Growth Tips for Businesses

Strategy for Streamlining Your Processes

By Rick Gossett | Jul 10, 2013

Every startup has to develop a process for doing business. Whether that means the business owner has sketched a detailed map of each employee’s day-to-day functions or merely drawn out a list of guiding principles that lead the organization through each and every business transaction.

Energy Saving Tips

By Bill Wortman | Jul 10, 2013

There are a number of reasons for your business to pursue green initiatives. Not only will they save you money when it comes to overhead, but they will promote your company as a business that cares about the world it operates in…

Pricing Strategy: Factors to Consider

By Matt Tarkenton | Jul 10, 2013

How to price your product or service is a critical decision that your small business must make and will directly determine your ability to succeed in an uncertain economic environment.

The 3 Components of an Indispensable Product

By YEC | Jul 10, 2013

At Shop It To Me, we believe companies can disrupt a market and have long-term loyalty not just by building a great or insanely fun product, but by building an indispensable product.

Why You Should Fire Your Accountant and Use Software Instead

By Killer Startups | Jul 10, 2013

When you start to explore the idea of starting your own business, the one piece of advice that you are going to get more than any other is “Hire an accountant!” You will be flooded with reasons that you need to have an accountant.

10 Ways to Offer Your Sales Team Awesome Incentives

By Killer Startups | Jul 10, 2013

Who doesn’t love to work towards an incentive? It helps keep up motivation, determination, and a little competition can always be healthy. Offering exciting employee incentives is a great way to keep your team doing its best…

Cast Your Net Where the Big Fish Swim

By Dave Berkus | Jul 9, 2013

This is one of those “My dad used to say” homilies. You’ve probably heard the accompanying “It takes just as much effort to sell a small deal as a big one,” over the years. The truth of this is more nuanced.

How to Evaluate a Franchise Training Program

By Franchise.com | Jul 9, 2013

We no longer live in a one-career society. In my grandfather’s day, a person often had the same job his whole life. My father had two. I’ve already made four major career changes and have over 20 years left in the workforce.

Death to Core Competencies

By BizCoachingOnDemand.com | Jul 9, 2013

Lessons from Nike, Apple and Netflix. What entrepreneurs can learn from these large multinational corporations is that they continually have to adjust their business model and rethink their core competency in order to reach the top.

How to Find Website Developers?

By Ed Fox | Jul 9, 2013

Even with standard and proficient programs, the costs of custom websites can vary from several hundred dollars to thousands of dollars depending on the technical features and functionality requirements. You can review industry articles and suggestions for selecting a web developer at websites like the following.