Archive for the 'sales' Category

Jul 17

STEP Up Sales The Sales In Your Small Business During The Recession

Having some challenges getting your sales to close during this recessionary environment, either in your own sales or that of your team?  You’re not alone – all of us have been struggling – it’s more difficult to close these days, both in B to C and B to B.  But if you have a simple [...]

Jul 12

Small Business Plan: Forty Questions To Ask About Your Business Before You Make Another Move

We are always hearing how we should have a business plan, right?  But, seriously, what busy street-fighting entrepreneur actually has time to create one of those 1,000 page monstrosities?! But, you know what?  Many of the things that are covered in one of those formal plans are important to consider.   So – we’ve created a [...]

Jul 01

Inc. Magazine: 8 Tips On How To Be A More Successful Small Business CEO

Here is an EXCELLENT little piece on how to be a more effective small business owner.  It’ll only take you 5 minutes or so to look these over; at least one should hit home.  Then – make a change and watch your bottom line grow up! Here’s the link: CLICK HERE Enjoy!  And, let us [...]

May 25

Sales System or Sluggish Sales?

Michael Gerber, author of The E Myth Revisited, states that in a well run business, “systems run the business and people run the systems.” Most of the time, we think of this in terms of a production system, or a human resources system, or an accounting system. But what about a sales system? Do you [...]