Author name: matt@hearthstonemarketing.com

Did you know that in 2015 the American people said that they trusted the small business owner over 13 other institutions? According to the Pew Research Center, 71% of those surveyed said that they trusted small business. Only 22% trusted banks & financial institutions and 24% trusted Congress (well no surprise for those two). Large […]

How Do I Grow a Successful Company Like Him/Her? Do you ever wonder what it is that makes one entrepreneur very successful and another not? Is it luck, timing, money, connections, intelligence, honesty, dishonesty, attitude or that it is just ‘meant to be’ for some and not for others? I have put together a list

An a business owner it is important to take time to relax.  However, it is hard for the entrepreneurial mind to turn off. Believe me, I know.  This may help; your hobbies can teach you how to run a better business or be a better business person. Below I have aggregated 10 different hobbies that

If I could find ten of me in my business I could accomplish anything! Do you really think so?  I don’t.  The last thing that we need as Small Business Entrepreneurs (SBEs) is more people like us on our team.  Why?, you ask.  You are you. Others are them.  You are not them.  They are

Did you know that more start up businesses occur during a recessionary time than a healthy economic time?  Did you also know that the success rate of a start up business during a recessionary time is as good or better than a start up business during a healthy economic time?  This just doesn’t make sense…or

Do you have Good, Great or Awesome customer service? If you are a small business the biggest advantage you have over your large competitors is your ability to provide incredible, awesome, fantastic and legendary customer service.  People will pay more for Awesomeness. (Really) How do you become Awesome?  It is about doing the simple things to perfection……or to