Is making money the wrong goal for your business?

When creating a business though, the most important thing you can do is establish a niche and goals within that niche (i.e., create an identity). The actual acquisition of money can really only be a secondary concern. So what does it look like to construct healthy and attainable goals, and a solid business identity?

When to fire your client

I encourage you – don’t wait as long as I did to get rid of clients. That money you’re getting can never make up for the stress and energy drain they’re causing you and your business. Be brave and dump the bad ones when that knot in your stomach starts to form. You might take a hit in the short term, but in the long term you’ll be grateful.

Do your interviewing skills still hold up?

Clair Schwan has interviewed his share of job candidates, and he’s still not convinced that there is a best way of doing it, but he’s certain there are some wrong ways to go about finding a good match between a candidate and a job opportunity.

Need to tune up those rusty interviewing skills?

If you’re rusty on interviewing after a couple years of working just to keep the ship afloat, small business blogger Clair Schwan offers up some great advice!