Slow Business
After coming out of one of the craziest busy seasons we’ve experienced in years, I find myself yearning to slow the pace of my business and my life. How do you slow the pace of business without losing profits? This was the question I was pondering as I headed out on vacation. In looking through the airplane magazine on the flight I ran into an article on living slow. It had some great...
Read MoreReferrals from customers are an invaluable business asset
Here’s an asset that doesn’t show up on your balance sheet – referral relationships! We are all bombarded by advertising messages. Advertising is constant & everywhere – the internet, billboards, magazine ads, pop-ups on your phone and Tweets. We businesses get our sales message out in a variety of ways, and that’s good. But we must never forget the value of a...
Read MoreWinners never quit…Really?
This is one of those old sayings that sounds good when you first hear it, but doesn’t really make sense if you analyze it. I don’t know about you, but I’ve quit a number of things in my life, and often the quitting made me more successful. Here are a few things people who want to be winners should think about quitting: 1. Being afraid to ask for...
Read MoreTo spend or not to spend? That is the question!
There’s an old adage in business that you have to spend money to make money. Most of us know that it’s true. It’s rare that we can accomplish everything we need to in business without some money involved. The key, of course, is to spend wisely – to invest in our businesses. Here are a few reasons you might need to spend some money to make your business more effective. 1. ...
Read MoreChallenging Your Employees
You can’t run an effective business without them, but how do you run the best business with them? That’s the question when it comes to employees. We all know we need clear job descriptions, and that we need to match a qualified person to the job. It’s not that simple though, because we’re all people who bring our own wants, needs and desires to our jobs. We’re people, not...
Read MoreCan small adjustments create big changes in your business?
I was recently reviewing some cash flow statistics with one of my clients because they had noticed that their collections days were much slower than the average for their industry. When I pointed this out, they were concerned, and we looked at why this could be happening. After reviewing a few things, we made some changes in their collections process. You see, they were calling regularly...
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