Chris LoCurto

You Inspire Me

Chris LoCurto — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:46:17 +0000

People are inspired by the things we say, do, or by our actions. We all have either a positive or negative impact on each other.

We live in an overworked, stressed out, broken world, and people are hungry for inspiration.

The crazy thing is, it doesn't take much to inspire them. The main ingredient?...

What’s Keeping You From Being Great?

Chris LoCurto — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:50:38 +0000

Some believe that greatness is defined by the response of the masses to a person or group. It is my belief that greatness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

Your Business Is Not Who You Are

Chris LoCurto — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:29:09 +0000

To do well in business, you have to realize your business is what you do not who you are.

Committing to that thought changes your decision-making and frees you to win. When you view your business as who you are, you're so emotionally invested that every decision is cloudy.

When you realize...

Simple And Easy Tips For Entrepreneurs

Chris LoCurto — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:54:55 +0000

I just finished being interviewed on The Iron Jen Show: Simple and Easy Tips for Entrepreneurs. It was a LOT of info on what you need to do to be successful in business. Be sure to click the link to listen, and then leave a comment about it below.

ObamaCare: How Is It Affecting You?

Chris LoCurto — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:50:05 +0000

ObamaCare has taken a pretty heavy toll on small business. Every week I am having conversations with entrepreneurs who are telling me ObamaCare is causing them to lay off team members due to the increase in rates it has created.

As well as companies aren't hiring because of the potential impact.

The Federal Reserve reports:

Employers Cited ObamaCare As Reasons For “Planned Layoffs And Reluctance To Hire More Staff.”
Businesses Have “Delayed Hiring” Due To ObamaCare.
ObamaCare Has Caused Companies To Hire “The Absolute Minimum” Of Employees To Skirt The Law’s Burdensome Regulations.

In 2014, companies with 50 or more team members are expected to

How To Make Your Business Last

Chris LoCurto — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:55:43 +0000

Here’s a guest post on making your business last by Joel Fortner. He specializes in helping entrepreneurs be better marketers, and is the author of the blog, Get Serve Keep. You can guest post as well. Read how to here. Oh, and there’s something very special only for ChrisLoCurto.com readers at the end of this post!

Once a business is up and running and revenue is steadily coming in, the last thing you want to do is put it on cruise control.

Besides finding ways to optimize and grow it, you need to figure out your plan to make the business last.

This weekend...

Quality Living Made Simple

Chris LoCurto — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:55:27 +0000

Today I want to share with you the interview that I did on Joshua Rivers podcast Quality Living Made Simple.

Josh is preparing to attend the EntreLeadership 1 Day event in Oklahoma City, and he wanted to ask me a few key questions like:

Do you prepare yourself for attending an event? If so, how?
How can someone get the most out of an event like EntreLeadership 1 Day?
How do you network when going to an event?

Those are just a few of the questions I answered in this interview. To hear the interview...

Debt Limit: How To Increase Yours

Chris LoCurto — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:55:11 +0000

I couldn't help but post this great and informative piece on increasing your debt limit. Let me know if this works for you.

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Question: Does any of this sound familiar? How do you feel about it?

If You Haven’t Loved My Apology Yet, You Still Can

Chris LoCurto — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:55:47 +0000

When I made the switch to MailChimp, I made some rookie mistakes that had me emailing my subscribers twice each day. (Some three times)

I quickly sprang in to action, because I'm that kind of guy, and called my buddy David Morris at Dillanos and asked if he would be so kind as to help me say I'm sorry.

David was so kind as to offer a 30% discount on all Dillanos coffee for the whole month of March!!!!

All you have to do is...

Customer Service: Do You Really Care?

Chris LoCurto — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:55:15 +0000

Customer Service is something you hear me preach about quite a bit here. To me, it's the lifeblood of your organization. Without at least good customer service, few people care about your product.

Recently I attended a conference in Colorado. (Having been to a ton of events, and perhaps put on one or seven hundred myself, I was pretty excited that we had two great instructors in Pete Richardson and Michael Murphy.)

During one of the sessions, Pete shared about an experience he had with the now defunct CompUSA. Early in his