Tag Archives: small business
10 Business Building Tips from 5 Successful Entrepreneurs
It’s no secret that in order to grow your business, you have to take thoughtful, consistent action. Business success doesn’t happen overnight and there are many, many roads to get there. Here are 10 business building tips from four of my super successful colleagues (including two from me). You can get a lot more in [...]
What to Do When You Want to Play a Bigger Game but You Hit a Wall
It’s always amazing to me how owning a small business is the best self growth program around (except perhaps for parenting). The problems we experience growing a business are exactly the ones we experience in life.
14 Bootstrapping Ideas: Build Your Small Business on a Budget
The sluggish economy has every small or solo business owner figuring out how they can get the biggest “bang for their buck”. Whether its money you spend on technology, systems, outsourced help or training, you want to get a great return on investment. And if you’re a start up you want to figure out how [...]
Use Joint Ventures to Expand the Power and Scope of Your Small Business Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
You’re sitting there in your home or small business office and wondering– how do you compete with the big guys? If you want to play really big without hiring a salaried sales team, then your secret weapon is joint ventures.
How to Create an In-Demand Information Product in 30 Days
It doesn’t matter what kind of small business you have, you can create a downloadable information product in 30 days or less. Information products are in demand, and you can use them in multiple ways.
Social Networking Tips and Time Savers
When I tell other business owners and clients how active I am in social networking and what a valuable marketing tool it is, they ask me how I find the time? If you’ve dabbled a bit with Facebook and Twitter it can seem like a lot of work to keep up with everyone. For a busy business owner it seems impossible to find the time.
Transform Your Small Business Marketing
I regularly interview small and solo business owners who call my coaching company looking for help. After getting a sense of what their business is all about, what their biggest goals are, and what lifestyle they are trying to create, I ask them what their biggest challenges are.
Skip Perfection and Go after the Easy Sales First
If you are still at the early stages of building your small or solo business and you’re struggling to get clients, what you need now are easy sales that generate cash flow. Cash flow will allow you to pay your bills and invest in growing your business.
Create a Successful Business Plan in 30 days
It’s time to make business goals. How much time have you scheduled in for planning this year? If you want a successful business, you have to plan!
Marketing Your Business: What Works Now
Why would you waste one dollar or one hour on marketing that doesn’t work? It happens all the time and the reason is often just a lack of knowledge or understanding about what would work better. As small or solo business owners, who can afford to waste time or money on marketing your business that doesn’t work?
