Tips For Small Business Owners

As a small business I have learned over the years many tips to help me be more successful, efficient, and save money. Relationships with employees, tenants, owners, vendors, applicants and the community at large all need management and take time. Small businesses always need to do more with less so I will share my experiences and what has worked for me if you will do the same.

Class is over – What did we learn?

October 19, 2011

I teach classes at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA a couple times per year.  It is always great to touch base with consumers to see what is really on their minds.   The take away from the class is that as an Owner you need to know the laws and fair housing.  Take a great [...]

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9/11 how does it relate to managing rentals?

September 21, 2011

We just observed the 10 year anniversary of 9/11. The take away for me was the reminder of how precious life is and the fact that our lives as we know it can be turned upside down in an instant.  So how does that impact owning rentals? We need to be prepared.  Once you own real [...]

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What to do when things go wrong?

September 15, 2011

Every landlord has had something go wrong with their tenant, the rental, a vendor the list goes on.  How you handle the issue will reveal what kind of landlord you are or the type of business you operate.  I will share with you a recent experience and how I handled it. I offer placement services [...]

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Show Appreciation

December 22, 2010

I like to show appreciation to my employees, vendors, owners of property I manage and tenants.  It doesn’t need to cost a lot of money.  Here are a few tips that have worked for me.  What has worked for you?  Please share. Thanksgiving note to employees thanking them for being on my team with gift [...]

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Efficiency Tip Of The Week : Providing Information

August 30, 2010

Answering the same old questions again and again can be a huge drain on time, and frustrating too.  We aren’t parrots! Besides your employees can be better used doing other tasks than answering standard questions all day long.  Here is how we have solved this in our office. 1. Have template emails that you can [...]

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Efficiency Tip Of The Week : Client Contact

August 23, 2010

Client Contact – all business coaches or marketing guru’s have tons of ideas for connecting with clients – Owners, Vendors, Tenants, anyone you consider your client.  What I have learned over the years is to pick one or two things and do them consistently.  I don’t do birthday cards – wouldn’t remember them all.  I [...]

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Efficiency Tip Of The Week : Time Management & Organization

August 16, 2010

Time Management – is huge for many people.  I am often asked how I get done all I do in a day.  Well I really organize my time and I stick to a schedule. This is how I schedule appointments.  Try it out and see if it works for you. Monday – no appointments – [...]

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Efficiency Tip Of The Week : Filing Systems

August 9, 2010

No one enjoys filing but it is extremely important to keep current and accurate files.  Especially if you ever get audited by the DRE (Dept of Real Estate). Since filing clerks or part time admin staff usually do filing they aren’t as familiar with the client files and especially if you have properties with same [...]

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