Creating a snappy email signature, assembling a slide deck for a big sales presentation, or throwing together a flyer at the last minute for a conference or trade show? With the proliferation of desktop publishing apps and cheap image editing software, we're all graphic designers now.

Hint:  Ask the right question
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Leadership expert Simon Sinek has made a living encouraging business owners, managers and entrepreneurs to do one REALLY SIMPLE thing: Figure out why you do what you do.

McKinsey Quarterly Offers a Few Tips

If you're feeling like sales at your small business have reached a plateau (or even dropped), here are some suggestions to get you up and running strong once again.

Hunt in packs

No one likes to cold call. Even gristly sales veterans would rather "farm" existing customers for new business than hit the phone.