Category Archives: Operations
Tips on Training Your Sales Team for Success
Motivation, encouragement, and positive feedback are just a few elements of a successful training program, and if you’re in charge of rounding up a sales team for your business venture, it’s important to use the right strategies no matter what the topic might be. People learn and absorb new information fairly rapidly, especially when [...]
Hiring Tips to Build Your Successful Team
Even when you’re working through the challenges and obstacles of running a business on your own, you may need to hire some help as you grow.
Finding the right people to join your team can be a challenge in itself, and making sure you have a pool of qualified candidates to choose from usually takes [...]
Microtasking for Improved Productivity
If procrastination is preventing you from reaching your goals, timelines, and due dates it might be time to develop a new strategy. Procrastination is usually the result of overwhelm; if you think something might take longer than expected or you just don’t know where to start, the activity or project is much more likely [...]
The Entrepreneur’s Most Important Investment: The People!
More than money, more than new services and products, and more than office supply, investing in people rains supreme. This concept cannot be ignored. Spending time, each an every day, investing in your employees, partners, and clients is absolutely essential to running a successful and healthy company.
Investing in your Partners
This may seem counter-productive to many [...]
Dis-count the Competition?
So, you know you’re better at what you do than your competition – or you shouldn’t be in business. But, how far will you go to display your expertise over their incompetence?
You must know your competitors like you know your own business, that’s for sure. You must have a working knowledge of who they serve, [...]
Young Entrepreneurs Must Hate Brick and Mortar Businesses, Eh?
I know plenty of young entrepreneurs, most of which who run a service-oriented business such as: web development, marketing, web design, online magazine, blog networks, etc… I rarely hear about young entrepreneurs who run some sort of brick and mortar startup. You know… like a deli, super market, landscaping, or what about a construction company.
I [...]
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