Business Planning 101
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SELLING YOU ON YOUR BUSINESS! Youve probably heard it said that a business plan is a selling document. While it is very true that your business plan will be an invaluable aid to you in selling your business to others, you may not have considered that it can be a great way to sell or re-sell YOU on the business you have started.
(Added:
31-Jan-2005
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Can You Really Make Money While You Sleep?
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If youve been utilizing the Internet for any length of time its likely you have been bombarded with junk mail claiming you can make money while you sleep. Most sensible people are bound to ignore such claims of easy money. But is it true? Can you really make money while you sleep?
(Added:
15-Mar-2005
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Cash Flow, Profits And The Cash Conversion Cycle
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Calculating cash flow is one of the most important tasks of the business owner. Revenue and expenses are rarely constant in a business and cash requirements need to be planned for shortfalls, seasonal factors or one time large payments. At the end of the day, a company that cannot pay its bills is bankrupt.
(Added:
16-Mar-2005
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Change and Performance - Training May Not Be The Answer
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Introducing new products or services, bringing new people on board, developing a new process or procedure, installing new equipment, change seems to be the one constant in business today and change always seems to drive a need for training.
(Added:
18-Mar-2005
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Check Yourself for Outstanding Customer Service
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Recently, a business associate, Mike, mentioned that he was doing a show at a local university and stopped by the faculty dining hall to get lunch. He said that, while waiting on line, the service was poor. The line moved slowly, the counterperson was disinterested in what she was doingand it showed. It was not a pleasant customer experience.
(Added:
24-Mar-2005
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Checklist For High Performing Teams
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Why do some teams perform well while others struggle? How can you assess how effectively your team is working now, and identify methods for improvement?
(Added:
9-Mar-2005
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Corporate Holiday Gift Ideas Start With a Possibilities List
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Plan ahead this year for your corporate clients and associates holiday gifts.
Now is the time to prepare for this years corporate holiday gift ideas. The holiday season is fast approaching and you need to get your plan in order now. A possibilities list is your rough draft of gift ideas for clients and associates on your gift list. You need a separate possibilities list for each person on your list
(Added:
14-Mar-2005
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Creating Effective Corporate Blogs
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Before starting a corporate blog, you have to be very clear about the organizational message and direction. The reason is that your blog will be read by the public who may also be potential customers who have different global perceptions. You do not want your blog to convey negative perceptions of your organizational values.
(Added:
9-Mar-2005
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Customer Service - A Lost Art?
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Is customer service a lost art? Before you answer that question, take a moment and think about the last few times you have gone shopping or out to dinner. Okay, now that you have really thought about it, is your answer any different?
(Added:
18-Mar-2005
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Customer Service: Stop Sabotaging Your Customer Relationships
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If you've called for customer service recently you're familiar with this recorded message "This call may be recorded or monitored for quality purposes." I immediately think to myself, "Oh great, here comes the game of 20 questions."
(Added:
23-Mar-2005
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Delegate to Accelerate Success!
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Recently on the television reality show, The Apprentice, Donald Trump would give the ultimate winner the dream job of working for him, running one of his divisions and earning $250,000 per year. On the final episode, the choice came down to two candidates, Bill Rancic and Kwame Jackson, for the ultimate job. Both were very qualified...
(Added:
10-Mar-2005
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Development Procedures for Building Effective Management
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Before beginning our discussion of The Development Phase, lets recap. In Phase I (Discovery) we learned how your organization specifies the project mission, objectives and effectiveness criteria. Phase II (Planning) entailed setting requirements for project tools, budgets and schedules to manage your project.
(Added:
30-Jan-2005
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Dialogue: The Four Dialogic Principles For Successful Communication
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And therein lies the fundamental problem of most management initiatives. They leave one small, seemingly insignificant cog unattendedletting the person at the 'sharp end' know why a new initiative has been launched and what their own personal role is expected to be.
(Added:
15-Mar-2005
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Do You Have an Exclusive Market Segment?
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You do if youre a business, non-profit or association manager with important external stakeholders whose behaviors affect your department, division or subsidiary the most.
(Added:
14-Mar-2005
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