Topics: mission statement, business plan, organizational management, small business, strategic planning
A mission statement should very quickly and succinctly define your business, your ideals, goals and history in a brief paragraph. Sounds simple, huh? It can be far more difficult than it seems to write a mission statement, so where do you start?
Firstly look […]
Topics: business simulations
From the One Minute Manager concept, Total Quality Management, and Six Sigma Certification programs, business have spent large sums of money in an attempt to train their management and working staff to perform within the guidelines of these models. Believing that this training would unite management and all levels of employees to […]
Topics: Business intelligence consulting
The term business intelligence (BI), although sounding mysterious, is simply the act of tracking and analyzing company data. Most companies have business intelligence tools in place, but may not realize how focusing on this data and using technology to track business events can greatly improve the operations and bottom line of […]
Topics: track analyze, marketing tols, step by step guide, strategic marketing, marketing strategy
Have you ever stopped to think what the Internet means for your business?
Many have this wild imagination that once they can set-up a website, thousands of dollars will start pouring in… Only in rare cases this is true, and only for those who […]
Topics: Security, risk, business, global environment
To survive in a competitive global environment, an organization must provide targeted customers more value than its competitors, as customer value is the difference between all the benefits derived from a total product/service and all the costs of acquiring those benefits. For instance, owning a car can provide a number […]
Topics: selecting a product, how to chose a product
Finding a product to market takes effort and several defined steps. You could go after the wrong product and end up with a failing business.
I’ll discuss my view on this subject and if you take the advice, then you’ll be headed in the right direction and find […]
Topics: start home business, regulation, traffic, training, zoning law, accounting, license, variance, home business
When you start your home business, you need to make sure that you know the regulations of your neighborhood. Depending where you live, there may be zoning laws that forbid certain kinds of businesses from operating in your neighborhood. The reasons may […]
Topics: internet-marketing-niche, choosing-an-internet-business, niche-marketing, online-business-strategy
Chances are, you are in the wrong business.
When you build a business, something that’s going to take you over the obstacles you’re going to face, take you through the challenges, you need to make sure that you’re doing something that you love, something that seems really natural to you.
Most people trying […]
Topics: hitch cargo carriers, hitch mounted cargo carriers, hitch mount cargo carriers
As people start a new year with new goals and resolutions, they’ll inevitably look at the previous with one big question on their mind: What happened?
Chances are, they’ll feel frustrated. They’ll start to look at how they spent their time and money, and almost […]
Topics: business, home business, network, network connections
Is it really possible to make your home business successful simply through a connection with another business? Indeed, the answer is a resounding “yes”.
Granted, skeptics are quick to point out that it is unwise to send your customers or even only potential customer someplace else, but consider all […]
Keywords: goals and goal setting
What are your goals and goal setting strategies? What do you want to achieve? What do you want to do with your life? What could make your life better? What would you like to do to make this a better world to live in?
All these questions have been asked by […]
Keywords: real estate investing, wealth through real estate, investing in real estate, make money
Investing in real estate is one of the few ways for the average person to gain wealth. Can you become rich overnight? Not very likely. Real estate investing should be considered a long term strategy that […]
Keywords: business, work, business plan, starting a business, idea, business uniforms, planning, development
Everyone gets a great idea from time to time. Sometimes it comes at the most unexpected time. These ideas may not seem like much, especially if nothing is done with them. Chances are, you’ve probably had […]
Keywords: discount, discount shopping, discount hotel, discount perfume, discount tire, car discount rental
I thought I would clear up some misconceptions about marketing. What Marketing Can Do For You and What Marketing Can’t Do For You. We’ll start with the positive.
Over the years, I’ve had dealings with some business owners who […]
Keywords: business broker Chicago Illinois,sell business,merger acquisition ,investment banker,venture capital
We recently completed a Merger and Acquisition engagement to sell our client to a large publicly traded company. Our client had started her company 25 years ago and had set it up a C Corp. She never was advised to change that structure in preparation for […]
Keywords: business broker, merger and acquisition, sell a business, succession planning,investment banker,M&A
In our mergers and acquisitions practice a very important event prior to receiving letters of intent is the buyer visit. Don’t be fooled into thinking that this is a simple headquarters tour. Experienced buyers know just the right questions to ask to uncover risks […]
Keywords: realestate,build your own home,contractors,building contractors,realestate leads,home builder shows
Contractor and Home Builder shows are becoming extremely popular among folks who are looking to build their home or are even just slightly considering having one custom-built themselves. Some of them are also, perhaps, looking for considering already built property and are there to view some of […]