Small Business Help Articles

1). One Simple Action to Increase Search Engine Optimization By : Leanne Hoagland-Smith
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is big business. Many Internet companies proclaim that they can increased your web traffic and page ranking. Of course, they charge big bucks to help you improve your web site traffic. What you are really paying for is their so-called expertise or what some call intellectual capital. This leads to a simple question:.
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2). Who Needs a Business Advisor? By : G Sierchio
The simple answer to the seemingly complex question of “Who needs a business advisor?” is … everyone responsible for operating a business. That’s right. The Fortune 50 CEO to the one-person show needs an advisor. The CEO of a public company has mentors as well as a board of directors to turn to. They often don’t have a choice of who their advisors are but small business owners do.
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4). Do You Know and Plan For The 3-R’s for Your Business? By : Leanne Hoagland-Smith
Improving business performance begins by truly understanding the basics. One of the most frequent mistakes for small business owners, executives and sales persons is a lack of knowledge specific to the flow of their business. To increase business requires the ability to know your 3-R’s?
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5). Small Business Help Through the Five Universal Funnel Laws for Businesses By : Leanne Hoagland-Smith
If you, as a small business, believe in What’s Goes Up, Must Come Down, then why not apply similar principles to your daily business actions? Using the Five Universal Funnel Laws for Businesses, should help you quickly double your results because what goes in, must come out.
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6). Signs of a Drowning Company By : G Sierchio
Very few entrepreneurs want to close their business. Sell, yes. Merge, maybe. Shut it down, I doubt it. The reality is that more than 50% of all new companies opened in the U.S. and Canada close within the first three years. That means you need to know when, in fact, it may be best to cut your losses and get out. Yes, it might happen to you. It’s happened to me so I’m speaking from a lot of experience here.
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7). WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH, DON'T CUT MARKETING By : G Sierchio
Although on the books, marketing is an expense, it’s really not when you stop and think about it. What do you need to do to generate sales? You have to let people know what you do and what you can offer them. It’s called marketing. So when times are tough, why would you stop using your main resource outside of referrals to get more money in the company? With that in mind, forget what your accountant labels marketing as, you have to treat it as an investment.
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8). Exiting Your Company Gracefully By : G Sierchio
Since you own a business or plan on having one in the near future, you have an exit strategy, right? Your answer is probably “No”, which is typical for many people in their first venture of working for themselves. Every owner will eventually exit their business… even if they run it until they die. But then what? Not having an exit strategy before, or very soon after, starting or buying a company is a dangerous proposition.
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9). 8 BIG Small Business Mistakes By : G Sierchio
Here’s an interesting notion: Do you realize that there are mistakes you can make at various stages of your business’ growth that can be slowly killing it for months or even years if you don’t watch for them? Well, these mistakes do exist and they are not just reserved for the rookie companies. Many working businesses, including those you might think are “successful” because they’ve been around for 10+ years, are often still making them… and are possibly losing a lot of money and/or wasting a lot of time in the process.
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10). Relaxation and Stress Reduction Needs To Be Part Of Your Business Plan By : Heather Richards
Some studies suggest that you may be your most valuable investment when it comes to starting and maintaining your own business. This may sound obvious, but are you taking yourself seriously or are you taking yourself for granted? Maintaining your personal wellbeing should be part of your business plan.
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11). How to Change the Leadership Myth By : Leanne Hoagland-Smith
With all the books, articles and training focused on leadership, why are we still not securing the results that we should have? Possibly, the answer is that much of the leadership education continues to perpetuate a myth about the origins of leadership. Read how one individual over 100 years ago truly understood how leaders emerged within society.
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12). Good Communication Pays Part 1 By : Heather Richards
If your business involves products or services, communicating will be a requirement. You will have to speak with a wide selection of customers or associates and the success of your business can rely on just how well you can communicate.
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