Category Archive for: ‘Growing Your Business’
5 Tactics to Scout Your Competition Like a Pro
by Bill Burnham | August 17, 2018 In sports, competition is a given. The best coaches and athletes spend an extraordinary amount of time studying their competitors. Game film is studied endlessly to learn the other team’s tendencies, their strengths and weaknesses. Self-scouting is done […]
Read More →Things to Consider When Hiring Your First Employee
by Pat Gordon | March 30, 2018 You’ve been through all the initial challenges of opening your own business. You created a business plan, calculated your costs and pricing strategy, and opened a business bank account. You decided on a business name, researched your target […]
Read More →Growing Your Business Through Supplier Diversity
By Yanina Rosario August 4, 2017 Do you check the traffic before getting on the road? Perhaps you use an app that suggests best routes. Do you do research to identify your targeted customer? I speak to entrepreneurs about the many certified business enterprise options […]
Read More →4 Prep Steps For Bidding On a Government Contract
Winning government contracts is a goal many small business owners have. It’s a smart one, too, because the government spends a remarkable $135 billion – yes, that’s a B – each year awarding contracts to small businesses.
Read More →Start Thinking More Like A CEO
Do you feel your business is stuck? Revenues are at the same level they were last year? Frustrated that you don’t have the employees to go after the big-dollar jobs?
Read More →Spark, Air, Fuel and Compression
My hobby is riding older motorcycles. Unfortunately, older motorcycles tend to break down now and again. Usually, they break down where you don’t have access to help such as a mechanic. So that means repairs have to be made without help. It is a very frustrating situation. Your bike won’t start and you are not sure what is wrong. You don’t have the ability to get professional help.
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