Do you have your dream team in place? The Gritty Virtual Assistant has a post on her blog called Building Your Business Dream Team in 5 Easy Steps. I have mentioned before how important it is for you...
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Do you hold regular strategy setting sessions? As Dave from Freelance Folder points out Strategy Sessions do not have to be long drawn out events and they benefit both large and small businesses. When...
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Looking to lower some of your cost? Look to outsourcing. Now outsourcing has gotten a bad rap over the last couple of years but for a small business owner it could make lots of sense. Instead of...
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Do you ship with UPS? Big Brown Mess comes from the Contrarian Consuliting Blog which is written by fellow consultant Alan Weiss. In this blog entry he shows a little fee that UPS ads on if you want a...
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According to the NFIB optimism of small business owners has been below average for 11 months. So does this reflect your outlook at all? The NFIB's Small Business Optimism Index for April 2007...
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As the size and age of a business grows so does its complexity. As the complexity of the business grows the skill sets required to control and safely manage the business expand exponentially. One of...
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Are you experiencing an energy crisis or time management crisis? Perhaps neither. Time Management = Managing What I Allow To Get My Attention To manage your time and energy requires managing your...
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Regardless of what business you are in - you are really in the business of satisfying customers. The degree of customer satisfaction you deliver determines the level of long-term success you will...
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Mary from Way to Grow says in her "Satisfaction and Loyalty Aren't on the Same Scale" post ...Satisfaction and loyalty really are not on the same scale, satisfaction is all about...
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There's never enough time to do it right the first time, but there's always time to do it over again. Why not pick one of the ideas below that most appeals to you and live it the rest of......
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I have seen statistics that a franchise business has a 90%+ chance of succeeding 5 years in business. Why do manufacturing businesses and franchises do so well? Due to the relatively high capital...
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This article is for every business owner and entrepreneur who has struggled to build a business. You work hard and are profitable and yet you just know that there has to be a better way. Or you might...
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Today I start a series on finding a retail location for your small business. Unlike a business-to-business (B2B) firm that can reach out to potential customers by hiring sales people a retail...
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Apparently, it is the older systems most at risk to the March 11 DST change over. If you have Windows Vista, XP, 2003, or Mac OS X, you can rest knowing that the DST Transition will be fairly...
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One of the most difficult issues owners of successful businesses cope with, is the increasing complexity of the business. The business becomes too much for one person to handle. Know When You Need...
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When I was researching and writing Tips and Traps for Writing an Effective Business Plan I identified that there were more than 450 touch-points that need to be covered to have a balanced plan for...
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I stumbled upon this list of links to legal agreements and provide it here with a caveat - using template legal agreements requires specific legal knowledge that unless you are an attorney may...
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First, it's 'not' an opportunity to get rid of work. Delegation is gaining someone's cooperation to achieve a goal. It's an opportunity for the business owner/manager to empower...
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