Business Planning
4 Things to Consider When Business Planning For Next Year
Another year is coming to a close; last year has almost come and gone. With the holidays around the corner, the new year will be here before we know it! As we enter the 4th quarter, businesses are beginning to plan for the upcoming year. Planning doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Some must place reminders…
Read MoreBusiness Planning Happens in Various Ways
Business planning isn’t only about an annual plan, nor about an official document, it happens in many various ways. Planning can be used in almost every area of business and since it comes natural to me, it has always been an important part of my personality and life. In this article, I’m talking about all…
Read MorePlanning Ahead: Make your Efforts Work for You
Planning Ahead for Your Business Business masters do it religiously. Investors bank on it. Vision can limit or extend it. And, to the level it is applied and maintained translates directly into its success. Planning – an intention or decision about what one is going to do. It’s not just a word. It’s a mission…
Read More3 Steps to Successful Competitive Market Research
As the saying goes, keep your friends close and your enemies closer. When you’re a business owner, it’s critically important for you to be aware of what your competition is doing. Of course, this is important when you’re in the startup phase, but even once you’ve been established in business for years it’s still a…
Read MoreA New Perspective on Your Market: Market Research
When you started your small business, you more than likely spent hours performing market research to better understand the market size, needs of the market, and your competitors. You gathered as much information as possible prior to the development of your brand and communication strategies. Who is your market? How old are they? Is your…
Read MoreOutsourcing: It Doesn’t Have to Be Scary
Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash What is your first thought when someone mentions, “outsourcing”? For some of us, it may call to mind examples such as the call centers that are located overseas. However, outsourcing has become – and continues to be – so much more. Entrepreneur.com provides the following definition of outsourcing: The practice of having…
Read MorePresentation Matters
Blogging is one of the best tools you can use to share ideas and connect with customers. Whether writing a blog for your small business or sharing professional ideas, content is ultimately King. However, the formatting and presentation of your blog is incredibly important to the success of your endeavors. When developing a website, functionality,…
Read More4 Ways to Manage Your To-Do List
With life and work pulling in you multiple directions, it’s easy to lose track of things. Making to-do lists and task lists are awesome ways to keep everything straight. The old fashion pen to paper technique is still very affective however there are some great tools available to help keep you organized. Here are a…
Read MoreResearch Tips For The Rest Of Us
Researching Articles The Internet is an endless sea of reliable and unreliable sources. Wading through it is not only overwhelming and time-consuming, but also one of the hardest stages of writing articles and blogs. What I’ve done to remedy the anxiety of this step is to create a simple process with strategies on how to…
Read MoreAnnual Business Planning: Jamie-Style
If you know me, odds are good that you know about my annual business planning ritual. Every year, I go through a six step process that brings clarity and purpose to my business for the upcoming year. Because I consistently get questions about what I do during my retreats, how I do it, what I…
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