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2005 Articles
Boost Your Leadership
Skills Simply By Answering The Question, "What Does Your Organization
Really Reward?"
The difference between leaders is ears. Good leaders not only ask good
questions, but they actually listen to the answers. Ask people in your
organization: "What does our organization REALLY rewar...22
Mar 2005
Beware the
Opposition!
Any time you make changes in your life you are going to be met with
opposition from people who would prefer you to stay exactly as you are.
Sadly, these people are often the ones that love you the m...22
Mar 2005
Book Summary: First,
Break All the Rules
This article is based on the following book: First, Break All The Rules
‘What The World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently’ By Marcus Buckingham
& Curt Coffman Simon & Schuster 271 pages Based on a ...19
Mar 2005
How To Motivate Your
Staff?
As a business owner, you face the important challenge of getting the
most from your employees. Perhaps you have a staff that already feels
overworked and depressed. This can have significant conseque...19
Mar 2005
Teaching Large
Companies To Think Like The Little Guys
Q: I am an executive at a large company and in our industry we are
seeing a trend wherein smaller companies are gaining market share at an
alarming rate. Our CEO believes the reason for this is tha...17
Mar 2005
Is Your Management
Style Assisting or Hurting Your Business?
Many times business owners can have significant differences in
management styles that can deter the growth of both the employees and
the business. Employees can have differing needs that require diff...16
Mar 2005
Creating a Winning
Staff Team
As a business owner, I’ve had staff come and go over the years: some
have done extremely well, and others not so well. During the time I was
involved in running my business, I found some weaknesses i...14
Mar 2005
The New Paradigm for
Entrepreneurial Success
Entrepreneurship is a great magnet to deliver new ideas, unique
approaches and innovative technologies. When conducted in a proper way,
turning people into entrepreneurs improves a country’s economic...14
Mar 2005
There's Gold in That
There Information - Making the Case with Three Answers
Q. What can an information professional do for me? A. The briefest and
most accurate answer is: Save you money, Save you time, Make your
employees more productive, and Minimize your risk from competi...11
Mar 2005
Improve Your Business
Using The Principles Of War
The art and science of war has been studied and developed since the dawn
of mankind. Many business principles and terminology have military
origins. For example the word entrepreneur was originally a...08
Mar 2005
Protecting Your
Business With Non-Disclosure Agreements
Every business should protect proprietary information when dealing with
independent contractors, vendors and other businesses. The best way to
do this is to use a non-disclosure agreement, often refe...02
Mar 2005
Make Your Fortune as
a Professional Finder
Have you considered the lucrative opportunity in finder`s fees? You
could become a professional finder and earn a fortune from this alone.
Alternatively, you could supplement your present income with...28
Feb 2005
Five Stumbling Blocks
To Successful Networking and How To Overcome Them
The ability to connect with people is essential to success in any
business. Professional networking events present opportunities to
interact with others on a personal level and to develop profitable...26
Feb 2005
How to Make a Joint
Venture Successful
This text is a chapter of the book "Successful Joint Ventures" soon to
be released on the market. Question: What was your first successful JV,
and what were the steps you took to make it successful?...23
Feb 2005
Team Building for
Entrepreneurs
As a business owner and entrepreneur, you need an external and internal
team of people to help your business thrive. As a business resource
consultant, I also help others build the teams they need fo...22
Feb 2005
3 Strategies to Market
Your Business Even When There’s No Money
Many small and home based businesses know they need to market and yet,
have little or no money to do so. Sadly, many use this as a reason not to
market. Even on a limited budget you can promote and g...21
Feb 2005
Dramatically Increase
Sales with The KISS Test
We've all heard the term KISS at one time or another - "Keep It
Simple, Stupid." However, the majority of salespeople violate this
basic principle more often than not. Let me start with some examples...21
Feb 2005
Business Leads
Anyone who runs their own business can tell you how challenging it is to
generate business leads on a consistent basis. Finding good leads and
generating more sales is vital to the long term growth o...21
Feb 2005
Using Technology to Get
and Keep Your Foot in the Door
In years past it was easier to get your foot in the door of a prospective
client than it is today. Competition has increased, your prospect has more
demands on their time and a simple visit to the In...18
Feb 2005
Franchises - A proven
Business System
Franchises offer the first time business owner a proven and successful
business opportunity. If you are looking to start your own business for
the first time, franchises provide you with the greatest...17
Feb 2005
Focus Is The Key To A
Successful Startup
The definition of a startup means you have very few resources to employ
and little time to get them to do something valuable. The clock is always
ticking, and the money (if you even have any) is run...12
Feb 2005
How to Size an Emerging
Market
In developing their business plans, companies of all sizes face the
challenge of determining the size of their markets. To begin, companies
must present the size of their “relevant market” in their p...10
Feb 2005
Networking Scares Me!
When I started my business, if I knew then what I know now I either would
not have started it or I would have become profitable much faster!
Everyone who has their own business needs to learn an inc...08
Feb 2005
Create
a Business You Love
So you have entrepreneurial aspirations, but you’re stuck in a job
working for someone else. You wake up, commute to work, work hard, pay
your bills and then come home exhausted. You repeat the patte...06
Feb 2005
How Much Risk is
Necessary to Grow Your Business?
A business owner is thoroughly responsible for their own financial
survival and possibly the financial survival of their employees. Business
owners, for the most part, seem to be "risk takers", who r...01
Feb 2005
Top 10 Things You Need
To Know When Starting A Business..
In my career, I have had a total of 3 businesses myself and a few others
where I am in partnerships. Each time you start a business the basics are
pretty well the same. Here are 10 things I believe a...02
Feb 2005
Success Leaves Clues
How often have you thought of running your own business because you
assumed it would be easy? Or if you currently have your own business, you
thought, “There’s got to be an easier way to do what I do...01
Feb 2005
Increase Profits with
Outsourcing Best Practices
When your company is forming long-term offshore outsourcing relationships
with another company, the foundation of the success of this venture should
be laid during the negotiation period itself. The ...01
Feb 2005
Freelance
Work: The Changing Face of Employment
No more working for the same company for fifty years. Freelance work is
becoming more and more prominent. On-line you can find work or someone to
do a job. Check out www.guru.com The world sure is ch...23
Jan 2005
Communicate
and Prosper!
How much has poor communication cost your company in the past twelve
months? Chances are, you have no idea. Chances are even better it's a lot
more than you can afford. But you won’t find the numbers...20
Jan 2005
Traps
To Avoid When Developing Your Business Ideas
Most home businesses fail because the ideas behind them weren’t
commercially viable. The home business ideas that you choose to develop
are critical in determining whether you will be successful. To...20
Jan 2005
Who
Loves Networking????
Many professionals who don’t enjoy networking equate it with selling. I
have heard many say, I’m a professional. I didn’t go to school to
learn to sell and they didn’t teach it. It is a common belief...14
Jan 2005
The
Power of Partnering
“Get the sale at any cost.” “Make more calls.” “Tell them what
they want to hear.” Sales professionals in virtually every industry are
under tremendous pressure to close sales. It is not uncommon for...13
Jan 2005
Differentiation
-- Smart Marketing Strategies for the Solo Entrepreneur
Are you ever frustrated or hesitant when you talk to prospective customers
because you can’t readily explain why they should come to you rather
than go to your competitors? Sure, you might have your ...13
Jan 2005
Top
Ten Mistakes Made In The First Few Years of Business
Consultants, coaches, accountants, engineers, and other solopreneurs
starting a service business, make common mistakes that cost them to be
ineffective with their resources. In turn, these mistakes b...09
Jan 2005
Perserverance
for Home Business Success
What is required to be successful in your home business? Before we can
answer, you must understand what "success" means and what common
characteristics successful people have. If you are reading this...04
Jan 2005
Getting
Started in Home Business
If you're like most people, it's hard to make ends meet with just one
income. If you are married, both partners must work, spending countless
thousands of dollars on childcare and business clothes. T...04
Jan 2005
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