Keys To Success: Being Mission Conscious

Small business success can be greatly accelerated by having a mission statement that brings the owner, employees and customers into alignment with each other. [...]

Standing Outside The Fire: Success Is Getting Into The Fire-Part 2

Standing outside the fire of success is about our fears. Here are some tips to overcome fear and to have the personal and small business success you desire. [...]

Small Business Growth: It Can Kill Your Business

Small business growth and small business success require good marketing and profit principles. Sounds easy? Here are a couple stories that prove otherwise. [...]

Keys To Success: Business Networking

Business networking, especially for small business is an essential marketing tool. Yet, something that looks easy can be difficult. Here are some tips to help. [...]

Keys To Success: Revenue Generators Part 2

Large or small business success very often depends on how well you implement your revenue generators. Here are some tips on marketing, advertising and sales. [...]

Keys To Success: The Revenue Generators Part One

Small business success comes from your revenue generators. Understanding the connection of marketing, branding, advertising and sales can take you to success. [...]

Small Business Success: Raising Your Standards

To move forward and have the small business success you desire it is important that you get out of your comfort zone. The comfort zone can be the zone of mediocrity. Raising your standards will get you out of the comfort zone and move you forward to small business success. [...]

The Tipping Point To Business Success: One More Time..A Little Bit More

Last week I saw first hand about the tipping point to business success.  It is truly about one more time and a little bit more. I was collaborating with a business owner.  At the beginning of the year business was slow.  In fact, it was the worst it had been in years.  And, the worst part he saw no way out. 

One of our steps was to get him and his business to a better place was Continue reading The Tipping Point To Business Success: One More Time..A Little Bit More

How Are You Fishing In The Pond Of Small Business Success?

Small business success isn’t about the pond it’s about how you are fishing in it.  Think of the pond as your market.  How you choose to fish in the pond will determine the number of  fish, or in this case, customers you catch.  

In a moment I will share with you a true story about an acquaintance of mine, Floyd.  Floyd understood that the pond wasn’t the problem.  Continue reading Small Business Success: How Are You Fishing In Your Pond?

Is Your Flight Plan Lifting You To Success Or………

What is your flight plan for starting your own business? And, will that plan lift you above the clouds to the success you desire?

Are you starting with only a partial flight plan?  To have the success you desire you must have a startup business plan.

First, design what you want the business to look like.  It is like designing an airplane.  In fact, you build it according to a definite plan that has been proven to be successful.

To this point all is good.  Now you get the plane on the runway and prepare to take off.  Likewise you are ready to start and are ready to open and take off.  This part is your small business marketing plan.  This will provide the necessary fuel to take off. Continue reading Is Your Flight Plan Lifting You To Success Or………