As we approach the middle of the year, we can take a moment and see where the economy is and how the rest of the year could play out. The data shows that the economy hit a rough patch in the fourth quarter of 2013, with the severe weather further hampering economic vitality in the […]
The Power of Having Organizational Clarity to Maximize Profits
Essential for any organization to posses is extreme clarity regrading what business they’re in. The answer to this goes beyond what they actually do and instead reaches into the heart of both the breadth and depth of the purpose of the organization. By having a clear definition of what business you are in, then all aspects […]
Feeling Scared of Ecommerce? Turn Your Brick and Mortar Store into a Shopping Experience and Succeed.
It feels scary out there. Especially if you run a Brick and Mortar retail Store. For the last half of 2013 and beginning of 2014, retail sales in the U.S. declined or remained stagnant at best. Nordstrom, traditionally more profitable than many other retail chains, saw their stores reporting flat or slightly down results. At the […]
3 Steps to Managing Cash Flow in Your Business
As any business owner will testify – running out of cash is the death blow to the existence of any business. Definitely not good. It’s a big stress, especially not having the liquid funds necessary to meet important demands such as payroll. At the same time having cash sit idle wastes the chance for investment, allowing the business to […]
Attention Entrepreneurs! You are not crazy!
Entrepreneur? Being harangued for being out of sync when it comes to your business and your ideas? Told that you can’t approach your business that way and that such behavior will lead to crashing your business? That your world view makes no sense? It’s a common malady for entrepreneurs. At some point any entrepreneur begins […]
The Carrot Principle by Chester Elton & Adrian Gostick
From the authors of the smash bestseller The Carrot Principle comes an inspiring and lively page-a-day guide to harnessing the remarkable power of the carrot—taking yourself and your team to new heights of success in work and life. Based on their twenty years of experience teaching leaders at Fortune 100 companies, as well as one of the […]
Achieving True Business Class with David Hilton
“I’m working myself into the ground… I haven’t taken a vacation in 5 years… my employees are useless. Whatever I’m doing isn’t working… there’s got to be a better way!” If you are like most business owners, you started your business primarily because you were tired of working for someone else. Unfortunately, for many business owners, the […]
The Right Type of Leadership Communication for Your Business
These days, the world is hungry for transparency and this is especially true during challenging business environments. Regardless of the size of your business, there will be a time when every business will be faced with some kind of threat to the status quo. This can be in the form of crises, a market shift, […]
Managing Your Business Through a Recession
In today’s economy, the small business owner may encounter situations where one or more of the employees’ performances are affected. Because some employees may worry about not having a job a month or two down the road, their focus might not be as clear as compared to someone who had a guaranteed position. And in […]