Herald-Tribune Columns by Dennis Zink

Here are ALL of the 409 articles published in the Herald-Tribune by Dennis Zink as part of his weekly column, “Business SCORE Card” now “The Business Alchemist.” The intellectual property contained in this website is Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Dennis Zink, All rights reserved. Please contact the author for permission before using.

1.3.22  (409)  Sometimes being second can lead to market advantages  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2022/01/03/dennis-zink-downside-first-movers-often-bigger-than-upside/9022653002/

12.27.21 (408) Eight resolutions for your business success in 2022   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/12/27/dennis-zink-eight-resolutions-business-success-2022/8966914002/

12.20.21 (407)  Do you really need a 40-page business plan?  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/12/20/dennis-zink-how-does-business-model-canvas-work/6506581001/

12.13.21 (406)  48 big mistakes small business owners make  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/12/13/dennis-zink-48-big-mistakes-small-business-can-avoid/6416870001/

12.6.21  (405) Write your obituary to achieve your business goals   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/12/06/dennis-zink-try-writing-your-obituary-achieve-your-business-goals/8808099002/

11.29.21  No Column this week

11.22.28  (404) Want to start a business? here is your checklist  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/11/22/dennis-zink-want-start-business-ask-yourself-these-questions/8638117002/

11.15.21 (403) 10 things for business entrepreneurs that cost nothing https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/11/15/dennis-zink-10-things-help-you-achieve-business-success/6352333001/

11.8.21 (402)  Time is your most valuable commodity. Spend wisely  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/11/08/dennis-zink-you-using-your-time-wisely-unproductively/6251461001/

11.1.21 (401)  As a business startup, do you pay yourself first or last? https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/11/01/dennis-zink-new-business-do-you-pay-yourself-first-last/8552925002/

10.25.21 (400)  Timing is the most important variable to entrepreneurial success  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/10/25/dennis-zink-timing-most-important-variable-entrepreneurial-success/8523334002/

10.18.21 (399)  If you can’t answer these questions, reconsider starting your business https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/10/18/dennis-zink-written-business-plan-essential-success/8421406002/

10.11.21  (398)  Being a good leader improves your chances for success   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/10/11/dennis-zink-strategic-planning-essential-small-business-success/6000863001/

10.4.21 (397) Superior customer service experience is an advantage  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/10/04/dennis-zink-superior-customer-experience-subdues-competitors/5896964001/

9.27.21  (396) Use visualization to achieve your worthy goals  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/09/27/dennis-zink-avoid-tendency-coast-after-achieving-success/5798232001/

9.20.21  (395) Here’s how to judge the current health of your business  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/09/20/dennis-zink-heres-how-judge-current-health-your-business/8334305002/

9.13.21 (394) Predicting the impact of COVID  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/09/13/dennis-zink-look-back-what-coming-covid-19/5756747001/

9.6.21  (393) Make your business less dependent…on you   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/09/06/dennis-zink-make-your-business-less-dependent-you/5665872001/

8.30.21  (392) When is it appropriate to fire a customer?  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/08/30/dennis-zink-maybe-its-time-terminate-customer/5573930001/

8.23.21  (391) Time to terminate an employee?  Be decisive, be firm, be quick  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/08/23/dennis-zink-time-terminate-employee-firm-and-quick/8167416002/

8.16.21  (390) How to know what to charge for that ham sandwich   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/08/16/dennis-zink-how-know-what-charge-ham-sandwich/5551309001/

8.9.21  (389) Do everyone a favor: keep sex out of workplace  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/08/09/dennis-zink-do-everyone-favor-keep-sex-out-workplace/5468039001/

8.2.21 (388) As a business owner, are you ‘in the know’?   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/08/02/dennis-zink-ask-yourself-business-owner-you-in-know/5387379001/

7.26.21  (387) Usability, utility and desirability determine your UX   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/07/26/dennis-zink-usability-utility-desirability-determine-your-ux/8025165002/

7.19.21  (386) 23 keys for a successful small business  (386)   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/07/19/dennis-zink-23-keys-running-successful-small-business/7954131002/

7.12.21  (385) Branding strategy tips boost your business  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/07/12/dennis-zink-branding-strategy-tips-boost-your-business/7875791002/

7.5.21  (384) Reverse engineering your marketing efforts  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/07/05/dennis-zink-reverse-engineer-your-marketing-efforts/7796829002/

6.27.21  (383) A good business idea is not always enough   https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/06/28/dennis-zink-good-business-idea-not-always-enough/5306820001/

6.20.21  (382)  Connecting the dots is part of strategic planning  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/06/21/dennis-zink-connecting-dots-part-strategic-planning/7700447002/

6.13.21  (381) Is your marketing momentum a downer?  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/06/14/zink-marketing-if-youre-not-going-forward-youre-going-backward/7606958002/

6.6.21  (380) For good results, keep fear, greed in perspective  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/06/07/dennis-zink-fear-and-greed-keep-your-business-perspective/7490516002/

5.31.21  (379) Is your business a dinosaur or a gecko?  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/05/31/dennis-zink-your-business-operating-like-dinosaur-gecko/7431100002/

5.24.21  (378) Know the warning signs and stop the bleeding  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/05/24/business-alchemist-know-warning-signs-and-stop-bleeding/5144027001/

5.17.21  (377) Win-place-show doesn’t necessarily reflect profits https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/05/17/dennis-zink-win-place-show-doesnt-necessarily-reflect-profits/5041594001/

5.10.20  (376) Six strategies for when it’s time to exit your business  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/05/10/dennis-zink-six-ways-exit-your-business/4954448001/

5.3.21  (375) Business and personal advice as serious as a heart attack  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/05/03/dennis-zink-business-and-personal-advice-serious-heart-attack/4870628001/

4.26.21  (374) Culture’s impact on bottom line  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/04/26/dennis-zink-the-impact-culture-your-bottom-line/7318368002/

4.19.21  (373) Look to future in beginning  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/04/19/dennis-zink-know-how-end-partnership-before-you-begin/7219602002/

4.12.21  (372) OK to say no sometimes  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/04/12/dennis-zink-avoid-doing-bad-business/7121987002/

4.5.21  (371) There are ways you can be successful in spite of yourself  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/04/05/dennis-zink-being-successful-spite-yourself/4819491001/

3.29.21  (370) Need to pay dues before success  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/03/29/dennis-zink-paying-your-dues-if-easy-everyone-would-do/6980453002/

3.22.21  (369) Negotiating so both parties win  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/03/22/dennis-zink-negotiating-so-both-parties-win/4731410001/

3.15.21  (368) 22 ways to improve cash flow  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/03/15/dennis-zink-22-ways-improve-cash-flow/6936949002/

3.8.21  (367) Time to reinvent that 9,000 year-old invention  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/2021/03/08/dennis-zink-time-reinvent-wheel-again/6901940002/

3.1.21  (366) 10 questions to answer about your business https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/03/01/dennis-zink-10-questions-answer-your-business/4573852001/

2.22.21 (365)  Deloitte Global predictions 2021  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/02/22/dennis-zink-deloitte-global-predictions-2021/6779413002/

2.15.21  (364) 13 reasons why you should hire older workers  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/02/15/dennis-zink-13-reasons-why-you-should-hire-older-workers/4467495001/

2.8.21  (363) Entrepreneurial leadership traits: hard work, courage, persistence. Just do it!  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/02/15/dennis-zink-13-reasons-why-you-should-hire-older-workers/4467495001/

2.1.21  (362) Understanding minimum viable product  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/02/01/dennis-zink-understanding-minimum-viable-product/4275059001/

1.25.21  (361) Promoting your business has its place in various ways  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/01/25/dennis-zink-promoting-your-business-has-its-place/4228319001/

1.18.21  (360) Ethics in your Business  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2021/01/18/dennis-zink-ethics-your-business-do-right-thing/6654924002/

1.11.21  Business New Year’s Resolutions for 2021  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20210111&goTo=D11&artid=0

1.4.21  Content is King for Business  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20210104&goTo=D16&artid=1

12.28.20  Logo Branding your Product or Business  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201228&goTo=D13&artid=0

12.21.20 Choosing a memorable Tagline important  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201221&goTo=D12&artid=0

12.14.20  Playing the Name Game  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201214&goTo=D04&artid=0

12.7.20 Brainstorming 101 – Ten ground rules to follow  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201207&goTo=D18&artid=0

11.30.20 Rolling along with a roll-up  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201130&goTo=D14&artid=0

11.23.20 Remembering Jobs’ Wisdom  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201123&goTo=D20&artid=0

11.16.20 Rebranding when demography shifts  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201116&goTo=D12&artid=0

11.9.20  The Death of the Middleman  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201109&goTo=D20&artid=0

11.2.20 The impact of COVID-19 on minority businesses  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201102&goTo=D16&artid=0

10.26.20 Understanding the alphabet – wade through NAICS, SIC and the other business codes  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201026&goTo=D10&artid=0

10.19.20 When it’s time to pull out of your losing business  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201019&goTo=D18&artid=0

10.12.20  Scaling, scaling over the COVID waves  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201012&goTo=D10&artid=0

10.5.20 Your apps may be recording your activity  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20201005&goTo=D12&artid=0

9.28.20  Come and Zoom with me  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20200928&goTo=D12&artid=0

9.21.20 Are you having trouble getting into a market?  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20200921&goTo=D18&artid=0

9.14.20  Which wolf will you feed?  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20200914&goTo=D17&artid=0

9.7.20  Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’ and your business strategy  https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20200907&goTo=D14&artid=0

8.31.20  Repositioning your position  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2020/08/31/business-alchemist-repositioning-your-position/3442785001/

8.24.20  Strategies for selling your business  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2020/08/24/strategies-selling-your-business/3399169001/

8.17.20  Buying or leasing cars for your business  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2020/08/17/buying-leasing-cars-your-business/3362835001/

8.10.20 Are you in a crisis state of mind?  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/briefs/2020/08/10/you-crisis-state-mind/3300995001/

8.3.20 Are you ready to sell your business?  https://www.heraldtribune.com/business/20200803/are-you-ready-to-sell-your-business

7.27.20  Amazon competes with its resellers  https://www.heraldtribune.com/business/20200727/amazon-competes-with-its-resellers

7.20.20  Admitting you have a problem, and the ostrich syndrome  https://www.heraldtribune.com/business/20200720/admitting-you-have-problem-and-ostrich-syndrome

7.13.20  Putting 2020 in the rear-view mirror  https://www.heraldtribune.com/business/20200713/putting-2020-in-rear-view-mirror

7.6.20  Customer loyalty through recurring revenue  https://www.heraldtribune.com/business/20200706/customer-loyalty-through-recurring-revenue

6.29.20  Making your business more valuable  https://www.heraldtribune.com/business/20200629/business-alchemy-making-your-business-more-valuable

6.22.20 Business by the numbers – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Thinking versus feeling – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

The sky is falling – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Certified B Corporations solve social and environmental problems – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Got my CARES Act Loan – now what? – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Strategy to get back to where you were before COVID-19 – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Are you (re)opening or closing your business? – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

It’s time for Plan ‘C’ – Part 3 – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

It’s time for Plan ‘C’ – Part 2 – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

It’s time for plan ‘C’ – Part 1 – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

SCORE coronavirus small business resources – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Maybe it’s time to shutter your business – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Business life after COVID-19 – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Viral Meltdown, and the impact it could have – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Using the past to predict the future – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

How to protect intellectual property – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Better, not necessarily bigger, when selling a business – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

‘Sorry, no one is reading your blog’ – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Your To Do list should also have To Don’ts – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Spinning with too many tasks, time to delegate – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Is it better to be second to market? – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Strategic planning revisited – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

PREScore helps determine readiness to sell your business – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Foresight for your 2020 business resolutions – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Professional Employer Organizations help add time back to your day – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Are you too involved in your business? – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Customer reviews can make or break your business – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Why you need to understand net promoter score – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Looking at the Megaphone on Main Street Startups Report – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Bowling a perfect 300 – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Hit singles to chalk up big wins – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Silo Theory – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Business partnerships have over a 50% chance of failing – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Nepotism is keeping it all in the family – Business – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Using creativity to innovate new products and services – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: MVP is not the most valuable player – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Close encounters of the Cyber kind – Part 2 – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Cybersecurity — what to do if your business is attacked – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: SEO what? Part Two – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: On SEO: Long-tail keywords, optimization and back links – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: What to do if your business is leaking value – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

TIPS FROM SCORE: Managing your cash is task No. 1 – News – capecodtimes.com – Hyannis, MA

Zink: The misconception about multiples – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: What your business and craps (dice) have in common – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Will your business die before you do? – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Social media for non-techies – PART 2 – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Social media for non-techies — Part 1 – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Retargeting is your first chance to make a second impression – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Your cash cow — milking the profits – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Know your exit options when selling a business – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: What is a buy-sell agreement for business? – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: You only get one chance to ruin your company’s reputation – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: FAQ.video to answer customer questions – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Next five years may be the best time to buy a business – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Things you should not be doing – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Tesla’s CEO and King James – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Are you throwing good money after bad? – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Are you stealing money from your own company? – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: The formula for section 409A – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Buying or selling a business? – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Benefiting from economies of scale with roll-ups – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Severing severance pay – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Are you a visionary leader? – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: How to win in negotiations – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Customer acquisition costs and customer lifetime value – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Visas open a door of opportunity – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Why you need a strategic plan – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: How much money will your business sell for?

Zink: Welcome to the SCORE Business TV Show – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: How to create a pro-forma income statement – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Zink: Five-year anniversary — The most significant pieces of advice – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

DENNIS ZINK: Automating human resources – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

DENNIS ZINK: Quality Management Systems for CEOs

DENNIS ZINK: Preventing wire fraud — what you need to do – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

DENNIS ZINK: How to value your small business

DENNIS ZINK: How to transform your inside sales process – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

DENNIS ZINK: Customer experience and your digital strategy

DENNIS ZINK: Nine new year business resolutions for 2019

DENNIS ZINK: Workdays Revisited, Part 2: Wood Floors

DENNIS ZINK: Workdays Revisited, Part 1, pies and health care

DENNIS ZINK: Proof of the importance of Social Proof

DENNIS ZINK: Dinosaurs and geckos

DENNIS ZINK: Credit strategies for entrepreneurs revealed – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

DENNIS ZINK: Replacement theory in practice

Maybe it’s time to quit your day job – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

DENNIS ZINK: You can apply for a free business consultation

DENNIS ZINK: Prepare early for leaving your business

DENNIS ZINK: Introducing the Exit Strategy Canvas

DENNIS ZINK: Are you expanding too fast?

ZINK: Fourteen barriers to entry for startups

DENNIS ZINK: SCORE mentors trained not to tell you that your idea is stupid

DENNIS ZINK: Letters of intent and non-disclosure agreements

DENNIS ZINK: Why you need to understand the due diligence process – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

DENNIS ZINK: Giving back to your community is good for business

DENNIS ZINK: All is fair in love and war and business – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: Harness greed and fear with knowledge – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: Accountability is your competitive advantage

ZINK: Promotion, place and new customers

DENNIS ZINK: My two cents on pricing – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

DENNIS ZINK: Which wolf will you feed?

DENNIS ZINK: The gig economy and your business

How to build relationship equity using social media

ZINK: Your second chance to make a first impression

ZINK: The unwritten rules for using email effectively

ZINK: Are you ever too old to start a business?

ZINK: Getting funding and mentoring are keys to success

DENNIS ZINK: How to provide a good user experience

ZINK: Why Google will be king of the world

ZINKl: 10 steps to maximizing the payoff from selling a small business

ZINK: The worst mistake I ever made – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: Getting the most into and out of a sales funnel – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: Timing and 90 tips to improve a startup’s chance for success

ZINK: Social media marketing secrets

DENNIS ZINK: Marketing your business via text and email

ZINK: Expert tips on getting started buying and selling on eBay – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: The benefits of ‘phantom stock’ can be real

ZINK: An insider’s view of owning a franchise

ZINK: Should you consider licensing agreements for your intellectual property? – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: Nine effective ways to spend $1,000 marketing your business

ZINK: Hiring the right people: the talent-management cycle

ZINK: What’s in a name? Approximately everything

Taglines help make your product and company memorable – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Logos and other branding for your product or business

ZINK: Content is the voice of your company

ZINK: Do the right thing – ethics in your business

ZINK: 12 rules of profit and selling a small business – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Is your business going to pot ?

A ‘zero-draft’ business plan for new and in-business clients

When not being No. 1 makes you a winner – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: The ‘Art of War’ revisited – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: Thank you for your service — now what?

ZINK: You don’t know what you don’t know – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: A few words about sex and the work place

ZINK: Play golf and tennis to build business relationships

ZINK: Guerilla marketing is about big profits from your small business – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: Using Google My Business is a no brainer

ZINK: Linkedin Groups fantastic, and enough of them still are active

ZINK: Gray is the new gold

ZINK: Calling all angels: Facts on raising capital – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: What does it take to be in the top 1 percent?

Conducting exit interviews that are worth doing

ZINK: Use onboarding for quick productivity and happier employees – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: How your business can achieve brilliant branding

ZINK: Hurricane preparedness for your business — post Irma

ZINK: The 10 business questions that can make business less difficult

ZINK: Business owner’s Cool School trains quality employees – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Making connections is vital — just ask the ‘Dunkin group’ – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

A tool for buyers and sellers of small businesses

ZINK: How to use crowdsourcing in your business – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

The wisdom of Steve Jobs

Chances are you are overpaying your phone bills – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Using brainstorming and other group-think activities – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Employee compensation factors to consider – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Do your company’s practices commit age discrimination?

ZINK: Should you consider crowdfunding? – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

For promotional brochures, there’s an easier way

Should you be tweeting? – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

ZINK: How a buyer might rate your small business – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Seasonal slowdown and some suggested solutions 

DENNIS ZINK: 28 favorite nuggets of small-business wisdom

Online or Flatline: Coaxing search results to do your bidding

The ins and outs of independent contractors – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

Small business owners are more optimistic

What entrepreneurial leaders do well

Maximizing Facebook advertising returns on investment

Don’t let ICE put the heat on you – News – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota, FL

10 trends that may disrupt businesses

The secrets to using LinkedIn successfully

Do you have what it takes to be a successful leader? 

China will help U.S. companies find a market there

How your small company can compete with larger ones 

Best apps for your business?

Employee-engagement crisis calls for leadership change

What you should know about your customer relationships and touch points

What is your value proposition?

BUSINESS SCORE CARD: Reputation Management and how to clean up online dirt

10 profitable things that require zero talent

Pruning your hedges and business expenses

Are you prepared for negotiating and deal-making?

BUSINESS SCORE CARD: Reputation Management and how to clean up online dirt

Are you ‘sickly competitive’? You might have what it takes.

10 new-year business resolutions

Where is your business in its life cycle?

Knowing customers’ needs even if they don’t

To be a successful leader, work to improve your EQ

Use small business credit to fuel your growth

Is your business based on success formulas?

Dipping a toe into the ‘Shark Tank’

Make Facebook engaging and other social media secrets

Insulate your business against risk

Social media panel: tips, trends and impact

The ‘I’ word and cash flow

In marketing, know your target

What does ‘good money’ mean to you?

DENNIS ZINK: When profit margins decay

Problems and the ostrich syndrome

The beauty of recurring revenue streams

Half billion available in Sarasota County contracts

The business of buying and selling businesses

Business insurance you need to understand

31 business mistakes and their remedies

What beats innovation? Execution.

Transferring business risks with insurance

Cash is king; keep it flowing

What to centralize and decentralize when scaling

Has market momentum got you down?

Don’t let fear make you fail for not trying

Is it possible to bring the jobs back?

Let’s chat about exit strategies for your business

Is it better to be first or second to market?

Rethink Red Tape – a new regulatory reform movement

A product is not a business

Eight sales strategies for success

Information overload and Rolling Wave Planning

Toyland for entrepreneurs

An education in lean startup practices

Password managers can make life easier

Connecting dots to improve products and services

The four-way test and Rotary International

How to value a new business

Entrepreneurs older, more diverse, less female

Why employees quit

Borrowing lessons from the gorillas of branding

It takes all types to operate a company

The new New Economy and what it means

A one-page business plan for your company

16 unique employee benefits

Where will the growth come from?

Your most pressing business concern

5 dirty little secrets of Obamacare

Are you pricing your products for profit?

Is filing a patent worthwhile?

The death of brick and mortar

How to best use your 24/7

Let’s talk about how to innovate

Is an LLC right for my business?

60 profitability tips for small businesses

The mistakes small-business owners make

Should you pay yourself first?

Communicating effectively in the workplace – Part 2

Communicating well in workplaces, Part 1

How to handle business overload

Simple market research, with polling

Fido and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Zink reveals secrets of his good PR

Business SCORE card: The growing influence of millennials

Limiting consequences – the unintended kind

BUSINESS SCORE CARD: You can take your ‘Elevator Speech’ to the top floor

Show your best at trade shows

Wellness programs good for everyone

BUSINESS SCORE CARD: Networking tips for conventions

When business and home mix

Zink: Getting access to money for your great idea

In crisis, how do you handle media?

Business owners’ tax-saving strategies

The latest in small office equipment

Partnerships are not just for business partners

Project management: On time, below budget

How to succeed at leading change at a small business

What is a non-profit and do you want one?

Is your timing right? Tips from SCORE mentors

What to know about OSHA and safety at your business

Be a master of your business’ numbers

Employee engagement and reducing turnover

As many solutions as there are conflicts

Public speaking tips: Transform your fear into energy

Decisions: making and influencing them

There’s planning, and then there’s strategic planning

Business pilots know a checklist can prevent a crash

There’s help to reach a world of customers

How can I know if my website is doing its job?

Generational differences in the workplace, Part 2

Dealing with 5 working generations at one time

Why content is king of website marketing

Cost versus control, and how to outsource

‘Shark Tank’ lessons for all you minnows

In this game of cards, no shortage of aces

Business’ success is a question of balance

When and how to say, ‘You’re fired’

What board members do for their companies

Florida needs strategy to encourage exports

Why, when and how to take the big risks

Ins and outs of leasing your commercial space

What to do when it’s time to be productive

So, you say you have an idea for a business

Hiring choices can determine your fate

To succeed, you must see your way to goals

Monitor warning signs and be ready to act fast

Reverse-engineering your marketing plan

How your accountant can help you succeed

How to work with an accountant, Part One

Know your destination and people will follow

Lights, camera, action: Promote your business

Why can’t employees think more like a boss?

It’s time to give your business a tune-up

Achieving world-class customer service

Culture: it’s not in ledger, but it affects the bottom line

With eyes on your future, start by writing your obituary

Small-business owners must know branding

Figuring out when it’s time to fire customers

Why ‘Don’t reinvent the wheel’ is bad advice

Cash flow, and ways to avoid selling your car

My tips for networking with LinkedIn

Business negotiations’ goal should be win-win

How to know what to charge for a bologna sandwich

Selling the company for maximum value

Six strategies to use to exit your business

Finding manager yang for your start-up yin

A few ways to find out what you don’t know

Sizing up competition and share of market

When should you scale your company?

So you think you want a partner? Ask this first

Intellectual property and the small business

Creating quality is hard … but worth it

Make your meetings amount to something

Control your days: Know urgent vs. important

Hell is being a slave to a losing business

On minimum wages and maximum results

A winning mindset for athletes, and you

Why business plans come in two flavors

Mastering networking … and the hand-off

Your business will die. ‘When’ is the big issue.

You should have to do – and to don’t – lists

Success means being a good plate spinner

Tips, and lots of them, for small businesses

CEO without a board? Consider a roundtable

Jerry Chautin passes small-business baton

Meet Dennis Zink, the ‘New Jerry’

 

 

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