REDONDO BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Small business owners / managers now have a place to vent their
frustrations, share their ideas, and seek help in running their
businesses. A new blog created just for small businesses has been
launched at www.small-biz.biz.
“I’ve been running
my own business for 22 years and the only people who are interested in
hearing my problems are other small business owners,”
says Jack Bernstein, creator of the blog, Small Business Ideas. “Friends
and family are tired of hearing me talk about the difficulties of
running a small business, and quite honestly, if they’re
in working at large corporations they often look down on my company. That’s
why I started this blog. I’ve put up a few
articles just to get things going but it’s
open to everyone to say anything they want.”
Some of the topics already posted and open for discussion include:
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The aggravation of having a staff that never says “Thank
you” for bonuses and raises.
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Not getting respect from larger corporations when you try to do
business with them.
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Lessons to be learned from Starbucks, the company that turned a common
commodity into a branded experience.
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The anger at a staff that wastes money on postage and office supplies
because, “The company pays for it.”
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Getting out of a “death spiral”
when your relationship with an important client goes sour.
Other topics covered in the blog are healthcare costs, salary reviews,
feeling isolated, dealing with American Express, and so on.
“One of the reasons I created this blog is
that I need help. Even after all these years, I don’t
know how to apportion raises or properly review employees, and I’m
tired of reading articles by academics or large company executives who
have never had to dig into their own pockets to make certain everyone
gets paid on time,” says Bernstein.
Jack Bernstein is the President of The Translation Station, a 17 year
old, Southern California-based, foreign language translation and
publishing company. The Translation Station provides language services
in 150 foreign languages and publishes business, healthcare and
educational books, CD’s, and mp3 audio
programs for lawyers, business executives, healthcare professionals,
educators and consumers around the world.