How to Collect Money Off People Who Owe You
Do you have people that owe you money that should be in your bank account rather than theirs? Many business owners are scared to chase outstanding money in case their customers say no, or that they might get angry or they are afraid if they put too much pressure on them, they may ever want […]
3 Things That Could Stop You From Achieving Your Goals
How do you feel about the results you achieved in your business last year? For many businesses last year was quite a challenging year. Perhaps you kicked some of your goals but didn’t quite get everything that you wanted to done? Or maybe last year is a year you would rather forget. Having a successful […]
How to Take More Time Off This Year
Being a small business owner, you can often be very busy. There is always lots to do with a seemingly never-ending to-do list. There are customers to follow-up, quotes to get out, jobs to do things to follow-up… all the different things that you need to do to run your business. Sometimes you can even […]
Simple Tips To Improving Business Results
Getting business results is very similar to achieving good health and fitness. Both require effort, discipline and consistency. So, here are four simple tips you can apply to improving business outcomes: 1) There are no magic pills It takes discipline and consistency. There are no magic pills. Working on your business to achieve the outcomes […]
Processes and People In Your Business
Get your business humming along with these two key areas. Businesses fundamentally run on some key processes. For example, the process of acquiring customers, or the process of getting a specific task completed. Processes enable your business to run smoothly if they are followed consistently. Without them, it would be difficult to achieve repeatable and […]
Getting Things Done Right The First Time
How often do things get done right the first time in your business? When things are not done right the first time, it will end up costing you time and money, which can be quite frustrating. For example, an electrician turns up only to find out that he had ran out of some materials that […]
The Similarities Between Fishing and Marketing
Here is an interesting analogy around the similarities between fishing and marketing. Have you considered how this could be applied to marketing your business? Firstly, one of the important things when it comes to marketing is where to market our product. With fishing, the very first thing we think about is where the fish are […]
The Truth About Drawing Money From Your Business
How often are you drawing money out of your business? Drawing from your business can lead you into a trap, especially if you treat your business as an ATM to spend for personal use or your company. Here is how you can avoid falling into that trap and still be able to draw money from […]
How to Convert More Quotes With Effective Follow-Up
Do you do quotes for your business? Increasing the conversion rate of your quotes can be as simple as having an effective follow-up system. You’ve done the hard work in getting the enquiries you want. You have worked out a proposal, a quote, made some measurements or had further discussions. It only makes sense to […]
What Are You Grateful for In Your Business?
Usually in business, when problems arise and when things are not working out, you will tend focus on the negative things, the problems and what is not working. This can send your business into a vicious downward spiral. In that moment, you can often forget to look at what you have done right. You can […]