by | Oct 3, 2017 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
Too many business owners blame online shopping when their sales drop. Yes, the Internet is making it easy for customers to price shop. But this is only important if a low price is all you have to offer. The sad thing is that very few customers...
by | Sep 26, 2017 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
If you want to grow a business it must become scalable. That means you will need to hire a team of people that you can depend on so that you can concentrate on the important work of growing your sales, profit and cash balance. But all business owners will tell...
by | Sep 25, 2017 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
I was recently listening to an interview with master salesman Steve Clarke (you should check out his website www.newschoolselling for some great sales tips). In it, he mentioned three traits held by every successful salesperson he's ever met. After...
by | Sep 15, 2017 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Cash Flow, Personal financial planning, Small Business Owners
Too often people make an initial appointment with a financial planner and then really don't spend time after that in a meeting with the professional. They may have the occasional phone call, but coming in for an annual or semi-annual chance to talk about your...
by | Sep 12, 2017 | Books, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series, Web/Tech, Weblogs
One of the main differences between a business owner who has created for themselves a “job” and an entrepreneur who has created a “business” often can be traced to one thing – the entrepreneur never stops learning! Most start-up business owners don't know what...
by | Sep 6, 2017 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
A recent Department of Labor statistic showed that the average American employee now changes jobs every 1.5 years. That constant turnover costs business owners valuable time and money. It takes time and money to interview, hire, and train new employees....