Think back to the different jobs you have had. Have you ever had a boss that wasn’t a good communicator? Who didn’t set realistic goals or didn’t hold everybody in the company accountable? Have you ever had a boss that you couldn’t trust? How did this make you feel? Now look at your company. You can have a successful small business full of passion and provision but you first need to implement the fundamentals of good management.
Read MoreCreate a Successful Small Business Environment Employees Will Love
November 19, 2014 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Business Development
How to Manage a Business Easily and Enjoy It
November 18, 2014 / by Paige Gilbert
posted in Business Development
Learning how to manage a business is a big crazy concept that can feel stressful and overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be. There’s a really easy way to take this concept and boil it down to one simple system that you can learn quickly and start acting on now.
Read More5 Fundamental Elements of How to Manage a Successful Small Business
November 17, 2014 / by Vicky Zancanella
posted in Business Development
A successful small business that is thriving and providing, has key characteristics. One of these characteristics is good management. Good management is not just about how to manage the business, but it is just as much about how you manage people. It is the people, afterall, who build successful businesses full of passion and provision.
When we look closely at what makes up good management, there are 5 fundamental elements that translate into a more effective business:
Read MoreQuickly Delight Customers on Your Lunch Break With Inbound Marketing
November 14, 2014 / by Paige Gilbert
posted in Inbound Marketing, Customer Retention
Making all the green lights and getting to work early. An uncluttered inbox. Noticing a coupon in your email for a free cup of coffee because you have an uncluttered inbox. An unexpected positive review from a customer. These are all delightful things. Hitting all the red lights on your way to work. Wasting an hour sifting through spam in your inbox. Realizing your free cup of coffee coupon expired. A customer complaint on social media. These are un-delightful things. If you’re a small business owner who strives to have a company full of passion and provision, you need to start using inbound marketing to delight your customers. In fact, you can quickly and easily start planning how to do that today on your lunch break.
Read More3 Tips on How to Increase Sales Like an All-Star Relay Team
November 13, 2014 / by Vicky Zancanella
Have you ever felt like your sales team and marketing team were so disconnected they aren’t even in the same building, let alone working for the same company? Imagine a small business environment where the marketing team and the sales team are not just in the same stadium, wearing the same uniform, but like a track and field 4x100 relay team, they are also running in the same lane and can perform a smooth hand-off of the baton! The baton must not be dropped and the smoothness of the hand-off can make or break your team reaching company goals.
Read MoreConvert Your Visitors to Leads Online Today With Inbound Marketing
November 12, 2014 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Inbound Marketing, Lead Conversion
Are you looking for a proven strategy to help you convert your visitors to leads? We understand that creating leads online can be a difficult task especially with the competition that all small businesses have on the internet. But what if we told you there was a way to convert those visitors quickly with a strategy that is both cost effective and will show you results in your passion and provision company?
Read MoreWe Honor Veterans and Their Contribution to Small Business
November 11, 2014 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Our Thought Bubbles, small business
On this day, it is common to see American flags waving proudly in the air while we give thanks and salute to all of the men and women who have and are serving our great country. Veterans Day became a U.S. legal holiday on November 11, 1918 to honor Armistice Day (the end of WWI) and to honor those who have given their service.
Read More3 Ways to Attract Leads Online Right Now With Inbound Marketing
November 10, 2014 / by Raquel Royers
posted in Inbound Marketing
The all-telling question that many business owners have is how to attract leads online to their website. There are over 1 billion websites out there, with thousands being added daily; how are you going to get those potential leads to visit yours? That’s quite the competition there. Well, there’s a strategy that you can start implementing today to help bring more leads to your website, in turn, resulting in more customers and financial gain for your business and a happier workplace, also known as a Passion and Provision company.
Read MoreSocial Media Marketing Trouble? Inbound Marketing Strategies Can Help!
November 7, 2014 / by Raquel Royers
posted in Inbound Marketing, Social Media
As a small business owner social media can be a scary thing. There’s so many platforms to be on; Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, Instagram, the list goes on. You do an OK job with posting every couple of days but you are just not seeing much engagement or turnout like other brands do.
Read MorePASSION & PROVISION – How They Work Together in a Successful Small Business!
November 6, 2014 / by Vicky Zancanella
posted in Passion & Provision
What if by investing in building a business with passion and provision, you would be able to meet your business goals faster and with more accuracy? What if you could be more competitive in the marketplace and increase your profits? You would be able to provide financial security and fuel your plans for the future of your successful small business.
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