Category Archives: Business Development

Attract More Customers with Event Marketing

Holding your own event is a great way to meet new people and allow them to sample your business in a low-risk setting.  A face-to-face event allows you to build trust quicker than many other marketing methods, and trust is … Continue reading

Posted in Business Development, Business Tips | Comments Off on Attract More Customers with Event Marketing

Mid-Year Milestones

Wow, can you believe that 2015 is half over already?  Now that we’ve crossed the halfway mark, it’s time to see if we’re on track for our 2015 goals.  To do that, we need to see if we’ve met our … Continue reading

Posted in Business Development, Business Tips | Comments Off on Mid-Year Milestones

Understanding How Teams Grow

Do you have employees who need to work together as a team?  Or perhaps you need to work as a team with your customers and vendors.  When people of different backgrounds get together for a common goal, there are often … Continue reading

Posted in Business Development | Comments Off on Understanding How Teams Grow

Five Modern Marketing Methods You May Not Know About

Older marketing methods like direct mail and cold calling just don’t work as effectively as they did a few decades ago.  There are two reasons for that: The trust level between people has dropped more than 20 percentage points in … Continue reading

Posted in Business Development | Comments Off on Five Modern Marketing Methods You May Not Know About

Does Your Accounting Department Have Holes in It?

Does Your Accounting Department Have Holes in It? You’ve got someone to do your federal and state income tax returns, and you have a bookkeeper. So that’s all that a small business needs when it comes to having an accounting … Continue reading

Posted in Accounting, Business Development | Comments Off on Does Your Accounting Department Have Holes in It?

Influencing Your Word-of-Mouth Results

Just about every business relies on “word-of-mouth” marketing to get the vast majority of its clients. If this is true for your business, then it just makes sense to figure out how to boost your referrals from all sources. Referrals … Continue reading

Posted in Business Development, Profitability Tips | Comments Off on Influencing Your Word-of-Mouth Results

The One Question to Ask Each Day

As a business owner, you’re likely torn in a hundred different directions every day. It can take up most of the work day just fighting fires, serving your customers, and answering employees’ questions. It’s super-easy to lose sight of what … Continue reading

Posted in Business Development, Decision-Making Tips | Comments Off on The One Question to Ask Each Day

Planning for a Fabulous 2015

The holiday month of December brings celebration as well as reflection for all the events that occurred in 2014.  It also gives us great hope for a new fabulous start in 2015.  Here are three ideas to start 2015 with … Continue reading

Posted in Business Development, Business Tips | Comments Off on Planning for a Fabulous 2015

What Is Real-Time Accounting (and Why Should You Care)?

Real-time accounting is when your books are caught up to the present and you know exactly where you stand with your account balances, revenue, and profit.  It’s truly doing your accounting in real time. The opposite of real-time accounting is … Continue reading

Posted in Accounting, Business Development | Comments Off on What Is Real-Time Accounting (and Why Should You Care)?

How Understanding Assets vs. Expenses Can Make You Rich

Assets and expenses both have a “debit” balance on the financial statements, but that’s where their similarities end. Spending on one can make you rich and spending too much on the other can leave you broke. An expense is money … Continue reading

Posted in Business Development, Business Tips, Management Tips, Profitability Tips | Comments Off on How Understanding Assets vs. Expenses Can Make You Rich