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Do Your Marketing Systems Support Business Growth?
Is your marketing stack built to support for business growth? How do you know? What factors determine if it is or if it is not? Recently, I was helping a business cohort determine if her current business systems were right for her business. My recommendations hinged...
Business Systems and Processes – What They Are & Why You Need Them
Business systems - every business needs them to function efficiently, grow, and generate revenue. They are the foundation of the day-to-day functionality of your business and it's short- and long-term growth. “In order for any business to succeed, it must first...
Business Systems – 5 Ways to Achieve Organic or Planned Growth
Growth and Cash Flow Since small businesses account for almost half of US jobs, their growth is critical to the US economy, yet 2 in 3 fail within 2 years, only half will survive 5 years, and 1 in 3 will last 10 years. Why do they fail? For the majority, it is because...
Business Planning – 5 Tips to Get It Done
Business planning for the upcoming year is no small task. It takes some dedicated time and focus to get it out of your head and detailed out. Many of us have been guilty in the past of thinking that since we have the plan stored away in the cavernous recesses of our...
4 Reasons To Pivot In A Virtual Business
“Should I make a pivot in my virtual business?” Have you ever asked yourself that question? Have you ever asked your business coach or mentor that question? Maybe you have. Maybe you’ve thought about it in different terms like “proving your business model”, “testing...
Are You Being Nurtured?
I was in a meeting with a client recently, and as we were discussing the usual what’s going on in each other’s lives, where we are at with her business, what she wants to happen, and what I want her to do next, something came up that I really hadn’t thought about....
Online Business Manager or Project Manager – What’s the Difference?
Does anyone use a project manager? A question came up in one of my Facebook groups the other day that I just had to jump in on. “Does anyone use a project manager? Why and when did you add one to your team?” I was thrilled that a fellow group member was at a place in...
How To Hire and Work With A Virtual Assistant – Five Tips
“I am not a self-made man.” These are the words of Arnold Schwarzeneggar in the foreward of the new Tim Ferriss book, “Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers”. When I read this self-reflection and the...
Business Planning – Does It Get You Excited?
This time of year is one of my faves. I have an excuse to crank out the goodies in my kitchen, shop online for the best deals, drink homemade hot chocolate, and do business planning for the upcoming year and quarter. Business planning gets me excited! I mean, as a...