Growth Topics Articles

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Elinor Stutz @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 4:13 AM

Do you wonder if it is worth your valuable time to document everything you do? You will find below eight reasons why documentation is well-worth your valuable time. 1. Stay on course Once you realize what the mission for your business is, you can easily plug in long and near-term goals to make certain you stay on course. And once the goals are written you will have a path to follow for achieving your goals. 2. You have a record Now that your long-term and ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Robert Schumacher @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 2:21 AM

Whatever you and your small business sell, you need to place yourself in the shoes of your intended prospect. Too few small businesses understand why they need to do this and exactly how to go about it. Identifying your own unique selling position is difficult when you do so from your own perspective rather than from the perspective of your customer. What exactly are you offering in return for your prospects or customers precious time and/or hard-earned money? Never forget that... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Robert Schumacher @ Wednesday, 19th March 2008 @ 7:57 PM

Whether you are an entrepreneur or you work within a large organization, marketing is a life-skill essential to your survival. Muzzling the mean, menacing marketing (and sales) monster can be a daunting task . . . but a task that must be dealt with in every business on a daily basis. Fail Marketing 101 and no matter how passionate you are about your business model, you will sputter and spin out in time. First, you need to assess the reality of your own marketing and sales situat... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Jack Deal @ Monday, 17th March 2008 @ 12:58 AM

I recently met a colleague I had not seen for some years. His life work has been in a somewhat esoteric branch of the financial industry. We had a pleasant chat which eventually turned to the discussion of each other's work. He freely brought me up to date on what he had been doing the past few years. He inferred that his business had not been doing very well at all but he remained optimistic that he could turn the corner. I told him that I was fascinated by his indust... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Scott Letourneau @ Saturday, 15th March 2008 @ 2:36 PM

Whether you are a brand new business, have been operating for a short time, or you have been in business for a while now, establishing and maintaining business credit is a means to keep your business growing and is a natural outgrowth of the reason you chose to incorporate or form the LLC, that is protection of your personal assets including the family home. Establishing and maintaining your business credit is important to: Build the credibility of your business, Preserve your business&#... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By John Siegler @ Thursday, 13th March 2008 @ 7:28 PM

A vote is the voice of an individual making a choice. A vote can be given by ballot or voice. They can be delivered personally by the voter or by proxy. A decision on a submitted question is made by the majority of the votes delivered. An agreement is an understanding reached by two or parties about their rights and obligations relating to a certain subject or thing. In reaching consent between two or more people regarding the transmission of a property, right or benefit it is nece... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Katryna Johnson @ Thursday, 13th March 2008 @ 5:58 PM

Every successful entrepreneur has at one time or another spent time setting goals. Goal-setting is one of the most valuable activities anyone can do. People without goals don't know where they are going and they don't know how close or how far away they are from their desired destination. Would you attempt to drive from New York to California without a map? Not likely, unless you don't mind occasionally ending up in Louisiana. Goal-setting is nothing more than laying out the map... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Ron Richardson @ Friday, 7th March 2008 @ 7:37 AM

1) Buying or renting an opt in list. This has been a very popular and effective way for those who are new ebusiness owners. You can gain immediate access to hundreds or thousands of prospects within their target market. You can start to drive people to your sign up page, and see results in days rather then months. Using these lists can prove fatal if not done right. If you just send out a flashy sales copy, expecting just sales, you will just be wasting your money. The statistics show th... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Todd Ash @ Thursday, 6th March 2008 @ 2:52 AM

Branding yourself is a big task, but also necessary. Overall branding yourself is more important than branding one product.The notion of branding yourself is not new. Your idea of branding yourself is a dynamic strategy everyone should use if they plan on being a big success. In a nutshell, branding is about knowing what you do, and why you do it. I think personal branding is on the brink and is going to blow up big time online. Working hard branding yourself will get you opportunity. ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Scott Letourneau @ Tuesday, 4th March 2008 @ 7:36 AM

You're a new business owner and decide you need items and services for your business. You take out a loan and your business is off to a great start. A few months pass by, so you take out another loan or open more lines of credit for necessities. You repeat this process a few times during the year. You're trying to be a good business owner by growing your business but you're making a critical mistake. You're using your personal credit for your business. This is bad. It's ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Dave Kauppi @ Tuesday, 4th March 2008 @ 12:35 AM

If you are an entrepreneur with a small healthcare technology based company looking to take it to the next level, this article should be of particular interest to you. Your natural inclination may be to seek venture capital or private equity to fund your growth. According to Jim Casparie, founder and CEO of the Venture Alliance, the odds of getting Venture funding remain below 3%. Given those odds, the six to nine month process, the heavy, often punishing valuations, the expense of the process, ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By John Navata @ Monday, 3rd March 2008 @ 3:14 PM

Is affiliate marketing oversaturated? In fact, thousands of people come up with new products and solutions every day. These products need people to market and sell them. Is this you? In fact, if you are an expert product marketer, or if you want to become one, this is exactly what you need. This will give you a successful business. In fact, you can use affiliate marketing to get your business up and running fast. What does affiliate marketing do for you? It lowers your costs to market products, ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Todd Ash @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 7:24 AM

Wouldn't it be amazing if there was a way to successfully brand yourself without selling products and or services.Now most new internet marketers starting out their businesses just want to make a quick buck so they do not brand themselves correctly. But smart folks like you and I know that if you try to brand yourself just by selling products and services if your customers don't like what you are offering, it is a lot harder to get your business off the ground. If you... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Mark Winder @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 5:26 AM

Have you noticed lately that your sales have hit a plateau? Or worse, have your sales started to slide a little - even though you seem to have a full sales funnel or pipeline of prospects and potential customers? This is something I see quite frequently. I often get my customers asking me, "how can I move customers more effectively through my sales funnel or pipeline?" They generally find my answer to be quite shocking: I recommend that they get rid of their prospect... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Paul Sutherland @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 4:00 PM

Although you may not know it yet, you have so much to offer. You are not a mistake of biology and you are not on this planet just to take up space. You have a purpose! You have but one life to live, so make the most of it! If your life, up to this point, has been less fulfilling than you have hoped-change it! You can experience a life makeover and discover your entrepreneurial spirit. If asked who you believe has led a wonderful life full of blessings and happiness, who would be your ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Demetrios Tzortzis @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 8:42 PM

It is true that the Internet has created and continues to create more millionaires than ever before in history. The World Wide Web is an incredible marketing vehicle. Instantaneous communication between people all over the planet is possible 24/7. Communication is integral to all successful businesses. Still, almost 97% of all Internet entrepreneurs fail miserably within the first year of their operations. Do you want to know how to rise above them and succeed? Read on: 1 You have t... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Mark Winder @ Monday, 4th February 2008 @ 12:05 PM

So if you're like the rest of us, January (and the New Year) brings a whole host of "good intent" into our personal and professional lives. The New Year is a time to "wipe the slate clean" and "do things differently" this year. But come the end of January, unless the changes have already been put in play, a lot of that New Year Vigor has seemingly "left the building" - very much like Elvis after a Vegas concert. And making matters even worse, a... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By gregory burrus @ Monday, 4th February 2008 @ 2:17 AM

In the ever changing, fast paced world of business, you need to keep up with the latest business paradigms and technological trends to keep your business profitable, expanding, and ahead of the competition. Whether you are a novice entrepreneur or have been in the business for a long time, the onslaught of business and new technologies can be overwhelming. The volatility of local and international business markets dramatically affects our economy. The face of the job market has changed.... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Demetrios Tzortzis @ Wednesday, 30th January 2008 @ 7:53 PM

There is a man named Carl who works in the grocery store. He shows up early every day. He bags the groceries and gathers the carts from the parking lot. He is a sweet man and he is 74 years old. I feel sorry for him even though he certainly doesn't ask for any sympathy. He says, "I've been a hard worker all of my life." It's true that he has. Call worked for 37 years at an automobile manufacturing plant "good job". He is still proud of that fact. Year... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Demetrios Tzortzis @ Sunday, 27th January 2008 @ 4:15 AM

If you are planning on starting a home-based business, you are going to need thoroughly understand the concept of sacrifice. Many people erroneously believe that a home-based business is a simplistic endeavor to engage in. There are not many things that are farther from the truth. If you want to avoid becoming another one of the statistics stating that 95% plus of home businesses fail within the first year, you will have to sacrifice your time, money and energies. Your family will have to un... more...