Category Archives: Business growth help
Rent Some Money to Make Some Money
In business, have you ever heard the saying, ‘you need a quarter to make a dollar’? Money is cheap to ‘rent’ these days. Continue reading
Aligning Personal and Business Goals
If you are unsure of your personal goals, with what do you align your business future? Proper alignment between the business owner’s personal goals and their business goals is necessary for a healthy, wealthy business! Continue reading
3 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Your Team
In the book, ‘The Magic of Thinking Big’ by David J. Schwartz, Ph.D suggests: “To activate others, to make them enthusiastic, you must first be enthusiastic yourself.” Dr. Schwartz provides 3 ways to get motivated or activated. Continue reading
Does IQ Matter in Business?
I have just completed reading Successful Intelligence by Dr. Robert Sternberg. He makes a good case for reducing the reliance on tests like SAT scores in order get accepted to a College or University. Continue reading
Improving the Hiring Process – The Induction Plan
Does your business have a formal induction plan for new hires? An induction plan will help ensure that the initial impressions on the first day of a new job are positive, and the new employee starts off productively. Continue reading
4 Tips for Working with Goals
It is the time of year we make new goals for 2012. Unfortunately, we don’t always make them happen. Here are some tips to increase the probability you will achieve your goal. Continue reading
Discounting Your Price or Value Add?
If you give someone a ‘deal’, you could sell more than if you didn’t – But instead of giving a discount on price, have you considered adding value instead? Continue reading
Increase Profits by Learning to Say ‘NO’
Some business owners have trouble saying NO for various reasons, and this often costs them financially. Learn how to increase profits by saying, ‘NO’! Continue reading
Why are You a Business Owner?
People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it. For that reason, I am suggesting you assess whether you are aligning your business goals with your ‘why’. Continue reading
A Structure For Business Visioning
My previous post detailed a few of the business challenges that arise when the actions and attitudes of the business owner contribute the some of the business problems. This post is about how to put a vision into action and reduce the problems. Continue reading