Most entrepreneurs have plans and activities important to the achievement of their goals. It doesn’t matter if it’s strategic thinking time, penning a blog, following up with sales leads, or my personal favorite, yoga, they are key to the health and well-being of yourself and your business. Although central to the realization of our targets, it’s as though these very same activities are the easiest to “leave out” of our day – until now.
Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia
Small Business In Need of More Clients? Do What This Guy Did.
It’s always a treat to strategize with an entrepreneur to grow their small business, regardless of the number of years in operation. However, this client, after 5 years in business, garnered results dramatically different from anything they previously achieved. They closed 100% of their sales meetings resulting in four new clients from four sales meetings! How did they do it? They shifted into benefit speak!
Is Resistance Slowing Your Small Business Success?
Resistance. Everyone experiences it at one point or another. Whether it’s your kids’ refusal to eat spinach, employees balking at new ways of operating, or your own struggle with an idea, notion, or direction in your business, resistance lurks around every corner waiting to sprig into action to defy your next move. The good news is that not all resistance is bad – or bad for you. (Click to Tweet)
Entrepreneurship…Is Small Business Ownership For You?
There is no way to eliminate all the risks associated with starting a business. However, you can improve your chances of success with good planning and preparation. A worthy place to start is by assessing your strengths and weaknesses, as well as, common traits associated with a business start-up.
7 Human Resources Trends Your Small Business Needs to Know
The world of human resources changes fast. If your small business isn’t on top of the trends, you could not only experience significant turnover, but also legal ramifications. Whether you employ a team of fifteen HR employees or are the accidental HR manager, it’s important to know the current trends and legal considerations.
Never Too Late: Your Roadmap To Small Business Blogging Success
If you’ve been following along, we kicked off the New Year with a 30-day blogging challenge. Each day, for 30 days, bloggers and entrepreneurs who accepted the challenge, write and post a blog. The purpose? Drive more traffic to the website in order to generate more leads and acquire more clients. (Click to Tweet)
Linkedin Behavior: What It Says About You and Your Business
Only those stranded on a desert island during the last 12+ years have yet to hear about Linkedin. Launched in May of 2003, Linkedin is a disruptor of traditional networking. Used by job seekers and entrepreneurs alike, Linkedin is the networking tool of choice for business professionals. And, it’s an extremely effective business development tool…if used appropriately.
Everything (Entrepreneurship) Is Hard…At First
My mind floods with thoughts of danger, caution, and resistance to the possibilities. I move cautiously and tentatively. I scrutinize the clock. The seconds tick by agonizingly slow. My breathing is erratic. Sweat pours off my body in a way that’s out of proportion to my movement. I wobble and bobble.