Small Business Articles

You don’t ever want to be rude to clients, but sometimes they get a little more involved than you’d like while you’re...

Interviews can provide great insight. But do you know what a potential new hire is really thinking? Sometimes you don’t. That’s why the undercover interview...

They say that you should never go into business with friends or family. But maybe that warning comes too late in your...

My background is in business — design, marketing, community relations, business development. They’re all important to running a business of any kind....

It’s important that you have a happy workforce. A happy workforce means better retention, which means much less time and money spent...

If you found a treasure map that you knew for sure would lead to a pile of treasure, would you follow it?...

During the busy months, time seems to just slip away. One minute you are drinking your morning coffee and checking your email....

If you spend any time filtering through contractors’ Twitter or Facebook accounts you will find that several have been abandoned with the...

Does your plumbing business need a BHAG? No, a BHAG is not a fancy new piece of plumbing equipment. It stands for:...

At Royal Flush, we put most of our advertising dollars toward Google keywords or Google advertising. But you do need to have some other...

Every now and then when I want to measure a kid’s height or retrieve change that somehow found its way under my...

The internet affords small-business owners countless opportunities to market their products and services. This is a blessing and a bit of a...

For years, Cary Hansen felt like he owned just a job while running his business, Hansen’s Plumbing & Mechanical in Ventura, California....

Some days it is hard to believe that I have been with Royal Flush for 10 years. But then I take a...