Why You Should Set Benchmarks

One of the things that each and every business needs is a systematic way of evaluating their performance. Without quantifiable benchmarks, a firm has no idea if they are swimming ahead of the pack or just treading water.
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How Are You Evaluating Your Clients?

While I’d like to think we make good decisions based entirely on gut instinct, there are often hidden red flags. One tool we have implemented with success in our company is a client scorecard that rates our clients and their fit for us, past and prospective.
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Execution

During the first couple of years in business, you will constantly be challenged with the bicycle pedals of motivation and discipline. When motivation wanes, discipline must kick in to keep the bicycle moving. Some of the best leaders and managers in business don’t achieve peak results because they simply don’t execute the plan.
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The Marketing Plan

Marketing your products and services is the lifeblood of a new business. While you can ultimately have all kinds of long term business strategies, without having a steady stream of new revenue your new business venture can close up in a short period of time.
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Visualize Your Data Using iCharts

We’ve all been in a meeting where someone is presenting a data set and nothing seems to make sense until they show a chart or a set of charts that present all the information they’ve been discussing in a well-organized, easy to read fashion. That’s exactly the clarity you want to convey when discussing your business.

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Local SEO Tools Worth Noting

Whether the task of optimizing your site for the search engines is directly under your control or has been delegated to subordinates, it’s still important to be aware of what new technologies can help your small business flourish in search.

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