I believe there’s an entrepreneur in each of us. We are all good at something, but we may not think that it’s something we can use as a business concept. A stay-at-home mom, for example, might be great at raising kids or managing a lifestyle, but she may not think those skills can translate into…
If I’ve learned anything about Strategic Planning it’s that it requires three key skills: Patience Discipline Ability to listen Patience – just because you have a strategic plan, doesn’t mean it will happen on your schedule! Though the straight path is always preferable, to get to the top of a mountain, the winding road takes…
As you look at your corporate Strategic Plan, do you see Partnerships in Business in your future? It’s time to wake up and accept that the game has changed and to survive you need to step yours up! Waiting and hoping that “things will get back to normal is a bad plan…hopefully it isn’t yours!…
Did you know that you can use personal strategic planning to recession proof your position? We’ve all been affected, some more than others, but the recent recession has left many of us out of work or unsure about how long our current employment status will last. The Government says that things are turning around…but you…
Well it’s official. First there were the baby-boomers, the echo-boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials (Gen Yers)…Now we have the SMEXers (Social Media Experts). Ok, it’s not an official generational breakout, but it could be. In fact, I will bet that soon this generation would bypass all the others in size. Today I have been developing a…
It takes on average 6 months of interactive face-to-face interaction to change a bad impression! Hard to believe right? It takes just a quick glance, maybe three seconds, for someone to evaluate you when you meet for the first time. In this short time, the other person forms an opinion about you based on your…
(Part 2 of 7 part series) “A” is for Affordable Over the next 6 blogs we will be working our way through the A.C.T.I.V.E. Marketing concept highlighting the six elements that make up an effective living-breathing branding campaign capable of maneuvering the economic roller coaster today’s entrepreneurs face in the consumer marketplace. A small business owner…
Did you know that 54% of businesses within the US are small and micro businesses? Did you know that these small and micro businesses bring in nearly 48% of the nation’s GDP dollars? Did you know that the number of small business start-ups has increased 49% since 1982? Did you also know that 7 out…
Pretty simple right? You would think so if you could read minds, predict the future or had the power of persuasion over others. It would be SO simple if you could somehow control your potential customers. You could try practicing some mind probing techniques to learn what they want, when they want it and how…
As we move forward and welcome in the New Year I find myself reflecting on the past 12 months and how I have grown. What I have come to accept is that each New Year is not a new beginning, but rather a continuation of efforts begun the previous year. I can either continue on…
