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5 Tactics Turning Strategic Plans Into Actionable Results
Your strategic plan is only as good as your ability to execute it. These principles can help bridge the gap between ideas and action, driving meaningful outcomes that fuel your business’s growth and success.
3 Ways A Business Leader Gets People To Follow
Don Rheem, author of "Thrive By Design: The Neuroscience That Drives High-Performance Cultures", looks at three ways a company leader can get people to follow, and do so without being punitive and domineering.
How Can A Startup Manage Stakeholders Of A Company Voluntary Arrangement?
Entering in to a Company Voluntary Arrangement is something which should not be undertaken lightly, but if it is carried out correctly, it is an invaluable cash flow management tool for a struggling startup.
Seven Questions To Help You Attract Your Ideal Clients
When you know what your ideal client looks like, it’s much easier to create marketing messages that truly resonate. Mark Satterfield offers a few questions that will help you determine who your ideal clients really are.
Why Your Startup Needs To Do More To Qualify Your Inbound Sales Leads
Too many once-promising sales leads go sour because they’re not managed properly – instead of a budding customer relationship, these sales leads turn into unanswered phone calls and dead email threads. Gregg Schwartz, vice president of sales and marketing at Strategic Sales & Marketing looks at a few reasons why your startup needs to qualify your inbound sales leads.
A Guide To Establishing And Maintaining Good Business Credit
Nothing is more important to the health of a business than having access to credit. You should begin building a good business credit profile so that your business is in the best position to obtain credit when the need arises, says Brian Manson, Credit Manager at Balboa Capital.
Will Your Company Be Ready If Disaster Strikes?
with data and computing power becoming an increasingly essential part of modern companies’ value propositions and product portfolios, a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) plan is arguably more important today than ever before, says Travis Nisbett, Senior Project Manager at Hostway Services, Inc.
How The B2G Sector Is Changing The Way Businesses Approach Government Buyers
Adapting your approach to meet the evolving needs of government procurement teams will help to improve your standing as a potential partner and help you to create long-term term, successful B2G relationships.
How To Earn Customer Loyalty
How does a company get repeat customers? How do they break through the din of competition? Well first they must recognize the importance of customer loyalty and then follow these 5 steps, says Gabriel Bristol, president and CEO of Intelicare Direct.
6 Keys To Selling On Social Media
To sell with success on social media requires a radical change in perspective. Grant Leboff, author of "Digital Selling: How to Use Social Media and the Web to Generate Leads and Sell More" shares 6 ways to do it.
Security Challenges Posed By An Increasingly BYOD World
Mobile device management (MDM) software can prevent some of the problems surrounding BYOD, argues Andre Boyson, Executive Vice President of Marketing at SecureKey.
What Can You Do About Ransomware On Your Systems?
Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing digital threats facing enterprise. You need to learn how to protect yourself - or you could be the next victim. Tim Mullahy, General Manager at Liberty Center One tells us more.
Five Steps Leaders Can Take To Unleash Their Team’s Strengths
Tyana Owings shares 5 steps that you as a leader can take to help unleash the hidden talent in your teams.
Optimizing Your Website For Better Business: Four Tips To Getting It Right
By Patrick Llewellyn, CEO of 99designs
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. While most entrepreneurs today recognize the critical role...
Secrets To Success: What This Maverick Turnaround Expert Learned From An Extraordinary Six-Year-Old
Rick Miller is a turnaround expert who've seen marvellous examples of powerful leadership. But a six-year old taught him lessons he'd learn to apply from the outside to benefit the Fortune 50 and multinational organizations he's turned around.
5 Tips On How To Turn A Bad Customer Into A Good One
Frances Kweller, entrepreneur and founder of Kweller Prep, a learning incubator specializing in advanced test preparation in New York, New York, offers the following tips on how to turn a bad customer into a good one.
Do Your Customers Suffer From Buyer’s Remorse? Here’s What to Do If the...
Everyone knows that buyer's remorse is bad news for your company's profits, customer retention, and reputation — but you may not know how to effectively combat it.
Here, Jeff Sauro shares six tactics that will help you turn the tide.
Curing CEO Disease: Six Tips For Getting Great Feedback
Dan Quiggle, author of "Lead Like Reagan: Strategies to Motivate, Communicate, and Inspire" , offers six strategies inspired by Reagan’s example to help business leaders fight and eradicate "CEO Disease" in their own organizations.
Ten Holiday Fulfillment Tips For Small-To-Medium-Sized Sellers
In e-commerce, the holiday season is now beginning in earnest. Though shoppers aren't quite flocking to make holiday purchases yet, the time to prepare for the seasonal rush is now if you're an online seller. Aron Hsiao, Marketing Communications Manager at Terapeak shares ten key tips to help small-to-medium sized sellers who fulfill their own orders to make the most of the coming holiday shopping season.
Overcoming Business Challenges: 5 Ways To Get Back Your Business
Running your business definitely has its challenges. It’s how you deal with them that makes the difference. Diana Ennen, President of Virtual Word Publishing and author of “Virtual Assistant, The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA“ shares a few tips to overcome your business challenges.
3 Considerations Before Deciding To Hire Or Outsource
At some point in their journey, most entrepreneurs will reach a tipping point where they need to grow from a one-person shop into a small business with extra help on board to really expand and reach their goals. Here are three guiding principles from Hunter Hoffmann, Head of US Communications at Hiscox Insurance, to consider when you need to bring in some additional help:
4 Marketing Tips Every Startup Should Ignore
The Web is laden with marketing advice, and it's not always easy to decipher which of it is the real deal and which of it is from people that have no idea what they’re talking about.
To help you sort it out, Mark Ditteaux is the President and COO of Mark-it-Smart, Inc. shares a collection of some of the worst marketing advice on the Web. Don't listen to it.
PR Checklist For 2015 To Get Back Into The Swing Of Things
Hard to believe January is over and the holidays are a distant memory; make 2015 the year you love your business back to success. Diana Ennen, President of Virtual Word Publishing, offers some tips to help you get there.
Mapping Movement: The Growing Need For Computer And Cell Phone Forensics
Computer and cell phone forensics are becoming more mainstream, and for good reason. There’s a lot of information hiding on electronic devices these days, and that information could be the key to uncovering huge liabilities for companies and help the government solve crimes more quickly, says Jared K Stern, President/CEO at Prudent Risk.
How To Make A Killing With An E Commerce Business
The trick with e-commerce isn’t forcing people to buy, it’s simply nudging them in the right direction. That’s what we’ll help you with today.
Is it Time For Outsourced Accounting?
Scott Anderson, Small Business Services Partner-in-Charge at Sensiba San Filippo, shares 6 steps to help you go from burden to benefit when it comes to accounting for your small business.
Business Philosophy: Asserting Authority vs. Deferring To Experts
Now, a decision needs to be made and as a leader, the final say is yours. When is the right time to trust your gut and when should you defer to your experts?
Creating A Great Company Culture And Rewarding Employees All At Once
An employee rewards program can be a powerful way to increase employee motivation and engagement at the workplace.
“Can We Talk?” – Four Tips For Delivering Bad News
Delivering bad news isn’t pleasant — but at times, it’s necessary. Geoffrey Tumlin shares a simple formula to help you conduct life’s difficult conversations.
Startups Experiencing Problems Paying HMRC: What Are Your Options?
If you are experiencing problems paying HMRC and finding your business suffering from HMRC debt then there are a few options available, shares Mike Field, Client Director at Cashsolv.