10 Easy Ways to Resist Change
Having worked with many owners, leaders, managers and employees and a theme that keeps coming up is how to deal with change. The standard way of dealing with change in …
Six Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business
Do you have what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur? Many people jump the cubicle (leave corporate JOBS in pursuit of being their own boss) and may have the motivation and desire. But, do they have all the other skills, education, focus and money to make the jump? Here are six simple things to consider.
What is your EXIT strategy?
Stephen Covey stated, “Think with the end in mind.”
Many business owners are so excited and overwhelmed that they often overlook a big part of their business, operating plan. Their exit plans.
You may finally figure your target market. Your USP (Unique Selling Proposition). Your business structure and much more, but you have not figured out how it all ends.
Top 10 Reasons Small Businesses Fail
Sad to say this but the stats don’t lie. The statistics for a new business to succeed is not too positive. Twenty-four percent of new business fail in the first …
How to be strategic in your business
One reason that many businesses fail, is that they have no strategic plan.
They are always chasing a sale, or marketing/advertising just to be marketing or advertising with no real purpose. Yes, we get it. You want more sales, but your marketing and advertising is not strategic towards the goals of your business. It has no real purpose; it does not have any strategy that is in alignment with the goals of your business. That is one of the many reasons you are not getting an ROI on your marketing/advertising investment.
Strategic management is a widely studied field because it is through strategy that organizations attempt to reach their goals and out-think the competition. Thinking strategically requires research, analysis, and forethought in order to create a plan for how you will proceed as an organization. Most small business owners do not take time out of their schedule for strategic planning. They have no strategic “game plan.”
Don’t stop working during the holidays
The Holiday Season is upon us and for sales professionals and sales managers this time of year adds special challenges for maintaining focus on sales productivity. Being an entrepreneur has …
What is your USP? And why is this important
What is your USP? You may have heard that question at some point when you were building your business or starting up. USP stands for Unique Selling Proposition. In very …
The old run-a-round
How many times have you encountered an extreme run-a-round when you trying to get an answer from someone? I bet we all have many horror stories of being transferred around from customer service representative to customer service representative. Or when you are in the business and the person behind the counter tells you that you have to call an 800 number to get your question or issue resolved? How about when you ask an employee a question and they don’t know the answer but then just disappear on you-not knowing if they are asking someone else or just hiding from you.
To create change you need Action
All the planning, pondering and philosophizing in the world won’t produce your desired results. All the contemplation, envisioning, affirmations, chanting, positive thinking and meditation won’t materialize your goals if you do not take action.
3 Simple Steps to the Perfect Customer Experience
Ultimately, your business exists to do two things: • Attract customers • Satisfy customers If your business doesn’t perform these two fundamental functions, it doesn’t matter how well you do …