Category Archives: Business activities management

Happy Anniversary to Us!

By Paul Foster

April 21, 2012 is the one year anniversary of launching of our website and blog! This is a great time to reflect and revisit our purpose in the digital world. Continue reading

Focusing on Customer Retention is Profitable

By Paul Foster

In order to grow the customer base in your business, you should focus on retaining your existing customers as well as attracting new ones. Continue reading

The Christmas Bonus Dilemma

By Paul Foster

This time of year, my business owner clients struggle with the Christmas Bonus Dilemma. Should I pay one, and if I do then how much is fair? Should I pay the same amount to everyone? Continue reading

Should Your Business Offer a Guarantee?

By Paul Foster

When you provide a guarantee, you remove the risks to the potential purchaser and make it easier for them to buy from you. Here are 5 tips to developing a great guarantee. Continue reading

How to Build a Business System for Freedom and Profit

By Paul Foster

Are there certain parts of your business that you feel have to be done by you – the business owner? Here are some tips from Paul Foster, The Business Therapist, to build a business system for freedom and profit. Continue reading

How to Increase Profits Easily in Your Business

By Paul Foster

Every business has some ‘low hanging fruit’ to pick. There are ripe profits stuck between the leads your business generates and the actual revenue dollars you convert from these leads. There are many reasons that many of your leads did not become sales. Continue reading

The Economy and Small Business

By Paul Foster

Business owners may wonder why they shouldn’t just liquidate their business and hide under a rock with the recent downward volatility in the stock market, the threat of a double dip recession and a poor job outlook. However, real opportunities for growth in your business exist and are within your control! Continue reading

Managing Employees – Sometimes it takes 51 times!

By Paul Foster

It takes persistence to encourage employees to follow the everyday routines and persistence to stick to the systems established in your business. These are the ordinary, everyday activities your employees know they should be doing but are slacking a bit. Continue reading

6 Tips to Holding Effective Team Meetings

By Paul Foster

As an advisor to small business, I find the businesses that hold regular meetings are also the businesses that run more efficiently; i.e. make more money! Continue reading

Improving the Family Dynamic in a Family Owned Business

By Paul Foster

Family and business can be like oil and water. The two dynamics are often complete opposites. Here are some tips to help deal with the challenges that are unique to family businesses.

Family decisions can be completely emotional – Business decisions can be unemotional.
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