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I'm Tami Parks, fourth-generation entrepreneur and small business person. I love small business and consider it the heartbeat of America's marketplace. My family has been involved in real estate, service, and retail; we're just regular people who have a passion for serving others and being our own bosses.

My husband and I have made a committment to run our business, Great Lakes Wedding Gown Specialists, LLC, as a debt-free business. This blog is our accountability partner!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Best Thing I've Done Lately

Last month, Jeff and I attended EntreLeadership Master Series, taught by Dave Ramsey.  I cannot recommend it enough to any small business owner!

We learned so many valuable things; some of which we are chewing on, some of which we will do in the future, and some of which we were able to incorporate right away into our business.

One of the most useful tools that we began using immediately is the Weekly Report from our employees.  I ask each of my team members to fill out a very simple Weekly Report.  On this report, I ask them to detail something they learned that week, something at which they were successful, and then a quick high point and low point of the week. 

Wow!  I am learning so much about my team, and it's only been 4 weeks!