Lyons Leadership

I have been trying hard to figure out how to get rid of my real job and just work online. I was finally able to take some steps towards this goal after learning about a free Internet marketing opportunity.

I’ll have to admit that sometimes I can be a little too cheap.  On one hand that can be a good thing, but on the other, it is not.  You see, I should make a point of getting the best product or service for my company, but there are times when I am more focused […]

Having your own business can be a lot of work.  Deadlines are always looming, and the only one on your case to get it done is yourself - who sometimes isn’t very motivating at all.
But, there is some freedoms that running your own business supplies, so I am a happy, self-employed person.
Now, you might wonder […]

I received an interesting phone call from the bank yesterday.  It seems that our merchant account had too many transactions over the weekend and that they were going to shut it down.
Now, I asked why there was an upper limit on the number of transactions, but the person on the other end of the line […]

Success is one of those terms that you have to tack on the caveat “that depends.” Here’s what I mean. Is a business successful if it makes a certain dollar amount? That depends on a number of factors, not the least of which is if the business is sustainable.
Is a business successful if it achieves […]

I recently entered a joint venture partnership with a close friend of mine.  The idea was to find an investment property or business that we could own that would give us better returns than our retirement savings.
Now, it took a couple of months to find the business that we were going to invest in, but […]

I pride myself on being someone who is easy to get along with. I have been told by several of my employees that they enjoy working for me because I am easy going and also still very professional. This makes me feel good, as I do not want to be known as the person that […]

When I go to a business meeting, I like to be prepared.  Okay, maybe over-prepared would be a better description, but I just want to have everything in place to ensure that things run smoothly.
So, today I have been going over our preliminary designs for the website that we are getting designed for our company.  […]

I have setup a booth at our local mall to try and sell some products that are not locally available.  You see, I have joined a company that sells specialized shoe storage units that help to not only store and organize your shoe collection, but keep them in good shape while they are in storage.
You […]

My husband and I opened our own business soon after we got married. It was a success right off the start and over the years, we have come up with many ways to better it and to build a bigger clientele. It is our pride and joy and we love going to work each day. […]