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Setting Up a Business From Scratch
This is not a definitive ‘how to’ article. Starting a business is a serious and very difficult process. What this article will do is to give you some general directions and a tip which will help you get organized and remain that way.
Most people have a dream about what they would like to do with a business. Maybe it is something that is in their family that they would like to market. This is often the case with a good, popular restaurant. Family recipes make it big in some of these locally grown, family owned eateries that are a… Continue reading
How Can You Grow Your Business in a Down Economy?
These are difficult times for many businesses. Many are being forced to close their doors for good. Others are just barely hanging on to what little is left of their businesses. It would seem totally out of place to talk about growing your business, then, right? It is not as far-fetched of an idea as you might think.
It does not matter where you are; there are some things that you can do in order to help you expand. Here are the ways that you might consider doing just that.
Examine your income and expenses. If the amount of business… Continue reading
Need an Employee? Add an 800 Number Instead
God forbid that you should be thinking about adding someone to your staff in these tough economic times, right? However, there are some businesses that thrive in a ‘downside’ economy. For example, auction businesses that sell assets of failed companies is just one of these that are beneficiaries and are expanding right now.
If you find yourself in the position of having to add personnel, stop for a minute and ask yourself about the position for which you are attempting to hire. If it has to do with customer service, administration or sales, there might be a better way. In… Continue reading
How Good Are You at Handling Success?
Did you know that there are those persons whose business destructs before their eyes because of success? How can that be? Does not doing well automatically mean that there are few problems and all is well with the world? Think again.
Success brings its own set of problems and can cause a good business to fall apart. One of the areas on which success increases stress is in organization and organizational skills. The ability to handle the day-to-day activities as you become busier can overwhelm you quickly. That is why you should have a plan and system in place to… Continue reading
Ever Consider a 5 S Evaluation of Your Phone System?
One of the popular corporate business initiatives (mostly found in manufacturing) is called 5 S. The 5 S concept is an adaptation of Japanese methodologies that help a business operate more efficiently. You can apply these to your business, too. But the challenge is to apply them to your communications efforts which can help you immensely. Here are the 5 S’s and the words and concepts for which they stand:
Sorting. This entails going through all of your tools and only keeping what is essential for your job. This is akin to evaluating your phone system in our analogy. If… Continue reading
