Review The Positions In Your Business
The positions in most small to medium businesses have evolved into their present form rather than having been created with specific objectives and duties. This means that the roles of team members often overlap or don’t incorporate everything the person could be doing. A thorough review of each position will clarify these vital details and […]
Profit From A Niche Market
Operating in a niche can be very cost effective as well as enabling your business to become a leading player in its field. A niche market lets you target your sales messages with greater precision; the more specifically you define your niche the easier it is to cater to the shared interests and needs of […]
A Strategy For Managing Business Bills
A business depends on its cash flow to pay its bills. Cash flow can fluctuate greatly in smaller enterprises and there are often times when payments have to be made selectively. This is a strategy to serve as a general guide for paying bills at any time; it is especially useful for times when extra […]
Road Test your Website
Most websites work in the way they were intended to work by their programmers, but does that mean your visitors will have the experience you want them to have? You can’t be sure unless you give it a thorough road test in real life conditions. Road testing a website doesn’t have to be expensive, nor […]
Developing Your Team Members’ Basic Skills
Employers that provide their team with training are making a commitment to better customer service and to being more competitive in the marketplace as well as encouraging a reduced team turnover rate. Few businesses are incapable of providing some sort of in-house training to improve skill levels and the improvements in performance that result makes […]
Cash Management Pays Dividends
Managing cash is one of the most important tasks for any business owner and even if it’s not as glamorous as sales and marketing it is the job that makes sure the bills keep getting paid on time. The cash position of a business at any time is easy to determine if you know just […]
When Projects Get Out of Control
Businesses grow by increasing the amount of work they perform. Unfortunately, this can really create extra problems for a business that doesn’t have the resources to handle the new work – especially a small firm where the workload is already evenly distributed and everyone already has enough to do. Once you become aware that this […]
10 Mistakes That Can Cost You Your Business
Even the smartest small business owner can do dumb things now and then. Unfortunately, some mistakes can kill a company. Just ask Jeff Seifried, small business coordinator for the City of Aurora, Colo., and Peter Tourtellot, chairman of the Turnaround Management Association. They, along with other experts who prefer to keep their observations anonymous, have […]