Every small business owner knows that there are advantages to planning ahead. Whether crafting a plan to recruit better employees, developing a solid marketing strategy or improving delivery of products and services, having a plan in place benefits companies of all...
By Amanda Holmes There are over ONE BILLION websites currently active online. That means you are competing with ONE BILLION other sites for visitors attention. And to make it more difficult, even if you finally get them to visit, 55% of visitors spend fewer...
Which has a better burger, your local burger spot or McDonald’s? If it was just about the product or service, your favorite hamburger joint would be a mega franchise and McDonald’s would have stayed as one location. But we all know that the world doesn’t...
Here I stand in awe of what my father, Chet Holmes, achieved in 55 years of life. I’m in awe of how many lives he touched, how much he produced and created. But being his daughter I ask… Was it sustainable? I watched my father bury himself in an early grave using his...
Written by Chet Holmes, Business Application by Amanda Holmes By some sort of miracle I found this article my father, Chet Holmes, wrote about “How to Raise Near Perfect Children.” I’d never read it before, and being one of his children it was truly delightful to find...
What kind of executive do you want to be? What are your morals, and how hard are you willing to fight for them? Having the honor and challenge of walking into my father’s company over the last year, it’s been like getting to know the businessman behind the father. I...