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Creating A Budget That Works For You
A business budget is a tool that can be used to track and manage a company’s finances. It allows the company to see where its money is going and where cost cuts can be made. A budget is also a tool to help when planning for future expenses. Every good budget should include six components: A…
Keep readingFour Surprising Thoughts About Startups
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Keep readingTips To Boost Your eMail Marketing Performance
New challenges like inflation and labor shortages have left small businesses lacking the time and resources to maintain a robust marketing program. A recent survey found that 69% of business owners handle all of their company’s marketing responsibilities. Email marketing technology has quickly become a necessity for businesses looking to keep pace with the competition. With…
Keep readingFour Common Budgeting Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them)
Most people think budgeting is about money. Budgeting is actually about SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound). Money is simply the tool a budget uses to achieve those goals. First the SMART goals need to be identified before the money can be defined to accomplish them. Here are four budgeting mistakes you may be making:…
Keep readingMaximize Your Productivity – Tips for Mastering Time Management
Most business owners are busy all day (and night) yet never catch up with their to-do list. How can you remedy this? Start by performing a time assessment. For two weeks, track how you spend your time. What did you do today and how much time did you spend on each task? At the end of…
Keep readingWhat Is Cash Flow?
Lately, several new startup entrepreneurs have asked me to define cash flow. Cash flow is the term used to describe the movement of cash into and out of a business during a specific period. Companies analyze and track three different types of cash flows: the cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. Here…
Keep readingDocument Your Sales Process
I have been asked, “Why do I need a defined sales process?” My answer is you don’t…unless, of course, you: A defined process makes it easier to test ideas for improving sales results. A defined sales process with conversion rates can allow you to quickly generate, pipeline and revenue reports. For example, if you have 50…
Keep readingHow to Deal With Annoying Manager Traits: Strategies for Successful Interactions
We’ve all heard it before, “People leave their managers, not their companies.” While statistics vary, at least one recent survey shows that over half of respondents quit a job because of their boss, and an additional one-third have considered quitting because of their boss. So, yeah: People who quit jobs often actually quit their manager. More…
Keep readingScale Your Business Using Retention & Endorsement
During a recent mentoring session, I was asked how can a business scale in today’s climate? For a business to scale, consider the following fact…studies show it costs five times more to sell to a new customer than to sell to a returning customer. So, instead of focusing all your attention on gaining more leads, why…
Keep readingYour Time-Focus Should Change While Starting A Business
Before I get into today’s thought, I would like to share some facts. Small businesses make up 99.9% of all US businesses and create 1.5 million jobs annually. There were 32.5 million small U.S. businesses in 2021, according to the SBA. Of those, 22 million were individually operated, meaning they have no other employees other than…
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