Prospecting Prospecting for new leads and new customers can be an expensive, time consuming and difficult task for any business owner. The best prospect is the one that contacts you, right? Inbound marketing leads are by far the best. These leads already know they have a need or want. These leads are ready to buy […]
7 Measurements to Track for Business Success
7 Numbers You Need to Track in Your Small Business Small business owners are great at the core activities of their business. For some that is creating products and others, providing services. This is because entrepreneurs are typically “idea people” at their core. Some are even great at developing an initial customer base. Unfortunately, many business […]
A Small Business Secret Weapon
Excellent Customer Service is Your Small Business Secret Weapon As a small business owner it can seem difficult to compete with the big boys, right? I mean you don’t have a huge advertising budget, and your own sales department. Let me share something that you CAN have that the “big boys” struggle to have and […]
Expanding the Longevity of Your Small Business
Your Small Business is Your Baby To most small business owners, no matter whether you live in Denver, CO or Indianapolis, IN they see their business as their baby. And we all want better for our children right? The life cycle of a business follows the same maturity and growth stages of a child. This post […]
Clarity Interview
Clarity is an essential building block to small business success I had the privilege to sit down with and be interviewed by my friend Phil Schwolert and discuss the topic of clarity. Clarity is an essential building block to success and every small business owner should take the time to become clear on where they […]
What is Holding You Back? Coaching Minute
Coaching Minute What is holding you back? What is Holding You Back? I shot this video while attending a conference in Tempe, AZ this past fall. What is holding you back in your business? How well have you identified the obstacles in your way? Do you have a plan in place to overcome each of […]
Creating a Vision for Your Business
Vision Do you have 20/20 vision? How well do you see? How clearly can you see into the future? Does your business have 2020 vision? That is, does your business have a five year vision, a clear view of what it wants to accomplish by 2020? The other day I forgot my contacts when I […]
Small Business Help in Colorado
Colorado creates more small businesses It can be a daunting job running your own small business in Colorado or any state. Between the rising costs of health coverage for employees and securing appropriate financing for business growth, where do you find time to create a marketing strategy and train your employees? Colorado continues to be […]
The 5 people We Spend the Most Time With
The idea that we are the ‘average of the five people’ we spend the most time with and thus should be selective about who we choose to spend time with is not a new concept in personal development, nor the study of success. The quote is attributed to Jim Rohn but it has been para-phrased […]