We came across an interesting article the other day posted by Linda Hurley on Helium.com. The article discusses how firing certain customers can better your business, as well as it’s bank account…

The article touches on the topic of nonpaying customers and those that are continuously paying their bills late… “Across the range of customers the worst possible type of customer to have is one that consistently pays late.” Another great point is made in the article that for every day a payment is late, the business will lose the profit “equivalent to the cost of the working capital.”

The article then goes on to list three steps to determining whether to fire a customer or not… The article is then closed by “The only good customer is a profitable one.” — Is this not 100% true?!? How else will your business survive??

Be sure to check out the full article.

Take it from us, fire you habitual late payers and non-payers!

money, money, money, monayyyy… monaaaayyy! =)

“What’s wrong with them??”

– PC Out

Just 2 days ago we launched new membership options for Business Beware. Originally it was free to register and if you wanted to send our “beware letters” to your non-paying customers you would purchase letter credits. Well after everyone having such great success with the letter and our team having to constantly send an overwhelmingly amount out each day and more members using the service to collect money we created new membership options. Here’s how they break down:

BB Basic Membership:

• 1 year membership
• 2 “beware letters”
• File unlimited complaints
• Unlimited database search

BB Silver Membership

• 1 year membership
• 7 “beware letters”
• File unlimited complaints
• Unlimited database search

BB Gold Membership

• 1 year membership
• 12 “beware letters”
• File unlimited complaints
• Unlimited database search

Custom Bulk Order – Beware Letters

If you have more than 12 you need to send out (someone had 40 they needed sent out the other day!) you can contact us and let us know how many you need sent out so we can get you a quick quote.

This covers our cost to have the team get the letters together, costs of the paper, envelope and stamp. We love that this has become such a huge thing for business owners and we are doing our job if there are less complaints filed and businesses are getting paid.

Ready to get started? What the heck are you waiting for?! Sign up here.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at support(at)businessbeware(dot)biz

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

We love working with Amazing people, and we’ll never forget about the little guys!

Thank you again and keep watching… much more to come =)

– PC Out

Friday, June 10, at the Gramercy Theatre, GIRLS WHO ROCK will take the stage with their new “all-star” performance lineup. Tickets are now available (starting at $35) and online donations are accepted for the cause on http://girlswhorock.org.

Catch GIRLS WHO ROCK live on Ustream at 7 PM (Est) June 10th!

NYC get ready for the Business Beware Show, here we come! =)

– PC Out

Who doesn’t love a good book every now and then…or should we say one that gives you that extra kick or boost of confidence.

Being an entrepreneur can be a very lonely road but when others offer advice from their mistakes where they have been in your shoes before, the best thing you can do is to take their advice. There are a TON of books out there to choose from and if you’re like us standing in front of the bookshelf, scratching your head at which to choose we understand. The best way to go is to get suggestions from friends and/or fellow entrepreneurs.

And that is exactly what YEC did. 30 young entrepreneurs shared their favorite business books in all shapes and sizes.

 Read the article here on Huffington Post.

To show our viewers just how much we loved these tasty wines, Ashley and I decided to make them one of our… (pause for effect)… “Favorite Things!” Coming to you soon =)

Check out Robert’s interview with Vince now by clicking here.

We are excited to get Part two out to everyone, so hang tight a little longer!

<—– Mango Mamma: Delicious.. just saying.

Thank you again to Vince Shook and everyone from Florida Orange Grove Winery!!

– PC Out

We actually found Gary through our friend David Siteman Garland (pretty cool how networking works right?). Since then we have been huge fans of his and immediately bought his book “Crush It!”

For those who don’t know Gary and for those that do here’s what you can learn from this oh so passionate guy who loves what he does and continues to pursue his passion:

• Set goals and raise the bar each time.
• Don’t listen to the haters
• Always get back with people even if you’re busy (see below for an exact example on this one).
• Let others see your passion for what you do.
• Believe in what you do and never settle.
• Let customers know they’re important.
• Help others along the way.
• Never stop learning.
• Reinvent yourself.

These are just a few of the things you can learn from this guy. He’s on fire and his passion is very clear. Some may say he’s loud but many times it takes loud people to be heard over all the smog out there. Even though we have yet to meet him we hear nothing but good things about him and how truly genuine he is. One thing we love about him is that he continually raises the bar and reinvents himself just like he did with winelibrary to dailygrape.

And like we said about “getting back with people” here’s a fine example of when Gary tweeted back at us one day right before he had an event to go to…

Some things to think about:

Looking for an amazing way to advertise your business or start-up?

Learn more about sponsorships for our show where you can get in front of over a million viewers via web/radio and very soon via TV! Learn more here.

Causes to get involved in:

We are very big on supporting causes that are doing great things for others and She’s The First and Girls Who Rock are doing just that. Make sure and check out our interview with Christen Brandt from She’s the First and check out both organizations to learn more.

Entrepreneur Toolkit:

We don’t even need to boast about this because it’s all in the puddin on this one. Natalie put together this amazing Entrepreneur Toolkit that you definitely need to check out. Learn more here. And check out our interview with Natalie as well.

photo credit: getgarythejets.com

Abraham Lincoln, lawyer, U.S. president. Finished one year of formal schooling, self-taught himself trigonometry, and read Blackstone on his own to become a lawyer.

Anne Beiler – co-founder of Auntie Ann’s Pretzels. She dropped out of high school.

Charles Culpeper - owner and CEO of Coca Cola. He dropped out of high school.

David Geffen – founder of Geffen Records and co-founder of DreamWorks. Dropped out of college after just one year.

George Eastman - Kodak founder. Dropped out of high school.

Henry Ford – founder of Ford Motor Company. He did not attend college.

Hyman Golden – founder of Snapple. He dropped out of high school.

Jimmy Dean – founder of Jimmy Deans Food. He dropped out of high school at age 16.

Joyce C. Hall – founder of Hallmark. Started selling greeting cards when she was 18 and she did not attend college.

Mary K. Ash – founder of Mary Kay Inc. She did not attend college.

Milton Hershey – founder of Hershey Chocolate. Only a 4th grade education.

Rachael Ray – Rachael Ray Show, cooking product line, Food Network star with no culinary arts training. She did not attend college.

Simon Cowell – Creator of American Idol, X-Factor, TV producer, music judge etc. He dropped out of high school.

Walt Disney – creator and founder of The Walt Disney Company. He dropped out of high school at 16.

Wolfgang Puck – chef, restaurant  and bistro owner. He quit school at the age of 14.

The list could seriously go on and on but we wanted to give you an idea of some top names who went against the odds. We are not saying that you should drop out of high school, not attend college or drop out etc. All we are saying is that these people went against the odds and continued to pursue their dreams and goals. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t accomplish something if you don’t go to college or you don’t have the right “degree” for something because it’s a lie and these people are the proof of that. Entrepreneurship is a lifestyle. You have to be willing to put in the time and know that it’s not going to be an easy road but you CAN do anything you put your mind to.