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This past week I spoke with two long time business owners who, like a lot of businesses across the country, are still struggling. Questions came up like, what do consumers really want? How do I price my products and services in this economy? And the toughest question; is small business ownership in America still ‘worth it’. The conversations were thought provoking and made me look at our business and the way we are handling this tough time in America. Hopefully these strategies are useful to you. When you are done reading them, please visit our Facebook page (the link is listed below) to share your thoughts and ideas! Together, we can help each other to thrive in the toughest of economies. #1- KNOW YOUR WHY When times get

I always get so much great information out of my favorite magazine: SUCCESS Cheri PerryMonday, May 21, 2012

One of my favorite Motivational Speakers is Jim Rohn. While he has passed, his words of wisdom live on. I hope you enjoy this selection! How to Turn Nothing into Something by Jim Rohn Have you ever wondered how to turn nothing into something? First, in order to turn nothing into something, you’ve got to start with some ideas and imagination. Now, it might be hard to call ideas and imagination nothing; but how tangible are those ideas? That is a bit of a mystery. I don’t believe that ideas that can be turned into a hotel, ideas that can be turned into an enterprise, ideas that can be turned into a new vaccine or ideas that can be turned into some miracle product, should be called nothing.

Conflict is a natural part of any business environment and most people have a difficult time dealing with conflict so what do we do? We get GOOD at dealing with conflict!! Here are some helpful insights- First Things First: INTERNAL CONFLICT Before we can deal with external conflict, we have to be able to get honest with ourselves. Internal Conflict can manifest itself by how we work, how we handle our internal dialogue and the personal bars we set in our own lives. When we engage in positive self talk and recognition of what our personal best really is, we can begin to deal with any type of conflict or challenge we have personally. Monitoring our work and being aware of what we do each day is the

Success Magazine is one of our favorites here at TMC. Along with the many great articles on business success principals and building tips, they often have thought provoking tools that help us ‘stay on course’ as we seek to find our futures! Potential business owners and existing business owners alike, will find great value in the quiz listed below. We love the exercises that challenge and stretch our brains so we can continue gtetting better and better in our chosen field! DO YOU HAVE THE ENTRPRENEURIAL MINDSET QUIZ Sir SmileySunday, April 22, 2012

It is a good thing that accepting credit cards has proven to increase the amount of money that customers spend at most businesses! The complex pricing structure and numerous fees associated with the credit card processing industry, have always been a concern to businesses. Most merchants in the U.S. are about to repay some of the savings they realized from the Durbin amendment that became effective October 2011. Beginning with April 2012 processing volume, Visa is implementing new fees and increasing some interchange rates that will cost most merchants from a few dollars to a few hundred thousand dollars per month. It is important to communicate with your processing company to determine the impacts on your bottom line. The most significant of all the new fees and rates