Connecting Your Offline Business to Your Online Business
These may sound like no brainers, but you'd be surprised. No matter how high-tech your business has become, there is no doubt you still have some non-electronic aspects of your company. These are things like your business cards, stickers, and work shirts, to name a few.Check out your business cards... Read More
Why 9 in 10 Businesses are Overspending on Day-to-day Expenses
Experts estimate that 90 percent of Australian businesses are overspending on day-to-day expenses, by as much as 75 percent in some cost categories!Looked at the operating costs of your business lately? You might be surprised at the savings that can be gained with a systematic approach to cutting costs.The easiest... Read More
The Six Sigma Method and Design of Experiments
Six Sigma is becoming a proven approach for businesses and organizations to improve their performance. The spectrum of companies actively engaging in Six Sigma today is wide from industrials like Celanese, Caterpillar, GE, Honeywell, and 3M to service/retail organizations like Starwood Hotels, Sears, and Home Depot. Six Sigma has even... Read More
Top Ten Traits of Strategic Thinkers
Want to become more strategic? Add these traits to your collection of skills and watch your success soar!1. Maintain a self-responsible attitude.Strategic thinkers live by the saying, "if it is to be, it's up to me".2. Capitalize on strengths and minimize weakness.Understand your core competencies and use them to your... Read More
Why You Need a Business Planning System NOT a Business Plan
When someone mentions business planning we have been conditioned to think about writing a business plan. There are hundreds of books and articles, tons of software, an army of consultants, and a multitude government programs to help you write a business plan. There are virtually no resources to help you... Read More
Business Plan: The Simplest Business Plan Ever
If you're a solo professional like I am, you know how tough it is to find any time at all to do any business planning. Doing a full business plan is a must if you're planning to seek financing or investors, but most solo professionals don't need anything that complicated.Don't... Read More
Microsoft Great Plains Implementation: Pharmaceutical Corporation Specifics ? overview
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains serves mid-size and large clients in horizontal and vertical markets. Historically Great Plains Software was encouraging ISV partner to write third party modules and later on ? Great Plains Software had a chance to select the product for incorporation into their core set of modules:... Read More
Are You Ready To Go International?
Although North Americans were the dominant population on the Internet, that has now changed, and the rest of the world has caught up rapidly. And while English is still the most widely used Internet language, it's not the language of choice for many, many Internet users.So are YOU ready to... Read More
5 Strategies That Will Boost Your Business Productivity Today! - Part 2
Growing your own small business can be one of the most exciting journeys you could ever embark upon!But it's important that you continuously implement new and fresh ways to generate sales and improve your profitability in order to stay ahead of the market!Here are the next 5 Strategies to help... Read More
Building a Better Brick-and-Mortar with the Billion-Dollar Web
More than $117 billion passed hands from Internet shoppers to Internet vendors in 2004, according to the statistical research firm comScore. That's billion, with a B. Compared to the year before, the figure represents a whopping 24 percent increase in sales. Compared to the early 1990s, when the Web was... Read More
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Break-Even Analysis
A significant advantage of some business ideas is that the... Read More
Memo: Sustaining Growth in Your Business
What gets measured gets done.How do you keep your business... Read More
The Top Ten Rules of Effective Networking
Many of us are discouraged by the networking events that... Read More
Business Plan Long Term Goals
Writing a business plan is not an easy endeavor, nor... Read More
What is Your MSP?
For many consumers and producers, MSP is an acronym for... Read More
6 Steps To Laying Out Your Competitive Strategy
Why do so many companies languish and watch as their... Read More
Business Ideas: 3 Smart Ways To Generate Profitable Business Ideas Anytime
Creativity is one of the greatest tools for success in... Read More
Attributes of Companies You Dont Want to Buy!
There are no "rules of thumb" in the pursuit of... Read More
Restaurant Startup - Part 1: Market Research ? What are Potential Competitors Doing?
The first step in starting a restaurant is proper planning.... Read More
The 7 Critical Steps to Formulating Your Annual Strategic Business Plan
Businesses tend to avoid doing their annual business plan thinking... Read More
Who is Responsible?
While writing an article recently on effective ways to bridge... Read More
For Business Owners Only - You Can?t Be Fired But Neither Can You Quit
The decision to sell, or not to sell your business... Read More
Balanced Scorecard Strategy Map
With the help of balanced scorecard strategy map, it is... Read More
The Impact of Price Popularity on Profits
The goal of almost every business owner is to generate... Read More
Pressure Washing Entrepreneurs Can Help With Government NPDES Permits
If you own a pressure washing business one of the... Read More
Getting Started with Succession Planning: Part II
Succession planning requires the owner of a small or medium-sized... Read More
How to Grow Your Business by Clearing the Way to Growth
Is your business growing as fast and effectively as it... Read More
5 Strategies That Will Boost Your Business Productivity Today! - Part 1
Building a dynamic small business is a constantly evolving, increasingly... Read More
Under Construction During the Storm ? A Hurricane Guide for Businesses that are Under Construction
As a business owner, you've likely created a hurricane plan... Read More
Connecting Your Offline Business to Your Online Business
These may sound like no brainers, but you'd be surprised.... Read More
Questions to Ask Yourself When Starting a New Home Business
I love the excitement of starting up a new home... Read More
Corporate Contingency Planning
Part 1A few weeks ago I attended a seminar sponsored... Read More
Writing Your Business Plan is Actually Storytelling
Storytelling and writing a business plan actually go hand in... Read More
The Top 10 Priorities That Guard Your Five-Star Reputation
Making money doesn't make your reputation... your reputation makes you... Read More
Rules to Setting Business Goals and Objectives: Why and How to be SMART
We all know that nothing runs without a plan, and... Read More
Akron OH; A great place to do business
When looking at Akron carefully one cannot help but notice... Read More
Menu Driven Business Planning
A menu is the foundation of any restaurant; Guests will... Read More
Making a Decision to Outsource: Strategic Constraints
Many companies are reluctant to dive into outsourcing ocean because... Read More
Planning For The Slow Season Of Your Business To Increase Sales
Every business experiences slower periods. For some, they sell more... Read More
Microsoft Great Plains Implementation: Placement/Recruiting Agency example ? overview for consultant
Microsoft Great Plains does wonderful ERP job for horizontal markets... Read More
Resilience
I. INTRODUCTIONThe term resilience, which is of frequent use in... Read More
Sample Business Plan Outline
If you are looking for a partner, funding, angle investor... Read More
Shortening Product Life Cycle!
The current state of the available technology at the disposal... Read More
If You Dont Focus, Innovate and Evolve, You Die
After 128 years of business, a household word, Montgomery Wards,... Read More
Action Planning
ACTION PLANNING: Action Planning is a process to develop strategies... Read More
To Go or No Go, That Is The Question
Last week we talked about a few of the ways... Read More
City of Cortez and South Western Colorado Market Survey
We have been spending many hours surveying the market for... Read More
Mining Market Data
With a heightened awareness of opportunity, ideas can often be... Read More
Breaking the Growth Barriers in the Information Technology and Software Sector
There's nothing automatic about corporate growth, particularly in the information... Read More
How to Snuff Out the Competition Without Leaving a Mark
Does the competition drive you crazy?Are they relentless about taking... Read More
The Chief Cause of Business Failure & Success
Business rises and falls on leadership. According to business guru,... Read More
2 Simple Steps Before Starting Your Business
There is so much small business information available today that... Read More
The Magic Of Exponential Business Growth
Is there a 'magical' way to exponentially grow your business?It's... Read More
Building a Better Brick-and-Mortar with the Billion-Dollar Web
More than $117 billion passed hands from Internet shoppers to... Read More
Business Plan Descriptions of Computer System
Entrepreneurs often give little if any consideration to their computer... Read More
Urban Flight in Ohio
Many of Ohio's downtown areas are in need of upgrading... Read More
Microsoft Great Plains in Agriculture ? implementation highlights
In this small article we'll concentrate on farmers associations and... Read More
3 Undercover Ways to Make Big Profits from Your Competition
You have heard that there is extra money on the... Read More
Is Plan B Ready?
Business owners and entrepreneurs are, by nature, risk takers and... Read More
Restaurant Startup - Part 1: Market Research ? What are Potential Competitors Doing?
The first step in starting a restaurant is proper planning.... Read More
Succession Planning: Problems Getting Started
A survey released by the American Institute of Certified Public... Read More
Strategic Planning Fundamentals
Strategic planning is vital while starting a new business or... Read More
6 Changes You Can Make to Increase Business Profits
I read once that something like 30 percent of all... Read More
Going Self-Employed ? A Few Handy Hints
The day you decide to take the plunge and work... Read More
Are You Ready To Go International?
Although North Americans were the dominant population on the Internet,... Read More
Vision Getting Dim?
A recent conversation started with a typical question, "How's business?"... Read More
Pressure Washing Entrepreneurs Can Help With Government NPDES Permits
If you own a pressure washing business one of the... Read More
5 Strategies That Will Boost Your Business Productivity Today! - Part 1
Building a dynamic small business is a constantly evolving, increasingly... Read More
Business Planning and the ?Bozo? Factor
"Bozo" ? A clown with a forlorn look, always finding... Read More
Own Your Niche by Building a Niche Community
In 1997, David Steele was making the transition from a... Read More
Break-Even Analysis
A significant advantage of some business ideas is that the... Read More
25 Ways To Find Companies To Buy
When you start your program to purchase your "ideal" company,... Read More
Don?t Allow Yourself to Get Burned
I am not a big fisherman, but I do enjoy... Read More
Designing an Efficient Distribution System
Let us look at a few of the big distribution... Read More
Three Easy Ways To Know Thy Competitor
"Did you hear what your competitor is doing?" This question... Read More
College Students and Graduates to Run Company Outlets or Franchises
Does your overall business strategy include the recruitment of college... Read More
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