They say credit is tight.

But what if there were a “client bank”where you could take out a loan. You could borrow lots of clients all at once.
 
You would pay interest on the loan, but once it was paid off you would keep the clients, just like you would a mortgaged house.

Seem crazy? Well something like that exists and it’s the way savvy business owners are reaping in cash even though the economy is shaky.

This “Client Bank Strategy” is called  Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliancesand it’s the most effective way to get a boatload of new leads and clients quickly

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Janis

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This isn’t the kind of soul baring post I usually write, but I wanted to share these thoughts with you.

I heard a mesmerizing speaker a few days ago, Andrew Harvey. He is a Brit, an acclaimed author and a passionate “sacred activist”. To put it mildly his message was a highly charged and resounding wake up call.

He mentioned a recent meeting with the Dalai Lama whose words are carefully chosen and carry great significance. The Dalai Lama evidently characterized our present situation of global financial and environmental crises as “not a crisis, but an emergency”. He asked listeners to “strengthen their hearts” for the hard times ahead. Harvey suggests that that means we need to wake up from our denial about the mess we’ve made of things and that now, right now, is the moment of choice for each of us.

He said that we resist changing our seeking of senseless pleasures to face the truth and do something about it. Now is the time to act from the heart, our place of passion, and have the courage to change things for the better, even if it requires some sacrifice to do so.

Can any of us say honestly that this isn’t true for us? This touched me deeply because it means the world to me to be of service to others and to do so with an open heart, but I can do better. I care about the environment and those who are suffering in the world but don’t do nearly as much as I would like to do.

What does this mean to us as entrepreneurs?  We are in business for these basic reasons:

• To be profitable
• To do what we love
• To create the lifestyle we want

These are all important reasons, but it’s time we pushed ourselves out of the comfort zone and went a few steps further. First of all, we have an obligation to be of service in the world. As business owners we have extraordinary opportunities to do this.

• We can become as profitable as possible. Why? Because the more successful we are, the more we can use our money to help others, to create change, to do good in the world and make a real difference. We can spend our money with responsible businesses and invest with responsible companies. We can support those charities which are dear to our hearts.If you’re settling for just paying the bills, how can you do that? Think of Oprah and Bill Gates as examples of this idea. Yet so many people fear deep down that financial success goes against spirituality and they create roadblocks for themselves, or they’re very successful and always looking for the next toy to buy.
• We can serve our clients, employees and vendors with love, attention and respect.
• We can do business with integrity.
• We can be of service in our communities by offering our expertise to help those less fortunate
• We can be conscious of how we use resources in our business to become more eco-friendly. I’ve recently cut down on my use of paper goods and also try to print less, for example. Little things matter.
• We can use our abilities as innovators and leaders to encourage others to do the same.

We can get out of our comfort zone and commit to personal change in our business and life. We can focus more on what is beneficial to ourselves, our business, our family, our community and the earth than on what is most pleasurable. We can use this crisis as a wake up call to create a better world. We can do it one little bit at a time, one change at a time, one conscious choice at a time. This is a rare opportunity.

Please share your comments,

Janis

I’ve lived through a number of economic downturns and recessions and after a while you start to accept the up and down cycles as normal. But the most recent developments regarding Lehman Brothers, together with inflation, the mortgage mess, gas prices-well you know the rest-is really a bit much.

Will things get better? Yes, but most likely after the election. Will there be some discomfort? Yes, there always is. I can remember waiting over an hour in the freezing cold in gas lines back in 1974 when I was barely out of college. Things got better then when it seemed they never would, and they will now. But at the moment it may not feel that way. So here is what you need to do to keep your business prospering.

• Don’t hunker down by resisting change and thinking that if you keep doing things the way you always have you’ll be fine. Be creative in developing new ideas, products and services
• Do increase-yes, increase your marketing. But only do marketing that gives you a direct return on investment. No marketing just to increase visibility or for branding purposes.
• Think strategically. Plan exactly how you will make money over the next year and make a plan including details like marketing, budget and financial projections. Sound hard? It’s really not. Every small or solo business that does this out performs their competitors by a mile.
• Be conservative with your cash-make sure your cash flow is good. No impulse buys right now. Spend money on marketing and necessary marketing materials, mentoring to learn ways to fastrack your business, and product development.
• Take higher priced services and information products and break them down into sequential, lower priced services and “knowledge nuggets” to increase sales, as lower ticket items will sell better right now.
• Work hard to increase customer service and customer loyalty by following through on what you say you’ll do and producing stellar results. Also provide personalized customer support.
• Develop strong referral and joint venture systems and strategies that will dramatically increase sales.
• Stay optimistic and focused - it won’t serve you well to spend time worrying and then going in ten different directions trying out would be opportunities. It’s a recipe for failure

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