Category Archives: Product business help

We Are Expanding into the UK Marketplace!

By Paul Foster

The teams at The Business Therapist® are excited to confirm our entry into the U.K. marketplace! Although we have performed services for U.K. business owners as early as October, 2003, we are currently marketing our services to this market once again. Continue reading

Discounting Your Price or Value Add?

By Paul Foster

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

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

A Confident and Educated Customer

By Paul Foster

Is your sales staff educated in all aspects of the products or services your business offers? Their knowledge can improve the experience of a customer making a purchase decision! An educated and confident consumer is your best potential customer. Continue reading

Setting Prices in a Business – An Agonizing but Critical Task

By Paul Foster

One of the challenges that face business owners is increasing prices within their business. The pricing discussion is therefore critically important and directly affects the business’s profits. It is worthwhile to consider the following facts about pricing and differentiation. Continue reading

Do Business Owners Have Self-Imposed Barriers?

By Paul Foster

Are you confident all your current customers are aware of your complete business offerings? I would like to challenge that assumption and ask you to consider whether it could be a self-limiting belief. Or more descriptively – a sales-limiting belief! Continue reading

Convergence of Products and Services is Good Advice for Small Business

By Paul Foster

In the old days, your business was either a “product” based business or a “service” based business. The traditional furniture store sells a product: furniture. The traditional law firm sells a service: the lawyer’s time. To be a successful furniture … Continue reading