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Ready for a Productive Small Business Saturday? Answer these Five Questions.
By now, most business owners know that 11/26 is Small Business Saturday. So what steps are you taking to ensure a fun and productive day...

Rick Slark
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Who is Slark Consulting Group's Ideal Client?
One key to a successful business is to be very clear about who your customer is. I am often asked what I look for when deciding to work...

Rick Slark
Nov 16, 20221 min read


"Thank You For Your Service"
“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” Winston Churchill

Rick Slark
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Why Are You Waiting?
"Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command, and...

Rick Slark
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Start Small End Big
Today is the birthday of British publisher Allen Lane , born in London (1902), who founded Penguin Books with his brothers in 1936. At...

Rick Slark
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Why Does My Company Need a Business Plan?
Why do I need a business plan ? There are various reasons a company might need a business plan; here are three of the most common. To...

Rick Slark
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Women in Business Series: Elisabeth Gelhar of Oak & Ivy LLC
Slark Consulting Group’s Women in Business Series are videos where other female entrepreneurs can find inspiration, listen to other...

Rick Slark
Oct 11, 20221 min read
The Mission of Slark Consulting Group
Our mission is to help your business reach its maximum potential. Our business development, professional development, and training...

Rick Slark
Oct 4, 20221 min read
Thoughts About Work, Now and Then
In her article, The Great Resignation: Why People Aren't Returning to Work , Jane Adams, Ph. D. writes, "One of the significant social...

Rick Slark
Oct 1, 20222 min read


4 Reasons Your Business Needs a Business Plan
Our mission is to help small business reach their maximum potential, and one tool we use to do that is business planning. Here are four...

Rick Slark
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Solid Gold Mentoring Advice
Excerpt from Writer's Almanac. Today is the birthday of American composer and musician George Gershwin (1898), whose lyrical and jazzy...

Rick Slark
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Stepping into Opportunity
As long as we remain in comfort and security, there is no need for personal or professional growth. However, evolution occurs when...

Rick Slark
Sep 21, 20221 min read
Women in Business Series: Christina Walters of Night Dispatch
Slark Consulting Group's Women in Business Series are videos where other female entrepreneurs can find inspiration, listen to other...

Rick Slark
Sep 14, 20221 min read
Nine-Eleven
Twenty-one years ago on this date, in 2001, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes. Two of the planes crashed into the...

Rick Slark
Sep 11, 20222 min read
"You Catch More Flies with Honey... THE PROVERBS PROJECT
While in the cereal aisle at my local grocery store, I overheard a grandmother telling her grandson, "It's not what you say, but how you...

Rick Slark
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Happy Labor day: The Last Swim of Summer
For most of us, Labor Day signals a changing of the seasons; for some, this change is a welcome sign of cooler weather, warm sweaters,...

Rick Slark
Sep 5, 20221 min read
The not-doable, done
Ever faced a project or situation you believed insurmountable? The kind that, if you would have thought about it beforehand, you and all...

Rick Slark
Aug 29, 20221 min read


A Look at 26 Revenue Models: Various Sources of Income for You to Choose and Combine for More Profitability
. In this episode, we look at 26 ways of making money and increasing profitability for your business. This episode has been published...

Rick Slark
Aug 24, 20221 min read


How Important is Personal Credit When Looking for Business Financing?
This important article is a repost from Mathew Gillman, Founder of SMB Compass. August 9, 2022 By: Matthew Gillman, SMB Compass Founder...

Rick Slark
Aug 17, 20225 min read


Employee Burnout Continues
A recent study from Mckinsey shows that despite a focused effort on employee mental health, HR professionals have a long way to go....

Rick Slark
Aug 15, 20221 min read
“Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving".— Oliver Wendell Holmes
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