Posts Tagged ‘Relationships’
5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Franchise Business
When entrepreneurs begin talking with franchise systems, they tend to ask pretty standard questions. But the higher you go in the building, the more pointed and detailed the questions get, and they’re critical for a franchisee candidate to ask before signing the franchise agreement.
Read More In Marketing the Constant Is Change
There are lots of ways to stay current but it all starts with the attitude of recognizing that it’s a part of your job and it’s one of the ways you keep your company relevant and profitable.
Read More Business Networking: 7 Warning Signs You’re Probably Doing It Wrong
Most people do business networking wrong. Most people literally have no idea how to network the right way—and by the “right way” I mean, “the way that gets results.” So to help you figure it out, I’ve put together this handy list of seven warning signs.
Read More Optimizing Your Facebook Page
Search Engine Optimization is all about finding the best ways to get your website to the top of Google by building valuable content, links, and more. SEO tools are valuable to businesses for getting them where they need to be to obtain…
Read More What Do Consumers Want From Brands?
Our marketplace is asking us to be much more than a seller of stuff. They’re expecting us to step up and inspire our internal team and our customers to work together to take charge of the problems facing our world.
Read More Maximize Your Giving by Avoiding Takers
The difference between givers who climb the success ladder and those who struggle comes in who they do their giving to. The most successful givers are strategic when they give: they will give generously to fellow givers as well as to takers, but they will be very cautious about giving to takers.
Read MoreThe 3 Essential Elements of a Lead Generation LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is the de facto site for professionals. How you portray yourself in your LinkedIn profile will have far-reaching implications in your ability to leverage the site for new business opportunities. Visitors to your page must get a clear picture of what you do, what you have done, and what steps to take to engage with you.
Read More How to Know When You Need a Contract
Do you sometimes lie awake at night wondering what will happen if your biggest customer doesn’t pay you? How about if the vendor handling your website upgrade takes off with your thousand-dollar down payment? These scenarios would be a nightmare for any bootstrapping entrepreneur—and they happen all the time.
Read More 5 Steps to the Mother Lode
That next telephone call or email could be the mother lode of opportunities. Of course, if the mother lode is to fall into your lap, it won’t come by happenstance, but through a concerted effort.
Read More The Most Admired Entrepreneurs Are Servant Leaders
Startups provide leadership in the market. Entrepreneurs provide leadership to their startup. There are many styles of leadership, like dictatorial, laissez-faire, and democratic. One that I hear discussed more these days, in this age of relationships, is called “servant” leadership.
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