Are You A Competent Communicator?

February 10th, 2010 admin

George Bernard Shaw got it right: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” You probably became a small business owner because you’re passionate, smart, informed and likely very obsessed with your company’s success. You live it. You breathe it. You sleep it. It’s easy to get so engrossed in your own experience and services/products that you may not have …


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