But CSR isn’t limited to just big corporations. Small businesses do this too and have for a long time; they just didn’t know it.  Small business leaders often build tight bonds with the communities they serve, and because of that, their civic engagement is driven by the customers and clients they see every day.

Earning a profit is essential to a small business because profitability impacts whether a company can secure financing from a bank, attract investors to fund its operations, and grow its business. Companies cannot remain in business without turning a profit. Business owners and entrepreneurs must understand the importance of profitability in business management and develop strategies that give the company the best chance at remaining profitable.

Business leaders and entrepreneurs need to have passion. Whether you’re passionate about selling a product, running a business, or your hobbies, passion must be present. Passion leads to success.

But motivating employees causes stress.  And pushing them for the stretch goals causes even more stress. The stress is on you as the manager and on the employees to meet production. Unfortunately, stress is a demotivator. So, our normal operating cycle is defined as: motivate = stress = demotivate