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- Alternative Strategies For Hesitant Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Geoff FickeThe ability to succeed as an entrepreneur is one of the most rewarding experiences any person can enjoy. Seeing your product on a store shelf is an amazing rush. Knowing that your service is benefiting the public is incredibly rewarding. Beyond the obvious monetary rewards, the knowledge that ...
Views: 1473 - Rules to Help Create Content Better, Faster and Easier - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2014 from Noah St JohnBeen ever at a loss for words? Can’t seem to get your thoughts on for your articles, videos, blog posts and social media content? If you are shaking your head, well its either you are the great Stephen King or you just gave me a great big fat lie! A huge number of us people have gone through ...
Views: 1468 - Android Application Development – Your Tactical Business Force - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Zankhana AegisAndroid Development is rising ever since its commencement. Right now the market of Android Application Development is increasing at a stable rate as well as the apps build up are getting huge applause from the around the world. The splendor of the Android based apps is they are very easy in ...
Views: 1467 - How To End a Business Partnership - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Hugh StewartOne of the greatest mistakes business professionals can make when creating a partnership is to ignore the dissolution of a partnership. Why discuss partnership dissolution at the beginning of a partnership? Understand that partnership is like life; all things must come to an end. The better you ...
Views: 1464 - Global healing magik - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2012 from Megan JacksonPollution, environmental pollution is rampant and every bit of energy put forward can heal? While activism, lifestyle change and conscious efforts are serving and integral, some planet-support magic work can penetrate on a cellular level and can go a long way - particularly if we all join in. ...
Views: 1463(1 vote) - ***Does My Business Need a Web Presence? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2010 from Donna PriceThe Internet has become a vital component of any business marketing plan. Even if you are a local based business and feel that your business is solely on word of mouth, a website and overall web presence is needed. People (clients and prospects) use the Internet to vet their service and ...
Views: 1462(4 votes) - Is Law School Worth it Anymore? - by Submitted on May 30, 2012 from Wayne MiltonPersonal anecdote: I have a friend, we’ll call him Fletcher, who is considering enrolling in law school as soon as he finishes his undergraduate studies at Syracuse University. Ever since I’ve known Fletcher, he has dreamed of pursuing a career in law. The field of law has changed over the ...
Views: 1456 - Two Questions to Help Maintain Your Strategic Focus - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from David NourWhat business are you in? What business should you be in? Although simple in their inquisitive nature, it is amazing just how complex these two questions can be. What business you are in should answer, from a historical perspective, where you have been most successful, where you have produced ...
Views: 1456 - Internet Marketing and PR Strategies – The Invisible Business - by Submitted on May 19, 2010 from Don McCauleyWay back in the day, I had a client who owned a transmission shop in a city of 100,000 people. His transmission shop was named 'AAA Transmission'. He chose this name because this would be the first listing in the yellow pages when someone searched for 'transmission' (yellow page optimization was ...
Views: 1450(1 vote) - Interruption Overload: Compounded Complexity - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Jeff DavidsonOne afternoon, the small knob on my dashboard, which controls the direction of air flow in my car, fell off while I was driving. At the end of my trip, I searched for the item, but it was nowhere to be found. I searched two other times with a flashlight, and it was all to no avail. Fortunately, ...
Views: 1448 - Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Versus Business Continuity - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2012 from Cindy HartmanThere is a lot of discussion about the difference between preparing for a disaster so you can recover, and planning to continue to stay in business no matter what causes a business interruption. Many people ask what the difference is. Do they mean the same thing? Isn't the end result the ...
Views: 1445 - Creating a Strategic Vision - Are You Making These 3 Mistakes Most Organizations Unknowingly Make? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Tony KubicaHave you seen the effects of success blindness? It is a condition where success can be your greatest impediment to growth and succeeding in the future. Success hides many ills. It masks fundamental weaknesses in the business. And can lead to poor decisions - decisions that could end up fatal ...
Views: 1443 - Strategic Relationship Plan for a Professional Service Firm - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from David NourHere is an outline for an annualized strategic relationship plan for partners of a professional services firm. Such a plan should be reviewed monthly for success of execution milestones and quarterly for strategic viability. You should also identify an accountable peer and proactively correspond ...
Views: 1440 - How To Turn $12,000 Disability Savings into $40,000 in three years? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Samuel LiLast November, I did a RDSP workshop for families with special needs. During the presentation, I illustrated an example of how contributions toward the Registered Disability Savings Plan could bring in huge benefits from the government. Many attendees were astonished after we went through the ...
Views: 1439 - Organizational Success: Increase Profits And Increasing Productivity - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2011 from Ioventures IncWhat kind of organization does not want to improve the results it delivers? No matter what kind of organization we belong to, we can all agree that improving results is among our objectives. And there can be several ways of defining and measuring results. In most business organizations, improved ...
Views: 1434(1 vote) - Pitfalls of Fast Growth & How to Avoid Them - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Yoon CannonIt’s great news if your business is growing quickly! But will things move so fast that you’ll struggle to keep pace? It’s a real possibility – so we better give it some thought. Knowing the potential pitfalls in advance and understanding how to mitigate them can go a long way in writing a ...
Views: 1434(1 vote) - Let Success Chase You - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2014 from Mike RobbinsMarch 27, 2014 I recently read Wayne Dyer's new book I Can See Clearly Now, in which he said something that had a profound impact on me, "I've never chased success...success has always chased me." As I've thought about this over the past few weeks, I realize that not only have I spent much ...
Views: 1433 - Never Miss a Goal (or Resolution) Again! - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2016 from Lance BregerI'd love to know what was your major goal or resolution for 2016? And how are you doing on this goal or resolution with only 30 days remaining in the year? Wait a second, do you even remember your goal or resolution you set last January? The book What They Don't Teach You At Harvard ...
Views: 1431 - Great Ways to Become Poor and Stay Poor - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Paul SloaneNobody plans to become poor and yet a great many people end up poor. Here are some of the best known ways of ensuring a life of penury: 1. ‘We don’t need no education…’ If you drop out of school or fail to achieve a basic education then you will severely restrict your chances of ...
Views: 1430(1 vote) - How Do You Make Your Big Ideas Really Happen? - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Yoon CannonHere’s an interesting question I received on Linkedin from Richard Sink who asked: “What lessons can you share with us about strategies when trying to turn your ideas (be it for social good or professional gain) into a reality?” Hi Richard, Great question. I work with start up’s on ...
Views: 1428(2 votes) - Raising Startup Capital; Failures to Avoid - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2012 from Sulaiman BasirThe business landscape is congested with ambitious entrepreneurs who either fail in their search for start-up capital or poorly execute on capital they raised. Many requests are denied. Even the luck ones frequently have hidden clauses of fiscal despair to face. Some deals that close come back ...
Views: 1427 - How Good or Bad Is the Idea of Having Joint Business Ventures - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinFor those planning to start their own business, getting into a joint business venture is an attractive option. In a joint venture, there are two or more companies or even individuals who join together in at least a temporary partnership. What these businessmen do is put their resources together ...
Views: 1424 - Save Time and Money; Research Your Potential Markets - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2014 from Tracey FieberWhen it comes to ensuring your company’s future success, customers are key. Without them, you don’t have a business – at least not for very long. The biggest problem facing many start-ups is that they simply don’t know what they customers want. They may have their own ideas of what they ...
Views: 1416 - Service Design for Environmental Sustainability - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2012 from Paul KlineService design is a field that is growing in importance. It ensures that products and services are created and marketed with the interests of the end user in mind. This enables companies to forge ahead of their competitors even if the market is very difficult to operate in. Service designers ...
Views: 1416 - *** Overcoming Objections to Living Your Dream: “They keep telling me I can’t do it!” - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Donna PriceLiving a life of intention and realizing your dreams is far more challenging than it sometimes sounds and overcoming the obstacles can be overwhelming. And that can be why many of us don’t end up living the life of our dreams. Why do people sit day dreaming instead of taking action and living ...
Views: 1409(9 votes) - YOUR BUSINESS STRATEGY: Thoroughbred or Mule? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2013 from Melinda Day-HarperHonestly, It’s Not About the Horse! Do you have a clear goal in mind of where you want to be? Do you have a clear direction of how to get there? Did your market change, but your Business Strategy didn’t change with it? We’ve all been there: I remember lying on my back in the dirt about 10 ...
Views: 1407(1 vote) - The Five Biggest Do's and Don'ts in Business: Apply Them and Prosper - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2013 from MaryEllen TribbyIt was just three years ago that I quit the security of having a wonderful corporate CEO job, working for one of the few thriving organizations in a dreadful economy. Many people told me I was nuts. They knew that jobs like mine were few and far between. They were right in saying that ...
Views: 1404 - Why We Love These Systems To Maximize Profitability (And You Should, Too!) - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2014 from Lisa MininniWhen building your business, the fastest way to leverage it is through systems. If you don’t have systems in place, you’ll also miss out on creating maximum profitability for your business. When my students first work with me, they think they have their accounting system in place because they ...
Views: 1403 - Off Site Seo, The art of Link building - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2010 from Kenneth FordSEO, the Art and Science of Link Building I will be continuing the discussion of SEO strategy, by covering the topic of off site SEO and external link building in this article. In my last note, I talked about SEO on site for the most part, you can make your site mapping and internal SEO very ...
Views: 1402 - The Key to Being a Resilient Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2015 from Lisa MininniAs I was catching up on my reading with Inc. Magazine, I noticed a familiar quote in the article, 50 Inspiring Quotes on How to Start a Company from Scratch by Contributing Editor, John Brandon. "8. The problem is that many entrepreneurs start with good intentions to create a new mindset ...
Views: 1402 - Why Aren’t People Showing Up? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2013 from Rev. Anne PresuelMy client's problem: I really want to start offering programs to my clients. I love what I do and my clients really get a lot of value from our sessions together. The challenge is that I don't have a whole lot of clients and when I do offer workshops, they are sparsely attended, which ...
Views: 1400 - Why Keeping Up With the Joneses Can Be Detrimental to Your Business - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2010 from J. Mariah BrownMonitoring the strategies and tactics utilized by your competitors is necessary in the process of developing your company’s unique strategy. Evaluation of competitors can help your company stay abreast of various industry trends, which can help you meet your customers at the point of need. ...
Views: 1397(1 vote) - Help Prevent Burglaries - Tips for Business Owners - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Cindy HartmanAccording to police reports, burglaries are continuing at a high rate of occurrence. Continued high unemployment is one of the situations attributed to this statistic. But no matter what the economic environment, we’ll (unfortunately) always face the chance of being burglarized. So, what can a ...
Views: 1396 - The 5 Secret Keys to Experiencing Business Balance (any time of the year!) - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2012 from Heather DominickWhen you ignore consciously creating business balance you run the risk of burning out or shutting down both your business “doors” and your brilliance. Especially at this time of year, I hear from my clients that you are experiencing the effects of BEing out of business balance. This may show ...
Views: 1393(2 votes) - Is Your Management Causing Employee Issues and Slow Business Growth? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Tony KubicaCould your management team be creating unnecessary employee issues that are leading to: . Low employee engagement . Low employee morale . Poor productivity . Poor customer service . The need for voluminous policy and procedure manuals to ensure that the manager follows the rules, ...
Views: 1389(2 votes) - Strategy for StartUps and Others, Part-1 - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2017 from Spiros TsaltasAny organization, whether non-profit or for profit, whether small or large, whether a startup or a well- established and mature business, without a strategy it would drift away from its vision, mission and of course from its customers too (yes, non-profits have customers too: they are called and ...
Views: 1389 - Obstacles to Career Development: Ability to Execute a Plan - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2013 from Robert KrzakThere are two main obstacles to career development. The main one is the ability to make plans. The second one is the ability to execute plans. Before understand how to create an execution plan you need to be able to identify a clear goal. This is important because the ability to put your plans ...
Views: 1388 - How Your Business or Company Can Benefit From an Asset Search - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Edward Amaral, Jr., Esq.It has become increasingly important over the past few years for businesses and companies to collect debts that are owed to them. The economy has been in poor health; banks have cut back in lending; the bankruptcy and unemployment rates are at an all-time high; and the price of gasoline and oil ...
Views: 1386 - How to Tame the Niffler in You - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2010 from Alicia ForestWhat's a Niffler, you ask? Well, if you've read Happy Potter and the Goblet of Fire, you might remember that a Niffler is a critter that hunts treasure. Once it finds one treasure, it moves on quickly in search of the next prize. Do you do the same thing in your business? Meaning, are you ...
Views: 1385(2 votes) - Increase Awareness - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellUnless you receive an offering as a gift and try it out, ignorance will keep you from using a superior choice. When such ignorance is widespread, the market will not develop to its full potential. Let's explore back surgery as an example. Until a few decades ago, patients who underwent back ...
Views: 1385(3 votes) - Taking a Behavioral Bite Out of Crime Through Better Hiring - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2010 from Jason TaylorExecutive Summary According to a National Retail Security survey conducted by the National Retail Federation and the University of Florida, total retail losses in 2009 were $36.5 billion, an increase of $2 billion from two years earlier. Digging deeper into the results, the largest component ...
Views: 1383 - The First Step to Turbo-Charging Your Marketing - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Carma SpenceIs your business blooming and growing? Are you seeing regular increases in income or customer base? Do customers and clients come looking for you? If you answered "no" to these questions -- if you are working overtime looking for new clients and customers -- you may have a stale or ...
Views: 1383(2 votes) - Manager's Corner Article:<BR>Successfully Implementing Plans - Change Behaviors - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2008 from Liz WeberImplementing plans is normally the hardest and most frustrating part of any business planning or business development activity. You have to implement a plan that has not yet been proven successful, in addition to dealing with new crises and unanticipated obstacles. The planning process was ...
Views: 1381 - Online visibility rules - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2014 from Kathleen Gage“Business is slow. The economy makes it hard to generate revenue. There’s too much competition.” Comments like these are made each and every day. And yet, there are those who will tell you it has never been easier to build a successful business than today. So what’s the distinction? ...
Views: 1381 - 3 Questions to Overcome Delayed Decision Making - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2015 from Lisa MininniWhen your business starts to grow beyond start up and into second stage, you’ll need to expand your capacity to take on more. If you’re thinking how that can be possible when your day is already overfilled, then something needs to change. If you’re constantly delaying decisions or putting off ...
Views: 1377 - 5 Guaranteed Ways Not to Sell Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Andrew RogersonSelling a business is not easy. Here’s a look at 5 guaranteed ways you will NOT be successful. 1. It is unclear exactly what is being sold. Make sure it is clear exactly what is being sold. For example, have a list of all the Fixtures, Furniture and Equipment. If any items are not being ...
Views: 1375(2 votes) - Virtualization - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from The Customize WindowsVirtualization refers to the methods, which allow a computer's resources to split. The term Virtualization is used differently in many different applications. There are many concepts and technologies in the field of hardware and software that use this term Virtualization. The primary goal of ...
Views: 1373 - A Lesson in Change Management - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Bob SeldenMuch of the press focus over the election of Barack Obama to US president, has rightly, been the “hope for change” that his new policies will bring. But for managers, there has also been a great lesson in the lead up to the inauguration – the smooth transition of power from the outgoing to the ...
Views: 1370 - Master the Most Basic Basics of Every Business - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Dan CoughlinEvery day I thank my lucky stars that I had no business background because if I had I may never have learned as much. When I started my management consulting business in 1998 I had no business experience and no business network. My background was in academic settings. I worked at colleges and ...
Views: 1368(1 vote) - Strategic Planning, The Art of Developing Scenarios, Part II - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2012 from Julia Hill-NicholsThe Knowledge Era – “We Didn’t Know that We Didn’t Know That!” Since the late 1990s we have moved from the Information Era to the Knowledge Era. The differentiator for companies is now their ability to translate the collection of information from their workers into knowledge which can be ...
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