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Quick Business Tip – Being Successful in Sales

March 29, 2017

Hot tips on becoming a great sales person: - Appropriate personal grooming - Confident persona - Punctual - Honest - Driven - Results oriented - Accountable - Constant learn...

Quick Business Tip – Winner Takes All?

March 14, 2017

There are winners and there are losers. You often hear that. In reality, if that is true, neither party wins long term. It's only a short term strategy. If you are after lasting client relationships, there has to be a Win/Win approach. A...

Quick Business Tip – Are numbers scaring you?

March 7, 2017

Often I hear business owners say: "I don't know my numbers" "wish I could just spend all my time doing what I'm good at" or "I didn't become a business owner to be an accountant". Well, if that sounds like...

Quick Business Tip – Best ideas on beating your competition

March 1, 2017

From my experience with coaching over 300 business owners in one on one assignments you may be surprised what you will see. Her...

Quick Business Tip – How common is loyalty?

February 17, 2017

That's a tricky one. Customers and suppliers expect it, but, often they struggle with their end of the bargain. The law of reciprocity tells you that if you want to be treated one way, you must act that way to everyone and when all is sa...

Quick Business Tip – Buying A Business Successfully

November 9, 2016

Buying a business is very tricky and you really do need to speak to people who can help you along the way. Making an error may costs you an irreversible situation. I certanily don’t want to discourage you from buying, but, you must be ...

Quick Business Tip – Knowing When To Get Out Of Your Business

October 26, 2016

Ever wondered what is the trigger point for getting out of your business? Is the best time when your heart is no longer in it? There is no way that you will do yourself or your business any service if you do things half-hearted. If you w...

Quick Business Tip – What Should You Measure In Your Small Business?

October 3, 2016

So, the business is growing, sometimes out of control and you wonder what’s important to measure to make sure you don’t take your eye off the ball. On average, I find that the majority of small business owners measure the balance of ...

Quick Business Tip – Watch Out For Ego Suicide

September 22, 2016

Recently I spoke about the effective way of using your instinct to become a great business person. This is not to be confused with the cowboy attitude that whatever you touch will turn into gold. I call it “Ego Suicide”. Business own...

Quick Business Tip – Here’s How To Get Referrals

July 12, 2016

What are the best ways of getting referrals? There are client referrals and there’s also referrals from family and friends. With client referrals it’s quite simple: Do a great job for them, th...