How well do you do at telling the story about your business?
How well you tell or explain your story is critical to your existence. Your potential or current customers / clients need to have a clear understanding of what goods or services you provide and why buying from you rather than your competition is in their best interests.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Proposals to help small businesses
Small businesses in the United States, Canada and the world as well. Are the cornerstones of the villages, towns, cities and countries in which they operate. They are the foundations of the economy.
While the impact and needs vary thru out the world. Lets look at the United States in general. The strengths of the American economy are at the farm and street level of every state. We as small business owners and managers can do our part by pulling our employees together and uniting with other businesses to strengthen our impact.
Tell your story. Tell about your products and services. Get the word out. Communicate your business mission to new clients / customers. Keep in touch with your past clients / customers. Run specials to acquaint others with your products and services. Go the extra mile in the coming months to refine your products and services. Display or explain them in different ways until your prospective market knows well what you do. Add value to what you do best.
As you plan the process of: getting the word out. Map out where you are and where you want to be in 6 months, 1 year, 2 years , 5 years and in 10. If you fail to plan your: getting the word out, you plan to fail or wander about.
Get to the point and go for it. Courage is what we need not fear or holding back.
While the impact and needs vary thru out the world. Lets look at the United States in general. The strengths of the American economy are at the farm and street level of every state. We as small business owners and managers can do our part by pulling our employees together and uniting with other businesses to strengthen our impact.
Tell your story. Tell about your products and services. Get the word out. Communicate your business mission to new clients / customers. Keep in touch with your past clients / customers. Run specials to acquaint others with your products and services. Go the extra mile in the coming months to refine your products and services. Display or explain them in different ways until your prospective market knows well what you do. Add value to what you do best.
As you plan the process of: getting the word out. Map out where you are and where you want to be in 6 months, 1 year, 2 years , 5 years and in 10. If you fail to plan your: getting the word out, you plan to fail or wander about.
Get to the point and go for it. Courage is what we need not fear or holding back.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Challenges or Opportunites for Small Business?
The old saying, if life gives you a lemon. Make lemonade. Is even more relevant in today's marketplace.
Small business: This is your opportunity to "squeeze" more juice from the lemons you may have been given or received. Take a look at your business, whether new or ongoing. What is your main product or service? Is there a new twist or repackaging you might do to increase your sales or profitability?
Who, are your clients? Many businesses do not know who they really sell to or who seeks them out. Where do you stand in the market place of your neighborhood, community or vertical market (niche)?
With the coming future and hopefully eventual upswing of the economy, are you now or soon to be planning to "capture" a larger market share when things turn around.
This past couple of weeks we have been learning quite a bit about how to deal with the current situation in the country, in our business and what we need to do better in the future. It is really exciting to move forward.
It's not all gloom and doom...Happy days will soon be here again!
We have a new friend, Zib, that we will be introducing soon who can help get the ball rolling for all of us. Happy days are here again...or soon will be.
Small business: This is your opportunity to "squeeze" more juice from the lemons you may have been given or received. Take a look at your business, whether new or ongoing. What is your main product or service? Is there a new twist or repackaging you might do to increase your sales or profitability?
Who, are your clients? Many businesses do not know who they really sell to or who seeks them out. Where do you stand in the market place of your neighborhood, community or vertical market (niche)?
With the coming future and hopefully eventual upswing of the economy, are you now or soon to be planning to "capture" a larger market share when things turn around.
This past couple of weeks we have been learning quite a bit about how to deal with the current situation in the country, in our business and what we need to do better in the future. It is really exciting to move forward.
It's not all gloom and doom...Happy days will soon be here again!
We have a new friend, Zib, that we will be introducing soon who can help get the ball rolling for all of us. Happy days are here again...or soon will be.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Small Business Stimulus Deals
The big boys of business have received billions in bail out funding. Now it's time for small business to enter the stage.
The U.S. Government is now spending billions on stimulus packages to get the economy growing and moving forward once again. Most of these stimulus dollars may never reach the small business owners of the United States, Canada or the world in general.
We as small businesses need to take things into our own hands and rebuild the prosperity of our villages, towns, cities, states and nations. This is a call to action on everyone's part.
Long journeys begin with one step...step up and let's tackle this problem as business owners / managers the best way we can. Provide great products and services at a reasonable price and at a profit. Take courage and take charge.
We have located a "small business stimulus" deal that can help plan, expand or promote your business. We will be providing the link over the next week or so. The number of packages available is unlimited. There is something for everyone in this package. We need your help in spreading the word once it's ready to go.
This package will benefit your business and all businesses not only in the short term but the long term as well. If we stick together as business owners we all win. If we go at it alone...We will be just that...alone.
The U.S. Government is now spending billions on stimulus packages to get the economy growing and moving forward once again. Most of these stimulus dollars may never reach the small business owners of the United States, Canada or the world in general.
We as small businesses need to take things into our own hands and rebuild the prosperity of our villages, towns, cities, states and nations. This is a call to action on everyone's part.
Long journeys begin with one step...step up and let's tackle this problem as business owners / managers the best way we can. Provide great products and services at a reasonable price and at a profit. Take courage and take charge.
We have located a "small business stimulus" deal that can help plan, expand or promote your business. We will be providing the link over the next week or so. The number of packages available is unlimited. There is something for everyone in this package. We need your help in spreading the word once it's ready to go.
This package will benefit your business and all businesses not only in the short term but the long term as well. If we stick together as business owners we all win. If we go at it alone...We will be just that...alone.
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