Personal and Business Branding Through Community Service
Building a brand is one of the hardest things a company can do. You know what “I’m lovin’ it” means. You know what a bright red cross means — but how those companies are able to go about creating their brands takes some ingenuity. It doesn’t need to be all flashy slogans and Super Bowl …
How to Improve the Sales Experience
Entrepreneurship and sales have one common element and that is uncertainty. When the uncertainty hits, so do self-doubt and anxiety. The downward spiral is very tough to deal with unless it is understood and dealt with properly.
When anxiety or fear hit, recognize the cause to take swift action and move past.
Sales Mindset
Courage …
5 Tips to Make Employee Scheduling Easy
Everyone has 24 hours in a day, but sometimes as a manager or business owner, you feel like your time is like putting socks in washing machine. You know you started with 24, but somehow, two or three disappeared right before your eyes.
Scheduling your employees, even if you only have a couple, can be …
Opposites Attract and Provide Valuable Insight for New Ideas
A very good business practice is to ask opinions of those who tend to think quite differently. This is particularly so for when a new idea comes to life but you want to make sure there aren’t any gaps in the plan.
Opposing Opinions
For example, those who are creative versus those more technical in …
4 Ways to Improve Your Company’s Diversity and Inclusion
It’s the year 2016, and diversity has finally emerged as a near-universal value in the business world. Company leaders from Alaska to Florida have discovered that to ignore diversity is to ignore untapped pools of talent and potential — and doing so leaves our workplaces woefully incomplete in the process.
But understanding why inclusion and …
Focus and Belief Lead to Dreams Coming True
Do you sometimes wish you had an extra 24 hours to complete all of your projects?
Every four years we experience an extra day in the year. For those with the entrepreneurial mindset, the day is a gift on many levels. A small percentage of the population use this day and most others to allow …
6 Legal Steps to Starting a Business
Starting a business can feel like an overwhelming task, from both a personal and legal standpoint. Today, I’m here to walk you through some of the legal steps you’ll have to take in order to get your company off the ground.
As you’ll soon see, with some planning and preparation, the task might not look …
How to Build Out the Sale and A Loyal Clientele
Paying respect to clients is something that is not normally done. The strategy is comprised of simple acts of kindness, but not everyone thinks to do this. Your added thoughtfulness becomes a classy differentiator for building your personal brand.
By treating clients with respect they reciprocate in kind by making business highly rewarding.
Let’s Have …
Drive Improved Results with Communication Strategy
Communication is delivered in many forms and we are all dependent upon them. To sell your ideas and your services well, it is essential you continue to learn the better strategies available.
Asking questions to gain added insight is your competitive advantage.
Client Story + Yours = 2/3 of the Story
Why is this the …
Small Business Mistakes That’ll Get You in Trouble With the Law
So you’ve started a new small business. You’ve consulted an attorney and filed the appropriate documents with your state’s department of state and determined your incorporation status. But are you sure you’re covering yourself legally in all facets?
Whether you are a sole proprietorship, a corporation, an S corporation, a partnership, a limited liability corporation, …