Inflation Just Hit, Now What?

Almost every business, at one time or another, finds the dilemma of being in an inflationary cycle. Businesses cannot control the economy but can take precautionary steps, so the economy does not completely control the business. Businesses find that they are confronted in two different ways regarding inflation. On one side, their operating costs are…

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The Power of Value

What is it that every business wants? Sales, of course. Unfortunately, a sale is often never made because all the business is interested in is making a sale! Prefer to watch it? What’s Important? While making sales is an essential ingredient for the success of any business, winning over the customer must be a higher priority….

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Should Prospects and Customers Be Treated the Same?

Would you rather watch than read?\ Another question might be, “Should there even be a difference in how prospects and customers are treated?” Many business owners will immediately assume there is no difference in how prospects and customers are treated. They think and believe that both are treated the same. But are they treated the…

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How to Perform a Gap Analysis: 5-Step Process 

Most of us have a rough vision of where we’d like to take our organization. But sometimes, knowing where and how to begin can be challenging. This is where the process of gap analysis comes into play. Gap analysis is a great strategic tool that gives us a broad framework for defining not just where we are…

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Do You Know These Success Factors?

Would you rather watch than read? Click here. Although anyone with a small amount of capital and little or no experience can start a business, this does not mean that success will follow. Globally, small businesses and SMEs fail miserably. To counteract the staggering failure rates, a small business or SME owner needs abundant knowledge…

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Empower Your Employees

Can employees of a small business be empowered? Frequently, we hear about techniques that are employed by larger companies to empower employees, so why can’t employees at smaller businesses be empowered, as well? They can and should be empowered. Empowerment What is empowerment? It might be described as a management philosophy that places importance on…

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Ultimate Goal: Customer Satisfaction

If large, publicly-traded corporations can have a goal to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction, can small businesses have the same goal? Of course, businesses on a smaller scale can still strive for ultimate customer satisfaction. Most likely, their market will not target a global audience like an international company, but the target market…

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Don’t Be Content With Current Sales

Regardless of the current sales trend (declining, stagnant, or increasing), all businesses strive for additional sales. The proper analysis of sales challenges and the development of solutions to those challenges can result in improved sales. Sales analysis, however, to be effective, does not strictly come from a small business owner or top management but should…

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Beat, Don’t Meet, The Competition

How does a business get ahead of the competition, or is it an easier path simply to meet the competition? Does meeting the competition with similar operations, marketing campaigns, and pricing produce a higher net profit than trying to disrupt the market with dissimilar operations, marketing, and pricing?  Competitive Marketplace With the current economy, every…

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How is EOS like Tooth Care?

How is EOS™ like tooth care? If you go to the dentist every six months but never brush your teeth, your teeth will fall out. If you brush your teeth every day but never go to the dentist, your teeth will fall out. Tooth care requires both the big event (going to the dentist) and…

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