Is Your IT Area Truly an Asset or Just an Expense? The next Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in coming up right around the corner in January 2016 with previews and new product announcements of many electronics products. So the question is, will any new products be introduced that are a “must have” for your organization? […]
Archive for the ‘Small Business Planning’ Category
08/31/2015
August 2015 – Getting and Keeping Top Employees
Getting and Keeping Top Employees This month Netflix introduced an unlimited paid family leave program within certain of its divisions for new parents for the first year after the birth or adoption of a child. Employees will continue to get their normal pay and have the option to take time off, work part time, or […]
08/05/2015
July 2015 – Score Keeping Your Business
Score Keeping Your Business If you were in our office about a month ago you would have found me in a meeting with Paul, a tall, thin man in his mid-thirties who owns an equestrian business. During the meeting Paul said to me, “late last year I changed the direction of my business…” I said […]
06/30/2015
June 2015 – How to Identify and Develop Your Strategic Competitive Advantage
How to Identify and Develop Your Strategic Competitive Advantage Recently I was at a New Business Launch Event and a presenter was asked “Who is your competition and how do you stack up against them?” They meekly responded, “We have not had a chance to fully do that research yet”. Why would you want to […]
05/28/2015
May 2015 – Is Your Customer a Walled City?
Is Your Customer a Walled City? At times you may have asked yourself, how can I truly connect with my customer and increase my sales closing ratio? With regards to that question, I have good news and bad news. First the bad news. We need to be totally aware that in the sales process you, […]
04/30/2015
April 2015 – An Easy and Effective Way to Develop Your Business Strategy
According to a Dun & Bradstreet study, 96% of businesses in America that fail, fail because they don’t develop and implement a strategy to take their business where they want it to go. Noted author and speaker Tony Robbins has said that “one reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that […]
03/31/2015
March 2015 – The Five Roles of a Leader
The Five Roles of a Leader A couple of weeks ago I met Paul, a gentle, kind hearted man in his late 50’s at a noisy business networking event. During our conversation he said “I am starting a new business and don’t really know where to start or what it means to lead a company. […]
02/26/2015
February 2015 – Discovering the Dreams for Your Business
Discovering the Dreams for Your Business This past December, Jane, a perky woman in her late thirties who owned an furniture and accessories store, came to me and said she was losing interest in doing the same thing day after day, week after week, year after year. She said she wanted something new. Something more […]
01/28/2015
January 2015 – Your Customer – You Have to Know Them to Love Them
Your Customer – You Have to Know Them to Love Them A little while ago the mid 30’s co-owners of a project management company, Bob and Nick contacted us for help in their Marketing and Sales area. They told us they were not getting the sales they needed to sustain and grow their company and […]
12/31/2014
December 2014 – Where Will Your Business Be At The End Of 2015?
Where Will Your Business Be At The End Of 2015? Will you achieve the goals, hopes and dreams for your business in 2015? Normally our Monthly Newsletter is published the last week of each month, but because of how the New Year’s Holiday fell this year, we decided to publish it after January 1st. We […]
