Whether you are a small business owner, managing a department, or working on a project with your team, time management is an important part of running a successful small business full of passion and provision. Keeping the plates spinning and knowing who’s on first and what’s on second is essential in keeping up with the demands of your role as well as your needs as a human being- like sleep and rest and free blocks of time to use your creativity to solve problems, envision the future, and build something bigger and better.
Read More3 Tips to NOT Let Time Management be the Death of Your Small Business
posted in small business, Leadership
Do you envision running a successful small business where your employees, customers and YOU are happy? Sounds like a dream, right? We know you’ve thought about it and I’m here to tell you that it can be done. Keep reading to see how you and your business can start its journey to happiness and success.
There are three steps in the strategy to having a successful Passion & Provision company that has happy employees, happy customers and a good reputation.
- Craft
- Tell
- Live
Let me explain.
Read More3 Essential Messaging Steps for Successful Small Business
posted in small business, Business Development
Messaging. Conveying. Transmitting. Sharing. Informing. Communicating.
Messaging is a critical part of running a successful small business, but how exactly should you do it? Well, this is not a simple process if you are seeking a unique meaningful message, but it can be broken down into 3 essential steps.
Craft it. Tell it. Live it.
Let's dive deeper into all three steps:
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Being a business owner can be a stressful position. With all of the competition, innovation and changes in customer behavior, it can be hard to keep up with while creating a business full of passion and provision. But there is a way to streamline your business to help cultivate culture, improve your business and be the best in your market. What system can you put in place to create the best successful small business?
Read More3 Steps to a Successful Small Business You Can Start Today!
posted in small business, Business Development
Do you want a successful small business that allows you to provide for yourself, your staff, and reach your financial goals? There is a quick, easy 3 step process for you to get started. Feel like you’re being pulled in a million different directions? You can start today and do it one step at a time. How? By learning how to craft, tell and live your company’s message.
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As a business owner or marketing coordinator for your business you know by now that it’s crucial to have a social media presence for your business or brand. Almost everyone and their mother (literally, grandma too) are on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. As a business you should be taking advantage of this!
But what the heck are all of those people doing on these social networks anyway? Aren’t they just for chatting between friends and sharing silly meme’s?
Read MoreDitch the Cold Calls to Supercharge Your Successful Small Business
posted in Inbound Marketing, Business Development, Grow Your Business
Just picture it, you are sitting down at your dining room table with your family and enjoying a delicious dinner that you have been waiting for all day. The phone rings, and you reluctantly pick it up even though you don’t recognize the number. Somebody is trying to sell to you a way to eliminate your debt stress free and will even throw in a vacuum to make the deal sweeter. Does cold calling really help you build a successful small business?
Read MoreWhat is Customer Lifetime Value? Does it Matter for a Successful Small Business?
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Marketing your business can be confusing, especially with all of the jargony lingo that gets tossed around in conversations. Customer lifetime value. Have you heard that one? Does it ring a bell?
Read MoreHow the Film 'Boyhood' Can Help You Have a Successful Small Business
posted in Our Thought Bubbles, small business
If you own a company you want to have a successful small business, but the days come and go and you find yourself wondering how to be successful. The key isn't doing more of the "right" stuff. The key is seizing the "right" moments - or letting them seize you.
Have you seen the movie “Boyhood?” Critics are saying it’s making cinematic history. It was filmed over 12 years with the same cast. You watch them age naturally and experience life right before your eyes. It definitely struck a chord with me, so much so that I started to think about how the lessons it taught were even applicable to inbound marketing.
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Twitter is a great tool for businesses to share their content on as well as build relationships and generate leads. However, there are certain mistakes that many people are making on Twitter that is negatively affecting their small business! While Twitter can be highly beneficial to your business, it actually hurts you if you make certain mistakes. Keep reading to find out what those are so that you don’t make them, or can stop making them!
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