Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The vision for every entrepreneur is to eventually figure out how to scale to the point where the day to day business isn’t reliant on the owner every minute of every day. For many, this objective never comes to fruition as the business is structured in a way where the business owner is consumed and literally devoured by the entity. The business owner becomes an employee in reality and the business never grows beyond what that business owner is able to accomplish with their own two hands.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Photo courtesy of Pixabay. If you’re a start-up business looking to hire employees, you’ll need to consider how much money is enough to keep your staff happy without your business suffering. To stop you skimping out or overspending, here are some ways to budget for your staff and ensure they get the most suitable rate. Know how much you can spare. Consider how much you need to comfortably live on and if you will need to make any cuts.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2016

It’s probably the biggest question for your business. ‘How do I get noticed?’. Well, how do you? If you’re a business, then it’s likely you’ve got dozens of well-equipped competitors out there, ready to snatch your customers away from you. It’s likely that the stores you are fighting over customers for have bigger budgets than yourself. It’s not a battle you need to worry about though.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Running a company is risky business. There is no risk-free way of doing it. So, you should try to learn how to handle risks better. Your business will face all kinds of different risks. Getting your approach to each of them right could turn out to be the difference between success and failure. It really is that important. So, here are some of the extra steps you’ll need to take to keep your business safe when risks are involved.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Great consultants don’t necessarily want to spend a lot of time talking about theory or generalities, they would rather roll up their sleeves and get into the mix to help you address your project needs and challenges now. That’s what you want to see: candidates that demonstrate how they can add value to the project, and are excited to get started. Success in bringing in a consultant hinges largely on determining what they know about – and how they might fit into – the company’s

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Professionals who succeed the most are the products of mentoring. I heartily endorse that find a great mentor. I have had many excellent ones in my long career and have in turn mentored hundreds of others. The mentor is a resource for business trends, societal issues and opportunities. The mentor becomes a role model, offering insights about their own life-career.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. As a new or growing business, it can be a struggle to compete with larger businesses. In some areas, like customer base and advertising, your budget will simply be too small to compete. But, your presentation can always be improved. This is one area that you have the power to control almost entirely. Your presentation is everything that your customer lays their eyes upon.

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