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How to Write a One Page Business Plan. Businesses can do well without planning, many do. However, to become a high performing organization, to grow rapidly, a company really needs a planning and monitoring process Read More

I’ll never forget that coffee mug. It was the second year of my sales career, and I had finally submitted a proposal that got me invited to “present and defend” in front the powers that be in the executive conference room of one of my key customers. It sat in the middle of the table. Papa frog, mama frog and baby frog, smiling happily under that goofy slogan Read More

Hiring your first employee is a huge step. Not only does it mean relinquishing some element of control over your business, it also involves taking care of a host of federal and state government regulatory requirements, tax laws, and compensation demands.

Here are 10 steps you need to follow to ensure you are in compliance with the law Read More

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Are you using LinkedIn? It still surprises me when I hear people say they haven't opened an account on what I consider to be an essential tool for business. Read this post to discover some fun facts and essential ways LinkedIn improves my business. If you're still not convinced? Have a read and discover what makes LinkedIn different from the other social networking tool Read More

Have you ever made a mistake when marketing your products or services? Most of us have and if you have not made a mistake yet, you probably will at some stage. The key point about the mistakes made in marketing is what you learn from them, understand where you went wrong, what were the reasons and not repeat the errors. Here are a few ways to avoid making marketing mistakes Read More

Business people are similar the way they go through their business day. Some will speed in, make a lot of noise, some will “arrive” and leave a lingering impression well after they have gone. So you could wonder which has the longer lasting impression Read More

The magnitude of benefits that a virtual assistant will bring to your business if often buried under the mere tag of cost-cutting advantages. Though saving your pocket is a major benefit of outsourcing it is often blown up, underplaying the other crucial benefits. Though the list can be exhaustive, let’s explore few vital benefits which make outsourcing a crucial business practice Read More

If you run a network of sites, you are probably struggling on the same issue: Web business management. Which route you prefer? Outsourcing or automation Read More

I’m checking our analytics for our client roster for the past month yesterday, and I’ve noticed — as I’m sure others have — that a Company Profile setup on LinkedIN brings traffic! This may not be “new” in the sense that LinkedIN has been around now for a few years, but what is “new” is the tactic of getting your own website Company pages up and running Read More