If you own a small business you have obviously thought about how to better build your team to work together. If you've been in business a long time you've probably found that sometimes personalities clash and yet the people are such the same you wonder how this is happening. Sometimes it is the competitive attitude and similarities and personalities that cause the conflict in the workplace.

Yes, a small business is a workplace or at least it is for this article. No matter how you define your definition of what you call the business environment in your small business it is important to have a strong team that works together and maintains efficiency and a profit motivation.

There is no easy way to get people to like each other nor should you try. It is also OK to agree to disagree in a small business, but the team must work together instead of sabotaging each other's work. The goal must be to provide great service to the customer and to make money. If one person on the team falls down other people need to pick up the ball and run with it and make sure it does not cause a conflict in the workplace or with the customer.

One of the best ways to build teamwork in a small business is to have a barbecue and invite the families together. Or go on an outing together on a weekend. There are simple things you can do to build strong teamwork in your company that may not cost a lot of money and as the workers get to know each other better they will get along better at work and also help propel your business through greater efficiencies in productivity.

Please consider this in 2006. And by the way I've been in business for 27 years and set up franchises in 450 cities, 23 states and four countries and I know what I'm talking about so if someone who is a Guru of workplace environment teambuilding says otherwise they are full of beans.