Time Management Tips for Busy Business Owners

 Do you put the ‘B’ in busy? Does this sound anything like you? Perhaps you run a small bricks & mortar business, or maybe you are an independent business professional. Possibly you have an office you go to every day, or maybe it is a business you run out of your...

Marketing Workout – Get your Leader on!

Do you need to build some marketing strength? If you want to truly marketing with meaning in your business, there are a few critical qualities you need to develop. These aren’t things that are taught in business school, but rather are qualities that I believe...

Dealing with business overwhelm

Spread too thin? Being a business owner has its ups and its downs. Along with the freedom and enjoyment that comes from steering your own ship and not reporting to “the Man”, comes an incredible amount of responsibility. If, by chance, you are also the head of your...

Love the One you are With!

Where is the Love? February is Love Month, and I have a question for you. Are you showing the love? No… I am not talking about loving your sweetheart, or showering your kids with affection, I am talking about your clients. And not the crazy stuff you do to...

Things I learned from The Art of Sales (#TOA)

Learning is FOREVER I am a life-long learner, and I absolutely love working with others who share this desire to keep growing, changing and evolving through the accumulation of new knowledge. And there has never been a time in all of history when it has been so easy...

Your business is not the Field of Dreams

“If you build it they will come” is great in theory (and makes for a killer sound bite), but does NOT work in practice.  New business owners often launch their business with a predefined idea of what they want to provide, and they do so without asking questions or...

What’s the Plan for 2013?

This time of year is one full of promise… it is a time of resolutions, good intentions and fresh new desk calendars. There is opportunity for change that bubbles up this time of year, but which is often followed quickly by discouragement and disappointment....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

It is 2013 tomorrow, and I want to ask you a couple of questions: What big plans do you have for your business this year? Who are you going to start speaking to and connecting with to put your plans into action? What is the ONE action you are going to take in January...

Is Your Business Making Profits? Now What?

Show me the money, honey! The goal of every business is to turn a profit, and many (if not most) business owners work for years before they become respectably, and consistently, profitable. But what happens when you achieve a positive profit margin? What do you do...

Client attraction with great presentations.

Building a Compelling Presentation. When you consider growth opportunities for your business, there is no doubt in my mind that you are thinking about how you can expand your existing customer base. Even if your business is doing well, most business owners don’t...