Posts belonging to Category Michelle van Schouwen

Ownership tactics: Managing your small business even when there is way too much to manage

Feeling overwhelmed in your small business. Blogger Michelle van Shouwen offers time management tips that will help you regain control.

Could your small business survive without you?

Michelle van Schouwen offers ideas on how to plan for when you are no longer interested in or no longer able to carry on your small business.

How can your small business recruit that outstanding job candidate?

Small business owner Michelle van Shouwen suggests ways that small businesses can successfully compete to hire super star employees.

8 great ways to take time off from your small business (even when you are too busy to take time off)

Blogger Michelle van Schouwen provides tips on how small business owners (and their employees) can make sure they get the benefits of time off this summer.

Intrigued by inbound marketing?

Want to know more about inbound marketing for your small business? Blogger Michelle van Schouwen provides tips on how to integrate inbound marketing into your business growth strategy.

Worst practices in business: Who DOES that? (Maybe you?)

We’ve all read about best practices, but Michelle Van Schouwen points out many worst practices that some small business owners fall prey to. Make sure you’re not doing these things to your customers or your vendors.

The hard – and critical – work of updating your business premise

Michelle van Schouwen shares how her company’s business model has evolved over the past 30 years to keep pace with changing client needs and gives advice on how you can keep your own business model current.

The top 5 facts you need to know for your marketing launch

Getting the market launch of your new product or service right is critical to the success of your small business. Blogger Michelle van Schouwen, who has extensive experience in market launches, writes about 5 critical things to consider before your launch.

Prepare your company for the unthinkable: What happened when my spouse and business partner died suddenly

Blogger Michelle van Schouwen gives valuable insights into how, thanks to pre-planning, she was able to continue on with her business after her husband and company co-founder died suddenly at age 49.

A dozen considerations to build and protect your small business’ reputation

As blogger Michelle van Schouwen notes, nothing is more important to the long-term success of your small business than having a good reputation. She provides 12 tips on how to make sure nothing tarnishes this reputation.

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