Leverage Authority: 25 Ways to Get the Most From a Media Interview

Leverage Authority

Do you want to leverage authority from a radio interview? Many small businesses and professionals make the big mistake by thinking the interview is the end game, when it’s just the beginning. Leveraging your authority is where the real magic happens. If your goal is to use the interview to help build your business, then …

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The New Economy: How is it Treating Your Business?

How is the New Economy treating your business? If you own or run a business today you know we’re experiencing an economy that is different than anyone has seen in the past. It is five years since we went through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The Great Recession brought us the New …

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Are You Ready for VUCA?

VUCA best describes the business environment that has become the new global economy. The recession has given way to a slow and struggling recovery in the U.S. while Europe is facing a depression and economies around the globe are finding themselves in uncertain terrain. V.U.C.A. (pronounced voo – ka) is an acronym developed by the …

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Cash Flow Management for Business Growth

cash flow management

Cash flow management will make or break your company especially in a tough economy. In fact, of the 150+ major businesses that failed in 2008 and 2009 most were due to bankruptcy. (Wikipedia) Also the biggest reason small businesses fail is usually lack of capital and poor cash flow management. Poor cash flow management is …

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Metrics: Are Yours Helping You Grow Your Business?

Metrics

Do your business metrics keep your business focused and moving toward your vision? As a small business owner or CEO of a small business you are paid to describe the future (your business plan) and then create it. This requires vision and execution. The path to any vision is rarely as smooth in execution as …

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Grow Your Business with Customer Knowledge

If you want to grow your business start by taking a close look at your customers. Not only are they the key to your growth what you don’t know about your customers is putting your business at risk. Why? Because market trends and customer needs are changing more rapidly than ever before. If you don’t …

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Dare to be Great in the New Global Economy

Dare to be Great

Dare to be great! That’s my challenge to every business owner, CEO and business leader. Why? Because if you aren’t a GREAT company, you may quickly become a casualty of the new global economy. In his book, “Good to Great,” Jim Collins said “Good is the enemy of great.” In the new global economy good …

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New Global Economy Sends More Mixed Signals

The New Global Economy continues to chart its uncertain course. Business leaders looking for clear direction are still finding it difficult to read the signals in the noise. Here are just a few signals that may or may not be signals for an enduring trend. New home sales reached a 2 year high. The Commerce …

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The New Global Economy Update

Now is a good time to take a quick look at the new global economy. The first quarter is behind us and trends are beginning to take shape. This update on the new global economy is designed to give business leaders a heads up on factors that can have a direct and indirect impact on …

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Business Growth Strategies That Can Ruin Your Company

business growth strategies

Business owners, CEOs and presidents are always looking for business growth strategies. The key to success is to grow,grow grow! In the old economy mistakes made while growing were more forgiving so even poor business growth strategies often were  rewarded. However, things are different in the New Economy. A poorly designed or poorly executed growth …

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