by Lisa Canning | Mar 20, 2023 | Sales
As a music store owner, you’d think offering retail sales backed by related services would be enough to get your revenues where you want them. But whether you’re selling instruments or servicing them, brick-and-mortar stores are limited by time: there are only 24...
by Lisa Canning | Mar 13, 2023 | Business Process
The “Great Resignation” that started during the pandemic lockouts, as millions of workers quit their jobs, is continuing with surprisingly large numbers of disaffected employees who found new work and are now job-hopping. If, therefore, businesses mean it when they...
by Lisa | Mar 6, 2023 | Business Process
Going into business can be exciting, sometimes maybe a little too thrilling. Financing is one of those things that can get a new business owner’s adrenaline pumping, and when that gets going, the two options are flight or fight. The thought of finding the money to get...
by Lisa Canning | Feb 27, 2023 | Business Process, Networking
Clients are sales, and sales are your company’s lifeblood, and repeat business is the heart of your enterprise. Landing a profitable client takes equal parts hard work and luck. But what happens if your luck turns sour? Step 1: Admit first to yourself what part you...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Feb 20, 2023 | Marketing
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a critical online marketing strategy when building, developing, and maintaining a music store website. Whether you decide to bring in an SEO consultant or try it yourself, you should understand what’s required to optimize your...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Feb 13, 2023 | Business Process
The 20th century British statesman Sir Winston Churchill is reputed to have made dozens of motivational statements during his 70-year public career, an oft quoted adage being: “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Feb 6, 2023 | Business Process
Maps? Who needs ‘em anymore. Plug your destination into the GPS, hit go, and a voice will call every turn, merge, and detour to get you where you are going. They’re not all as dead as disco yet. Anyone who’s thinking of opening the doors of a retail music store,...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Jan 23, 2023 | Business Process
It takes a special kind of person to start a small business. Part gambler, part strategic thinker, part shrewd operator, part rainmaker, about 10 parts of working smart to 1 part luck, et voila! Clearly, if you had an idea for a small business, launched it, signed on...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Jan 16, 2023 | Business Process
You have the perfect idea. You’ve researched the marketplace and developed a plan to make a splash in it. You’ve surrounded yourself with people who understand your vision and can help you to achieve it. What’s next on an entrepreneur’s checklist? The essential tools...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Jan 9, 2023 | Business Process
Employee productivity is the foundation of a business’ success. Smart business owners know that they have to motivate, train, reward top performers, and steer those who get off course back to where they need to be. Are Your Employees Engaged? The world, it seems, has...
