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- How To Turn $12,000 Disability Savings into $40,000 in three years? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Samuel LiLast November, I did a RDSP workshop for families with special needs. During the presentation, I illustrated an example of how contributions toward the Registered Disability Savings Plan could bring in huge benefits from the government. Many attendees were astonished after we went through the ...
Views: 1438 - Delegate for Less - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2013 from Traci BrosmanWritten by Traci Brosman In my article, Knowing When to Delegate, we discussed several questions you should ask yourself so that you know when it is time to get help in your small business. Below you will find four ways you can hire or outsource tasks that you do not enjoy and that will free ...
Views: 1120 - Knowing When to Delegate - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2013 from Traci BrosmanWritten by Traci Brosman Understanding when to delegate is probably the toughest situation we face as small business entrepreneurs’. We are taught that we we must do it all. If we do not know how to do something, we try to get the training to do an adequate job and we muddle through it. We ...
Views: 1079 - Exciting New Orleans Tours - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Rozer FedralIf you are looking for something new to enjoy with your family, try our new ghost tours and all the new tours New Orleans has come up with. Want to try out a completely different kind of trip after having experienced and enjoyed everything including the hills, sea, forests and villages? ...
Views: 924(1 vote) - Obstacles to Career Development: Ability to Execute a Plan - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2013 from Robert KrzakThere are two main obstacles to career development. The main one is the ability to make plans. The second one is the ability to execute plans. Before understand how to create an execution plan you need to be able to identify a clear goal. This is important because the ability to put your plans ...
Views: 1387 - Go On A Debt Diet to Achieve Financial Freedom - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2013 from Samantha SeiffertIf you want to achieve financial freedom, you may want to adapt the same principles as getting your ideal weight. If you think about it, they are both hard, require discipline and a lifestyle makeover to maintain a debt free life. When you go on a debt diet, you need to decide for yourself ...
Views: 1269(1 vote) - 2 Sure Fire Ways to Know When to Delegate Tasks - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2012 from Traci BrosmanWritten by Traci Brosman Have you ever felt like you had way too much to do and not enough help or time in the day to get it all done? As a small business owner knowing when and when not to delegate work can make all the difference in the world. If you delegate too early by hiring ...
Views: 1169 - You Can Do it! Don’t Quit! - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2012 from Hunter PhoenixSometimes, “life just happens” (and I know a thing or two about life happening!) And when it does, there are days when everything can just feel overwhelming.Your energy level drops, apathy sets in and you’re just ready to throw in the towel, back down, or just plain quit. This can show up in ...
Views: 1134 - It's Just Gravity - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2012 from Rand GolletzPicture this: A light plane goes down in the Arizona desert. A team from the NTSB descends on the scene to investigate what happened. After three months of rigorous study and analysis, they're ready to report. They call a news conference. The NTSB administrator approaches the podium. You've seen ...
Views: 1359 - Don't Succumb to the "Boiled Frog" Syndrome - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2012 from Rand GolletzTake a six-quart pan. Fill it with water. Put it on the oven. Turn the heat on high. While waiting for the water to reach a rolling boil, catch one mid-sized frog. When the water achieves that boil, toss the frog in. Don't worry; the frog won't get hurt. The shock of the temperature change will ...
Views: 1974 - How to Be Effective in Customer Acquisition in Three Steps - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2012 from Jam DwadeReaching out to new prospects and getting your marketing message across effectively can be a real challenge. Yet overcoming it crucial to achieving your customer acquisition goals. Any face-to-face interaction with prospects and turning them into buying customers requires a lot of patience, ...
Views: 1656 - 3 Benefits Planning Ahead Offers Online Marketers - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from TJ PhilpottPlanning ahead is something every online marketer needs to do on a consistent basis to be more productive! The fact is that when you plan your work you must first identify your primary objectives and then establish how you intend to accomplish them! What this will allow you to do is focus better ...
Views: 1552(1 vote) - Top 5 Factors to Consider When Crafting a Lead Generation Strategy - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2012 from Jam DwadeCreating a winning lead generation strategy is a key step to achieving your growth goals. As we know, attracting new customers to your business is a pretty daunting task. Doing it sans a well-documented, solid strategy will make the task even a lot more harder. Knowing your goals and ...
Views: 3606(1 vote) - You Were Born to Win - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2012 from Angie ThompsonI first read See You at the Top (Zig Ziglar`s classic first book) over Christmas one year during college. I had heard of Zig, and checked out the book from the library. I took pages of notes since I couldn`t write in the book. I still have the notes. Soon after, I started listening to Zig`s ...
Views: 1087(1 vote) - Create Your Game Plan for a Sustainable Business - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Judy WhalenDo you have your “game plan” for growing a sustainable business figured out? If not, it’s not too late. A Strategic Plan is Your “Game Plan” Having a simple, clear guide that you will actually use is critical to your overall success. Think of it as your “game plan.” Football coaches have an ...
Views: 1533 - Street-Wise Tips: Making Strategic Planning Work for Your Organization - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Judy WhalenStrategic planning can be either a boon or a bust for an organization. Many people bring “baggage” to the process. Some people have had terrible experiences. They vehemently oppose committing time and other resources to it. Others yawn, glaze over and are completely skeptical that the process ...
Views: 1070 - 7 Reasons Smart Organizations Use Strategic Planning - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Judy WhalenSmart organizations use strategic planning because it helps them: 1. Get where they want to be. Smart organizations know that to be successful, they need to have a clear understanding of their current status (where they are now), a vivid vision of where they want to be, a plan for how they ...
Views: 1094 - The 5 Secret Keys to Experiencing Business Balance (any time of the year!) - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2012 from Heather DominickWhen you ignore consciously creating business balance you run the risk of burning out or shutting down both your business “doors” and your brilliance. Especially at this time of year, I hear from my clients that you are experiencing the effects of BEing out of business balance. This may show ...
Views: 1393(2 votes) - Four Effective Steps to Transforming Call Center Performance - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2012 from Jam DwadeThe quality of your customer service is a crucial key to make your company stands out from the crowd. Call centers that focus primarily on resolving customer issues are often placed at the last line of defense of keeping the customers, ensuring a high level of contact center performance and ...
Views: 1934(4 votes) - Culture – The Important Factor to Consider For Foreign Translations - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Albert CarterIn recent years, tide of globalization has brought a boom in the translation ecosystem. Globalization refers to a condition when there is a perfect harmony between localization, globalization and integration. In this harmony, translation acts as a medium of communication between different ...
Views: 1487 - What's The Right Size For Your Company? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2012 from Nick DAllevaI was at a cocktail party the other night, and business came up in conversation. I'm passionate about what I do and about entrepreneurship in general, so it's no wonder that in a few minutes a circle of people had formed around me. An alarm went off in my head, as I realized it had degenerated ...
Views: 1216 - Few Essential Ways to Perfect Lead Management Process - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Clare SmelleyCreating an effective process to monitor and manage new sales leads is an essential part of any marketing plan. It is important to set up a fundamental lead management process that will allow you to keep track of where your leads are coming from and help you precisely determine the ...
Views: 1163(1 vote) - Get Out of Mental Hibernation - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Shelle Rose CharvetThe news is bad. Few are the days when any positive announcements are made. Job losses are announced by the thousands in many countries. Even if you turn the news off, the negativity still confronts you from everywhere. Many people are walking around with high levels of fear, anxiety and panic. ...
Views: 2329(1 vote) - Website Marketing – 5 Tips To Use Keywords Effectively - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2012 from Paul KlineDo you feel that you are doing website marketing as well as you could? There is a great deal of competition out there and it is becoming increasingly difficult to make your website stand out from all the others that share your niche. There are quite a few things that you could do to give ...
Views: 1067 - Service Design – 5 Indisputable Reasons to Use It - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2012 from Paul KlineDo you feel that your business is competitive enough to deal with the different challenges facing it? If you are not convinced about the need for service design then chances are that you are allowing your competitors to steal a march on you. Service design is a growing field that aims to ...
Views: 886 - The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Denise FranklinWe all are familiar with the famous saying: “The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall”. And we all at some point assumed this quote referred to individuals in one way or another. But as a dreamer myself, struggling to achieve my goals, I have broadened my view of this quote and began to view ...
Views: 1587 - Online Marketing Success Is An Evolution! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2012 from TJ PhilpottAchieving marketing success on the internet is not something that just 'happens' but rather is the culmination of your time and effort! When you plan your business you are also going through a period of self evaluation as to your commitment, which is necessary if any money is to be earned! In ...
Views: 1304 - Raising Startup Capital; Failures to Avoid - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2012 from Sulaiman BasirThe business landscape is congested with ambitious entrepreneurs who either fail in their search for start-up capital or poorly execute on capital they raised. Many requests are denied. Even the luck ones frequently have hidden clauses of fiscal despair to face. Some deals that close come back ...
Views: 1427 - 3 Ways to be More Strategic - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Jenni Murphy-ScanlonSome of the most common problems people tell me they have with strategic thinking is coming up with workable ideas to deliver on strategy and then making them happen. Most people in the organization are implementing strategy, rather than developing it in the first place. In many ways it is ...
Views: 993 - 3 Steps to Effective Strategy Implementation - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2012 from Jenni Murphy-ScanlonDoes your organization have a strategic plan? If so, who implements it? One of the biggest problems with plans of any kind, and strategic plans are no exception, is failure to implement well. From new year resolutions to complex strategic plans, failure to execute makes the time and effort ...
Views: 3096 - 5 Step Plan For Success Working Online - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2012 from TJ PhilpottStarting a business or even simply changing markets online calls for some type of plan for success or else you'll likely be wasting your time! It's important to realize that building a successful internet business requires more in terms of your effort and self motivation than it does developing ...
Views: 1224 - Role of Translation Services in E-Commerce - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2012 from Albert CarterWith the boom in online marketing, e-commerce has become widely popular as a medium of business. Websites like Amazon, eBay et al have become household names now and people across the world are finding online purchases a convenient and cost effective mode of buying. Most of the customers ...
Views: 1357 - Your Business Healthy And Successful - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2012 from Anil MahajanIt is important for every organization to meet with the challenges in a fierce manner. Experience and expertise always helps one to get all the issues sorted out. Every entrepreneur looks forward to a partner who can assist them in managing with all forms of corporate challenges. Do you look ...
Views: 1001 - Keep Your Business Solvent with Efficient Debt Collection - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2012 from Ben WallYou’ll efficiently recover dues owed to your business if you opt for debt collection by JMA Credit or similar agencies. Businesses have to remain solvent and profitable, especially for startups yet to break even on initial investments. It is better not to lend when your company is yet to meet ...
Views: 2439 - Service Design for Environmental Sustainability - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2012 from Paul KlineService design is a field that is growing in importance. It ensures that products and services are created and marketed with the interests of the end user in mind. This enables companies to forge ahead of their competitors even if the market is very difficult to operate in. Service designers ...
Views: 1416 - Strategic Planning, The Art of Developing Scenarios, Part II - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2012 from Julia Hill-NicholsThe Knowledge Era – “We Didn’t Know that We Didn’t Know That!” Since the late 1990s we have moved from the Information Era to the Knowledge Era. The differentiator for companies is now their ability to translate the collection of information from their workers into knowledge which can be ...
Views: 1368(1 vote) - Strategic Planning: The Most Crucial Part Of Any Business - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Sumit SrivastavaStrategic planning is a tool used for designing strategies and allocating resources to the comprehensive implementation of the strategy. The management needs to have a clear picture as to where the organization is presently and come up with a strategic framework that will assist the organization ...
Views: 1220 - Disaster Preparedness for Your Business -- Important, Necessary and Easy to Do - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2012 from Terry GreenLet’s face it. Disasters happen. Bad weather happens. And unfortunately, they happen all too frequently and sometimes with devastating results. That is so evident in the week’s events and so heartbreaking to see. For business owners, speakers and coaches, the results can be even more ...
Views: 958 - How to Save Money on a Construction Project - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2012 from Max StabfordIt seems like everything costs more these days. It costs almost fifteen dollars to see a movie in the theaters, a “value” meal cost over six dollars, and do not get me started on gas prices. So while every little thing is draining your wallet dry, it can be nice to save money anywhere you can. ...
Views: 1814 - Mercury Retrograde Wisdom 5 Things to Do and not to Do with Mercury Retrograde - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2012 from Kelley RosanoExperiencing Mercury Retrograde, we can feel irritated by delays, distractions and miscommunications. Mercury rules contracts, communication, education, thinking, perception, data and transportation. His is a large domain and/or kingdom. For instance, computers and cars can act up during Mercury ...
Views: 1709 - Offer Price Incentives For Customers to Help You Lower Costs - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellWith so much global competition, the customer is more in charge than ever. That doesn't mean that you need to offer services that cost you a fortune: Better designed pricing can be a great help. Let's consider an industrial example. A building materials manufacturer studied its customers in ...
Views: 1526(3 votes) - Build Your Business Around Solving Engaging Problems - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellEntrepreneurial focus is immeasurably helped by finding engaging problems - ones to which you and others are irresistibly drawn. Many people make a mistake by instead picking problems to solve that are of interest only because of the potential financial gain that might result from solutions. ...
Views: 1602(3 votes) - Increase Awareness - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellUnless you receive an offering as a gift and try it out, ignorance will keep you from using a superior choice. When such ignorance is widespread, the market will not develop to its full potential. Let's explore back surgery as an example. Until a few decades ago, patients who underwent back ...
Views: 1384(3 votes) - Develop the Minimum Core Offering to Reduce Costs Per Unit by 96 Percent - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellWe consider an older concept in this article, one that has often been applied to cost-reduction thinking: zero-based analysis. You may know this concept as "zero-based costing." Zero-based analysis reverses the usual way of thinking in which many people start by looking at how to remove costs ...
Views: 1615(3 votes) - Fast-Expanding Exponential Cost Reductions - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellThis article describes a new concept for creating and implementing 96 percent cost reductions: fast-expanding exponential solutions. This is a subject I'm very excited about, and I hope you will share my enthusiasm for and interest in this process. When I was a youngster, controlled atomic ...
Views: 1530(3 votes) - Cooperate With Strangers and Volunteers and Help Unemployed People Start Complementary Businesses - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellThis article explores three sources of cost-reducing help that most businesses ignore: strangers, volunteers, and unemployed people. Think of the unifying themes for this lesson as helping to overcome the unattractiveness and tradition stalls. Let's begin by considering what strangers can do to ...
Views: 1516(2 votes) - Minimize the Time Needed to Manage Your Enterprise to Develop the Minimum Business Model - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellIn this article, we look at how simplifying management to develop the minimum business model reduces costs for an enterprise and its stakeholders. Consider Plentyoffish dot com and its founder, Markus Frind. To wit, Markus Frind was determined to create a business that could be simply, ...
Views: 1486(3 votes) - Eliminate More Stakeholder Costs by Helping Customers Develop Superior Business Models - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellThis article's topic will be controversial with some people. Why? Many business thinkers advocate that suppliers should simply work at making life easy and pleasant for customers so that they receive more and more benefits while only making minimal efforts of their own. If your customer has ...
Views: 1292(2 votes) - Add Grants and Subsidies to Reduce Costs and Investments - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellThe cost of investments that benefit many stakeholders can unfairly fall more on one organization than on another. Amtrak, the American government-owned passenger rail corporation, is an example of this problem. Amtrak was formed at a time when for-profit passenger rail operations were losing ...
Views: 1669(2 votes) - Work With Part-Time and Nonprofit Suppliers To Reduce Your Investments and Costs - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellIf for no other reason than expanding your business model to include new types of offerings, you will probably add new suppliers from time to time. In addition, sometimes suppliers go out of business or are unwilling to make necessary changes to improve their and your business models. In other ...
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