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The Importance of Structure and Organization in Your Business
As I continue to travel throughout the U.S. helping businesses better themselves, I notice there are three major aspects of business that are troubling to most. 1.Job Costing 2.Structure/Organization 3.Sales and Marketing In these difficult times, we need to feel … Continue reading
Pricing for Profit in Your Small Business
Most businesses operate with the idea that profitability is a natural occurrence or that the challenge of developing profitable products or services is so simple that there is never a need to review pricing processes. Often times I hear business … Continue reading
Managing Your Small Business Without Credit
With today’s credit crunch and the housing market continuing to implode, most entrepreneurs and small business owners are finding it difficult to operate their business due to a lack of working capital. The quick solution is to run to the … Continue reading
Operational Accounting for Small Business
As small business owner we need to understand the importance of accurate and timely accounting reports where we will need precise financial information to make the very important decisions we make as owners and managers. Very often I meet small … Continue reading
Small Business Organizational Management
When we talk about organizational management we are talking about how the leadership is organized to allow the company to function effectively and efficiently. You have heard it before: “I’m the President of the company because this business was my … Continue reading
Small Business Marketing Strategies
College marketing courses teach the four Ps, in a marketing mix and are defined as product, price, placement and promotion. These four Ps are essential in developing a marketing strategy. The marketing aspect of business takes into account what your … Continue reading
Small Business and Technology
Traditional business management has had to make room for a new facet of business: technology. Through the years traditional business management has had to marry its strategies with the proliferation of technology where every business owner from Starbuck’s to Jim’s … Continue reading