I recently came across an interesting blog, courtesy of the Just Business blog (from the Vancouver Business Journal), called Get Rich Slowly. The article was about how to make more time in your life. The author talks about various strategies … Continue reading
As I mentioned in a previous post, I attended the nationwide Microsoft women entrepreneur’s event called Vision to Venture a couple of months ago in Redmond, WA. Much of Vision to Venture was recorded and Microsoft have now made the … Continue reading
My friend and fellow coach, Matthew Scott (Life’s Work Group Blog) has started an interesting conversation about what men should learn from women entrepreneurs. The question arose from reflecting on our participation in the Microsoft Office Live Small Business conference … Continue reading
I spent the day at Microsoft’s Vision to Venture Women Entrepreneur’s conference yesterday. Yes, I know I’m a man but who really could turn down spending a day with 400 intelligent and talented business women? Actually I was there as … Continue reading
As you put together your sales prospecting plan, give some thought to strategic alliances. Working with a other companies who have Complementary products or services And target the same customers can be a win win for growing leads, referrals … Continue reading
My experience is that few small businesses do much in the way of PR. It is largely an afterthought and so no wonder that when they do give it a try they are not successful. To make matters worse, many … Continue reading
I read an interesting article in this month’s Marketing Management. It was about a study recently published by Rodrigo Guesalaga of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School that looked at the involvement of top level management in closing sales deals. For … Continue reading
This month’s Marketing News reports that an August Gallup poll reveals that 72% of American consumers now pay more attention to which country produces the goods they buy. Sixty-five percent say that they make an effort to avoid products bought … Continue reading
On Tuesday I went to the Oregon Chapter of the American Marketing Association Luncheon. Dan Harbison, Internet Marketing Manager, of the Portland Trail Blazers was the speaker. His topic was “Trail Blazers on the Courts and on the Web” … Continue reading
John Jantsch in a recent Duct Tape Marketing Blog entry made an interesting point about how lack of delegation can stifle the growth of a business. The gist of his point is that not all tasks in a business are of equal value and if you can hire or outsource less important tasks. You can then focus your time on the higher value tasks and thereby generate more income.
I have seen the truth of this a few times myself. Before I decided to open Market Accelerators, I considered buying a small business…… Continue reading