Many entrepreneurs don’t set specific goals for their business, but studies show that goal setting really does drive higher achievement. According to small business peer board members who’ve embraced this technique, goal setting forces you to focus your energies effectively and develop real, viable action plans. It isn’t hard if you follow their lead. Here’s…
GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A POWER CHECK The key to growing your business is to keep evolving. To do that, you have to step outside your daily business and see where you fit in the big picture. You give your business an unbiased power check. Immersing yourself in new ideas is one way to broaden your …
Goal: Get Your Finances in Order Get on Track with Financial Tracking Your business can’t grow—not to mention survive—unless your finances are healthy and sound. Getting Your Finances in order is crucial. Don’t limit your focus to the top of your profit and loss statement. The true test if your finances are healthy is your…
The world around us is changing and if you don’t want to be left behind, you need to change, too. You can’t afford to hold onto your old ways. (The dinosaurs refused to change, and look what happened to them, and also Sears & Kodak.) But changing is easier said than done. How do you…
SWOT Analysis: Learn to Manage with Insight and Vision Conduct a SWOT Analysis Are you familiar with the concept of SWOT analysis? This is a great offensive and defensive study and activity. Large corporations and progressive small businesses (such as PRO, President’s members) use SWOT—an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats—as a strategic planning…
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