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4 ways to find a Mentor for your home or small business
Generally, you will find a mentor in one of two ways – someone will offer to mentor you or you will need to go out and find one, the most common method. Finding a suitable mentor is not an easy...
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Coffee Break Read: Help could be just around the corner
Quite often, as home and small business owners, it becomes apparent that help is needed. Whether it is to overcome a temporary hurdle or drawing on the longer-term help of a coach or mentor to...
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Putting P.A.S.S.I.O.N. to work for your new start-up
It goes without saying that passion is an important ingredient, along with a sprinkling of fairy dust, when it comes to identifying what constitutes the perfect mix for a successful small business...
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Financing your Home Business growth
Hopefully at some time in the life cycle of your home business you will need to consider growing your company. This need may arise from 3 possible scenarios: Your business has started to stagnant...
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Working with your Small Business mentor
Whether your mentor is assisting you with your own self-development or helping the business move to the next level, there are certain criteria which you, as the mentee, need to be conscious of as you...
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Coffee Break read: Not sure what small business to start?
When most folks start out on the home or small business journey they usually have a very good idea as to what the business is going to be all about. But there are some people whose passion starts at...
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How to break up with your small business mentor
Ending a relationship with your small business mentor does not necessarily imply that things have gone sour. To the contrary – it usually means that the pre-set goals or targets have been met to the...
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Customer Relationships Part 1: Understanding what good customer service means
Ever walked out of a store after making a purchase and vowing never to return? Or spent more time than needed making an online purchase that should have taken 5 minutes but ended up being 30?...
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Getting your B2B customers to pay on time
“Cash is King (or queen, whichever you prefer). You have to keep your cash flow positive at all times”. Ah yes! Those evergreen jewels of knowledge consistently handed down by financial consultants...
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Customer Relationships Part 2: Some great quotes on customer service
In a previous post, I explored the meaning of customer service and what companies should be aware of as they begin to draft their Customer Service Plan. Related article: Customer Relationships Part...
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Customer Relationships Part 3: Finding out what it is your Customer really wants
How do we really find out what our customer wants? With the ever-increasing speed of today’s technology, the customer is becoming better informed, more selective, increasingly value orientated as...
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Do we subconsciously undermine ourselves?
Despite our best efforts at doing the very best we can in our chosen profession, sometimes we are our own worst enemy. I have, on occasions, been known to not only put my big foot in my mouth but...
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Coffee Break Read: Jonah Complex – are you a sufferer?
The Jonah Complex, (also know as Achievemephobia) which in layman’s terms means the “fear of success”, is not something I come across as a mentor or coach that often. But it is very real and...
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Ensuring that you are well prepared for your very first meeting with your chosen mentor is crucial. If you have had the opportunity to meet previously with your mentor then this will be an easier...
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What will make a business successful? 4 action steps to keep in mind
What will make a business successful? How do I know if my small business is successful? Simplistically, most critics would assume that if the company is making good profit each month, debts are...
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Keelhaul them I say! Granted, that is one way to deal with complaining...
Another, very popular response, is to viciously whip them with a wet feather and threaten them with even harsher treatment should they have the effrontery to return. The one thing you can be sure...
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The Essence of a Great Elevator Pitch
This 50 second video looks at why an Elevator pitch can be so influential if done right. Source: Inc.com
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Motivating young start-up entrepreneurs is about having them believe that...
How do we motivate a young aspiring entrepreneur who is about to launch a new home based or small business? I was recently asked by an educator colleague of mine to write a 500 word article on...
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SURVEY: Do you Subscribe to or only Bookmark your favourite sites?
When searching the Internet for information for your Home or Small Business, do you sign up and Subscribe to the Newsletter or regular emails or do you only Bookmark and visit the site as and when you...
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Cash flow is King, or Queen
Irrespective of which royal title you prefer, the principle remains the same; if you don’t manage your company cash flow and keep it positive, your business will crash. It really is as simple as...
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