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Why Hiring a Business Growth Consultant is Essential Especially in a Booming Economy
Even in a flourishing economy, hiring a business growth consultant can provide significant benefits. These professionals can help you maintain focus, bring objectivity to your strategies, save money, and maximize the effectiveness of your team. With over 33.3 million businesses in the US alone, growth is a universal goal that requires careful planning and execution. So just how does a business growth professional help your company reach your vision and goals?
Selling Your Business: What Is a Business Buyer Looking for and the Role of Positioning and Due Diligence in Closing the Deal?
There are years of personal dedication and mountains of money on the line when you put your business up for sale. Only the fully prepared get top dollar for their companies. Sadly, some will never be able to sell their company. To make sure you’re included in that elite group, carefully read, internalize, and act on the information we provide in this point-by-point guide to preparing and positioning your business for sale.
Strategic Leadership: Navigating Long-Term Organizational Success
It’s easy to casually toss around a term like “strategic leadership,” but what does it really mean and how do you achieve it? In this concise guide, we give you the critical insights you need into how communication, the balance between immediate demands and long-term objectives, and the ideal company culture come together in successful strategic leadership. Like the song says, “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow!”
Battling ‘Outsider Syndrome’ in the Family Business
Family businesses can be a blessing for family members and at the same time appeal mightily to customers. (That’s why we see so many signs and ads that say something like, “Family owned since 1970!”) However, if not properly managed, they can be a curse to nonfamily member employees. Discover the pitfalls of a family-owned business and the solutions you need to put in place. And as a bonus, take our short quiz to impartially judge your performance and plan your next steps.
Conversations With Lou – Wisdom You Can Use and Change The Future
Lou Tice was an educator and coach. Along with his wife Diane Tice, they co-founded the Pacific Institute, an organization dedicated to performance improvement and professional development. His work often revolved around the concepts of self-esteem, goal-setting, and leadership. This is the first article of a series of my thoughts around a Conversation between Lou Tice if he were still with us, and me, Coach Phil, on how beliefs shape human behavior and perception.
Overcoming Small Business Challenges: Top Issues Faced by Entrepreneurs and How to Fix Them
Are you an entrepreneur struggling to overcome common business challenges? If so, you're not alone. Every entrepreneur faces obstacles, but some are more common than others. In this article, we'll identify the most common problems entrepreneurs encounter and provide ways to overcome them. Some of the challenges we'll cover include: Financial struggles Work-life balance Slow growth Customer retention Unclear priorities Productivity Talent issues Read on to find out how to identify each problem and the ways to eliminate it.
Leadership Tips: How to Become a Better Leader
One of the most powerful and easiest tools to use in business is the classic “check list.” Consider the tips in this short read something of a checklist against which you can measure your status as a leader and immediately reveal the areas where you need to improve. And, if you need a helping hand to make yourself a better leader, we have you covered there too.
Knowledge is Profit: How Understanding Your Target Audience Fuels Success
The more intimately you understand your customers, the greater your business will thrive. Many owners and managers think that gathering customer demographics is all they need. They are badly mistaken. In this article, we take a deep dive into which aspects of your customers you must understand and adapt to. Take these steps and you’ll be well on your way to becoming an industry leader.
Small Business Owners Beware: The 6 Common Advertising Mistakes You Must Avoid
Advertising can make or break your business, but in the digital age, the seemingly endless choices of ad platforms and channels are extremely difficult to successfully navigate. A few false moves and you’re teetering on financial failure. Complete with case studies, we show you what to do and what to avoid as you’re building your brand and advertising framework.
