Author

Shelly Prial

  • Who Runs Your Company?

    EVERYbody knows SOMEbody who will do what has to be done. ANYbody can do it, but NObody did. The first time I heard the every, some, any, no-body lines
  • How’s Your Business?

    How is your company doing? This is a question I often ask DME/HME providers. The answers I receive are usually glowing and upbeat, but often, what I am
  • Under-Promise

    With all the changes these days, it is important to develop better customer relations. What better to do than under-promise and over-perform? You have
  • One Customer at a Time

    Over the past few months, I have been fortunate in having been invited to speak at several state HME association meetings. These are truly grassroots
  • Out There Waiting

    The Medicare Modernization Act is affecting how every DME/HME provider does business. One owner I spoke with recently told me that 75 percent of his volume
  • Growing Your Business

    Said Simple Simon to the pieman, let me [see] your wares. We all recited this line when we were children. Today, this one sentence is still the cornerstone
  • Software

    Where?

    Where do you want your company to be in one year? In three years? In five years? A casual answer to this question is insufficient. Most of the people
  • Software

    Customer Care

    Are you seeking a competitive advantage in your market? Of course you are. Well, here's one that won't cost you any money, but it might help you earn
  • Software

    Company Survival

    Is there a way of placing a value on service? I have spent many hours discussing its value with DME/HME providers. The service that accompanies a transaction