Business-building Tips and Techniques

Are you a struggling business owner? Are you making a profit? Articles here will provide great advice for building your business to it’s full potential.

Circle of Support – What People Does it Take to Run a Profitable Business?

by Marie May 17, 2012

Marie’s Musings… As many of you know, my business has grown in the last four years—almost entirely due to creating a clear vision, setting solid goals and bringing in people to help. And, I’ve had my fair share of virtual assistants and subcontractors who didn’t help as I would have liked them to. A few [...]

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What is a Client Worth?

by Marie April 30, 2012

Marie’s Musings Are you meeting your personal and professional goals for the year yet? Sometimes we might need a little help, a little encouragement, a little accountability. One of my personal goals this year was to support the American Lung Association by participating in the Stair Climb at the Silver Legacy Casino. 36 floors and [...]

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How do business owners become successful?

by Marie March 26, 2012

Have you ever gone through your list of things to do and looked for the easiest thing to knock out first? Have you ever been moody when you’ve looked through your tasks and said to yourself, “I don’t feel like doing that one, that one, or that one?” Do you have some items on your [...]

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How To Get Business Referrals in 4 Smart Steps

by Marie March 5, 2012

People often ask me where I get the most business and coaching clients.  From social media? My website or my blog? Business networking? Nope…surprisingly, most of my prospective business coaching clients are referred to me by my current (and happy) clients.  The least expensive way for any business to get new business is through referrals—old-fashioned [...]

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8 Smart Steps to Fiscal Responsibility

by Marie February 20, 2012

Everyone seems to want our federal and state governments to be fiscally responsible.  How about our businesses?  Do you know the 8 Smart Steps to Fiscal Responsibility?  As our businesses grow and our schedules fill with serving clients, it’s easy to overlook how our personal financial needs might have changed. Here are eight best-practice tips [...]

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What’s Your Number?

by Marie February 16, 2012

Sound like a dating introduction? Not on this web blog! How about a number to increase your revenues every year? Yes—we like that better. There are many factors that can cause your revenue to increase, and one of them I’d like to introduce is your opportunity number. Your opportunity number is the smallest amount of [...]

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