Here are some things I’ve learned in the past year and a half that I wish I’d known when I started. I hope they help other newbies like my friend move up the Twitter learning curve faster than I did.
Do you have a vision for your business? Or is that something you associate with big corporations, who talk on and one about their mission and vision in their annual reports and on their Web site? Well, small business owners and self-employed people can also benefit by creating a vision and putting it in writing.
Here are three lessons I learned about how to restart your business in a new location.
• Always follow up immediately if a bill goes overdue. If a client doesn’t pay within 30 days, on day 31, I send an e-mail gently reminding them that the bill is past due and asking when I can expect payment. I know from talking with colleagues that many people do not do this. They wait and wait, hoping they won’t have to actually confront the client about the overdue bill. Or they fear they will offend a client by reminding them that they need to pay.
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