In this era, the business or trade world is the most money-spinning and creative platform for the businessmen. You may be a business entrepreneur, a startup venture or a big industry, you need to grow and create an impact on the customers through quality of your service or product. It […]
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Fatal Flaws in Your Business Plan
A business plan is the blueprint that guides aspiring entrepreneurs as they build their new business ventures. From 2008 – 2010, I taught a 20-week business plan writing course at an SBA-affiliated women’s business development organization. We met for three hours each week and students wrote their plans week by […]
The Five Components of a Business Strategy
Can you define exactly what makes up a business strategy? Some people say no, but we think you can. In fact, we believe a valid business strategy has five components: Your company’s current or desired core competencies A description of how you will differentiate vs. competitors The industry or industries […]
How to Start a House Cleaning Business on a Tight Budget
“If you use Emotion and Love to drive your sales and your business, you will create Loyalty Beyond Reason. And I promise you, you will build relationships and enjoy a business that exceeds beyond your wildest expectations” First of all, before you decide to start your cleaning business, make sure […]
Putting Together Your Cleaning Business Portfolio
If you are already trying to put together your cleaning business portfolio, then this already means that you are really close to start operating your house cleaning business. What you put in your portfolio will be your client’s way of assessing your skills and expertise as a cleaner. So you […]
New Book Teaches Business Owner Freedom Through Employee Empowerment
Brian Harding’s Service Industry Success: Develop Your Team, Empower Your People, Attain Your Freedom is a book every business owner needs to read, especially those who run smaller companies and find themselves so busy working in the company that they never have time to step back and see the big […]
Eight Steps To The Next Level – The Business Plan, “The Engine of Small Business Development”
This is the second of a series of articles describing how small business owners and managers can drive their business growth and profitable development through the creation and implementation of a business plan. I know the prevailing view among many small business people is that “planning” is for the larger, […]
Winning Proposals in Challenging Times
In 2007 I read a fascinating book by Nassim Taleb called The Black Swan. Taleb describes a black swan as a highly improbable event that is unpredictable and carries a massive impact. The 1987 stock market crash was a black swan. So was 9/11. And so were the extraordinary financial […]
