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The idea of sharing
by Tom Shay

The opportunity to teach small business management came from two sources. When you have a century of your family's small business experience backing you there is a lot of experience that is at hand. That was simply having been born into the right family and deciding that I wanted to follow the foot steps of the three generations preceding me.

The second source was a trusted advisor who first appeared as a sales representative at one of our businesses. He was encouraging and asked me to share the experiences and knowledge that I had.

tom shay audience 1 Yes, education is what I do for a living and I believe I am justly paid for my efforts. What I don't understand is why so may feel the desire or need to charge for everything they do.

When we first had the opportunity to teach professionally, I was disappointed with those who want to teach and then sell you something so you can use the information they initially shared.

These people sell books, DVD, educational programs, boot camps and even charge if you just want to ask a question!

There are even those who now think they are qualified to charge a person a sizable fee so that these new people can go out and teach. Apparently the qualification of having been a small business owner does not enter into the equation!

Those are just some of the reasons we have created all the free tools that we have been sharing for many years.

The Profits Plus website is the largest website created for small business owners. There are 47 calculators which will help a business owner make the decision that is exactly right for them as compared to utilizing some "rule of thumb".

There are over 400 small business management articles for free on our website.

Our monthly newsletter, Small Business News, is free as is our monthly podcast, Small Business Conversations and our mid-month blurb, the Small Business Advisories.

We have curated a suggested small business book list (along with a link to an independent book store), all of the Powerpoint presentations from the 40+ classes I teach, audio recordings of each, and a catalog of all our monthly podcasts for over 10 years.

And yes, everytime we find someone trying to charge for something we believe they can, and should, easily share with small business owners, we go into action and work to create something of even more value to the owner without having the need to charge.

We like to share. And we feel honored anytime some calls and asks if they can have a few minutes to talk about business.

We wouldn't have it any other way.

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MARCH 2024
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Conversations

We are taking a break with the Small Business Conversations programs. However, we have the many years of the program cataloged by date on the website.

Small Business

AdvisorieS

The March Small Business Advisory remembers a line from many a western movie; "They went that a-way" and expressions similar to that distract from a business giving great customer service.

Small Business

News

Top Story

The big news item on November 30, 2022 was the advent of ChatGPT; Artificial Intelligence applications which many believe are used exclusively by big businesses.

This does not have to be true as there are many applications we share that have usage in a small business.


Article of the Month

"No plan B"; the subtitle to Van Morrison's Born to Sing album. The idea of no plan B also applies to a small business when you think (or is it when you don't think) about when the time, or opportunity, comes that you can sell your business. Generally speaking, a small business owner gets less money when they decide to close their business.


Book of the Month

"Escape from Cubicle Nation" is the March book of the month. While directed towards those working a corporate job and wanting to become an entrepreneur, we remind readers about utilizing their gut feeling to make decisions in their business.

After all, you did use your gut feeling when you decided to open or purchase your business.

BOOK US

With over 25 years of frontline experience Tom Shay is America's leading Small Business Management Expert. He's a "Must Have" for your next event.

Small Business

Conversations

We are taking a break with the Small Business Conversations programs. However, we have the many years of the program cataloged by date on the website.

Small Business

Advisories

The March Small Business Advisory remembers a line from many a western movie; "They went that a-way" and expressions similar to that distract from a business giving great customer service.

Small Business

News

 

Top Story

The big news item on November 30, 2022 was the advent of ChatGPT; Artificial Intelligence applications which many believe are used exclusively by big businesses.

This does not have to be true as there are many applications we share that have usage in a small business.


Article of the Month

"No plan B"; the subtitle to Van Morrison's Born to Sing album. The idea of no plan B also applies to a small business when you think (or is it when you don't think) about when the time, or opportunity, comes that you can sell your business. Generally speaking, a small business owner gets less money when they decide to close their business.


Book of the Month

"Escape from Cubicle Nation" is the March book of the month. While directed towards those working a corporate job and wanting to become an entrepreneur, we remind readers about utilizing their gut feeling to make decisions in their business.

After all, you did use your gut feeling when you decided to open or purchase your business.