces come together. A lot of attention goes into making bigger projects work, but what about the smaller ones? You’d be surprised...

When you own a business you get advice from unlikely and unexpected sources. And there’s no shortage of business advice to be found online. Everyone has a secret strategy to make millions overnight. The truth is that some of the business advice, unsolicited and found online, may be good, useful advice...

In order to be a successful business owner it’s important to plan. Business, like anything in life always works better when you have good plans. Even taking a trip works out better when you have a map or use GPS. Thorough business planning is like GPS for your business.  You’ll be able...

Do you want to hire an assistant, but you have no clue what to outsource? Or do already have an assistant, but you always end up giving them useless tasks to do that nothing to grow your business so you’re burning through *money*? Thing is, most “experts” never tell you what the hell...

Do you believe in multitasking? Numerous studies have proven that multitasking is a myth. You don’t actually get more done. In fact, you probably work more slowly because your brain has to continuously re-focus on each task. Scientists have discovered that the human brain can only focus on one...

I got a question recently that caused me to stop, drop and roll. Here it is: Hey Deanna, So…just as I get all fired up on our call, my computer dies not 3 hours later :/  And after a local tech guy ran 36 hours of diagnostics, the hard drive is dead with no warning or explanation. Fortunately,...

Have you reached all of the goals you set for yourself and your business? If not, there may be a very real reason why. Perhaps the goals you set weren’t the right goals. Or maybe they just need a little tweaking. The following tips will help you set better business goals (and you can embrace many...

While it would be great to be able to manage all of the details of your business, there are items that will slip through the cracks if you aren’t careful.   Copyright by the Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich. / Foter / Public Domain Mark 1.0 Think of it as being like the circus act where the...

For most business owners, managing time is one of the highest priorities. Focusing the most time on income producing tasks and minimizing time spent on tasks that do not produce income is the key to success.@deannamaio   Here are five tips that can help you to make your business more efficient...

Many entrepreneurs dream of cutting the 9 to 5 work strings and working at home. What they fail to consider are the drawbacks that come with doing so. Sure, there is the freedom to create your own schedule, but it can also mean a high level of isolation. While everything seems great at first, the bloom...