All Entries in the "Business Development" Category
“But Nobody Does it as Good as Me” – How Delegating Tasks Can Lead to Bigger Revenues
At some point most entrepreneurs have proclaimed that only they can do their jobs well. And while this may be true for some of the tasks you tackle each day, it’s impossible to be good at everything. In 2003 when I started my first business (a bookstore that I later sold) I was determined to [...]
Growing Your Business: Build an Org Chart to Align with Your Vision
One of the most important factors in growing your business is having a big vision for the future. You should have an image in your mind of what your business looks like, what it feels like, who works for you, and what kind of products and services you offer. The fact is that you cannot [...]
How to Get Started with Your First Information Product
This morning I gave an interview for the Book Marketing Conference Online where we discussed information products–one of my favorite topics! In case you’re not aware, an information product can include a book, ebook, workbook, teleseminar recording, transcript, video, booklet, database or any other way that you can compile and deliver information (ideally content that [...]
How to Set up Your Business to Bid for Government Contracts
Landing a contract with a government office can do great things for your business. In fact, many businesses are built from the success of government contracts. From construction and training services to printing and parts, government offices require a wide range of products and services. The main system used for government offices to submit a [...]
Software Advice’s Guide to Small Retailer Software by Michael Koploy
Many small retailers don’t have a lot of experience with enterprise software, and if they have it’s usually limited to something like Microsoft Outlook or Intuit’s Quickbooks. So when they look to upgrade from the cash register and move up to newer retail software applications, they’re not quite sure where to start. Between point of [...]
Stop Letting Your Business Run You: How to Get Your Life Back
When I started my first business back in 2003, I was excited about the flexibility and freedom I was going to have. After a decade in the Silicon Valley, it was liberating to know that I would be calling the shots. But like most entrepreneurs, I quickly discovered that flexibility and freedom are hard to [...]
5 Rookie Mistakes to Lose a Customer in the First 5 Minutes by Sunny Brady
Kill Them with Kindness Perhaps the easiest way to lose customers or clients quickly is to treat them disrespectfully or with a bad attitude. Sometimes, the reason customers leave has nothing at all to do with the products or services offered. From the receptionist to the CEO, clients expect to be treated with kindness. That [...]
Upgrade Your Home/Business WiFi Settings – Minimizing Wireless Internet Security Risks by Glenn Jacobs
Wireless Internet (“Wireless Fidelity”, or “Wi-Fi”) is a popular system for granting wireless Internet access to laptop and other PCs using radio waves for distances of up to 300-800 feet. Wi-Fi systems are now used in a great number of people’s homes and businesses because of the convenience and cost reduction resulting from not having [...]
10 Reasons Why It Pays to Organize Your Home Office by Debra Wilson
One of the many appeals of working from a home office is anonymity. Clients can’t just pop in whenever they want, so you can start your work while eating your breakfast or brushing your teeth. Unfortunately, this anonymity often leads to a less organized work space. After all, if you don’t have toimpress clients, why take precious time from your busy schedule to clean? Well, there are actually numerous benefits to keeping an organized and [...]
Is Active Investing Better Than Passive Investing? by Lee Hull
The concept of actively managed funds and portfolios continues to come under fire from advocates of passive index investing. Most of this criticism is well documented and well deserved. Passive index fund are funds that are very low cost and designed to track a certain market index. Actively managed funds are mutual funds that pay a manager to manage [...]
