Plot Your Course to Success with 365 Goals: A Comprehensive Guide Setting goals is crucial for any business looking to thrive and grow. But how do you transform your broad vision into actionable steps? The key lies in breaking down your Vision Goals into manageable, everyday tasks—this is where your 365 Goals come into play….
How to Deal with Banks In this article from “The Small Business Survival Guide” By Ray Silverstein, we’ll talk about some top strategies for on how credit lenders can offer effective financial planning Solutions, and how to use your relationship with your bank for success. When choosing a bank, the first question you should ask…
Chapter 4, from ” The Small Business Survival Guide” By Ray Silverstein. Creative Collection Strategies-How to get payed, when your client doesn’t want to How do you handle delinquent accounts? If you rely on collection agencies or attorneys to collect on your behalf, you’re probably not getting very much back from their efforts. Plus, you’re…
Expand Your Entrepreneurial Vision 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…
How can you work smarter? Are your days so busy that you rarely get to the most important items on your to-do list? Work smarter. According to small business peer board members, success came easier once they learned to concentrate on tasks that matter, instead of spending time on trivial activities. They learned to harness…
Ways to Get Employee Involvement So, with that in mind, how do you encourage freethinking in the workplace? Great minds don’t always think alike. Here are some techniques that some members of my peer advisory groups use: • Encourage your employees to offer suggestions—after all, who knows the ins and outs of your business better?…
What If… You could motivate Your sales force? Compensation to your sales people is a critical issue. What is the best way to compensate for your product/service, distribution channel, or targeted customer? Should the compensation be salary, salary plus commission, draw plus commission or straight commission? What motivation plan works best for your product/service sales…
What If… You lost a major customer? Who can You talk with after you’ve lost a major customer? Will You have to cut Your work force? Will the bank tell You to move Your loan? or What do You do if You lose a key employee due to injury, leaving you or death? Difficult questions,…
What If… You want to see Your family more? A two hour a month time investment will give you the tools to have more time to see your family. A Peer Advisory Board, saves You time and makes You money by creating knowledge, insight, problem solving, camaraderie, support, accountability, prioritization, and Not Being Along. It…
