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AUGUST 15, 2014

How many times do we hear from small businesses “I don’t have the money?” The greatest excuse, the most damaging one to small business growth is this one: “I don’t have time.” ” Small businesses can always get more money, but they can never get more time. .”

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The small business leadership mentality of “all for me” is quite prevalent given that over 27.7 These small business owners (leaders) are quite busy running their own firms and have very little time to helps others, or so they believe. million firms in the US, 21.7 Share on Facebook.

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JANUARY 17, 2014

If you are in small business, is your brain conventional or unconventional? What makes for small business success where you continue to enjoy and embrace every day? Success in small business is not always about daily dollars or “closing that next big deal.” And therein lies the real problem.

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APRIL 23, 2012

Symptom fatigue more often than not infects the mindset of small business leadership. These crazy busy small business owners to management and sales executives because of what they believe seek solutions to the symptoms or shadows of the real problems. Possibly a small business coach or sales coach is hired.

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JUNE 17, 2013

In small business sales, this condition seems plentiful. And worse yet, the malady is usually misdiagnosed because the small business owner to entrepreneur to C Suite executive believes the bad condition resides in the salesperson. The reality is the malady resides in the leadership of that small business.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Free, in marketing small business sales messages, has always been a hook to attract attention and even earn potential customers or at least secure their email addresses, roles and names of companies. This paying is called a transaction and that is what makes small business sales. Free does not pay my bills.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

Today, any small business (defined by under 20 employees) must have a viable online presence. If your small business online presence does not reflect what you do or how your solutions (products or services) can help the buyer, then you are potentially losing many new business opportunities. Slideshare files.

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MARCH 16, 2013

Fear of small business competition appears to be integrated into the DNA of many enterprising individuals. These small business folks are so fearful of another competitor hanging his or her shingle up to because the market is already crowded enough.

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AUGUST 12, 2013

Years ago during a lunch and learn, I asked the facilitator who was a small business coach to identify the customers of business growth he was discussing, internal that being employees or external that being buyers. Share on Facebook.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Even though more and more individuals are taking the plunge as entrepreneurs and small business owners, they are facing an uphill battle not only with all of the other small businesses but a culture that seems to vilify profits and being a capitalist in general. Our purpose does evolve as we have new experiences.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

Years ago I heard my father shared this small business reality. How many in small business sales have the belief that pricing is the ultimate sales objection? ” When it comes to small business, Dad said customers or clients will not buy from: People they do not know. .” Share on Facebook.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Five ways can help us to build a protected small business. Thus, in this Expert Insight Interview, Scott Reib discusses five tips on how to shatterproof your small business. Scott Reis is a founder of REIBLAW, a law firm, and Next Level Legal Coaching, coaching and consultancy practice. Written Contracts.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

” In today’s crazy busy global marketplace, small business owners, entrepreneurs, C Suite executive and even sales people all have certain uncomfortable small business truths that they cannot handle. How much of small business success revolves around plan, goal and “do it?”

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Being a small business is very tough in a crowded marketplace. of all businesses here in the US under 20 employees, smart professionals quickly seek any small business advantage. Nothing will replace the H2H small business advantage. The H2H small business advantage has always existed.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Once again another local communications firm here in Northwest Indiana whose expertise is marketing for small business touted its awards. ” Sales Training Coaching Tip: The shoemaker excuse of no time for his own shoes does not cut it in today’s small business market place especially when it comes to website traffic. .”

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Today with the emphasis on the “green movement,” the word sustainability has increased in prominence within the small business community. And yet, has not sustainability been the shadow result of any business growth, leadership or even personal effort? Share on Facebook.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

Today’s marketplace is very crowed with a new small business popping up every day or so it appears. So what makes your small business different? So what makes my small business different? For many years I believed that my values made me different, made me the Red Jacket in a Sea of Gray Suits.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Today if I was employed as someone in sales management, I would create and modify a hiring process that would include this one sales talent assessment tool – The Attribute Index to ensure the hiring would not cost small business sales. One final and critical point here about hiring smart to increase small business sales.

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JUNE 27, 2014

Business to business networking events help small business owners and sales professionals to meet face to face potential ideal customers (sales leads), centers of influence, strategic partners, suspects and general business acquaintances. Within my executive coaching practice, I rarely find foes.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Each day busy small business executives and sales professionals receive an influx of marketing messages pitching products or services from people they truly do not know. Sales Training Coaching Tip: Always provide the ability for individuals to opt out of your email marketing messages. Do I know you?”

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APRIL 18, 2014

Earlier this morning I was searching the Internet specific to local marketing firms here in Northwest Indiana who provide solutions from SEO strategy (Search Engine Optimization) to online marketing for small businesses. A couple of my small business coaching clients had been approached by some of these firms and wanted my advice.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Lists like this one are usually made up of financial reasons for the failure of a small business. 23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure [link] via/ @renbor. 23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure [link] / via @Renbor.

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MARCH 23, 2018

My company’s clients are usually classified as “small businesses”—although I personally despise that term. It is these very same “small businesses” that actually power the U.S. In fact the last census (2010) showed that small businesses (defined as having less than 500 employees) comprise 99.7

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Are we muddying the small business wasters by being too focused on the questions and not enough on observing and listening to the other person sitting across the table? of all businesses are small businesses with under 20 employees. Yet here in the US, 97.7% These work for me and provide a wealth of information.

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JULY 12, 2018

If you dream of clocking out of your nine-to-five job for the last time and becoming your own boss, you’ve probably considered a variety of small business ideas. To help, I’ve pulled together 40 small business ideas for anyone who wants to run their own business. Best Small Business Ideas.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

Yes, I agree the following are all significant mistakes made by small business professionals who use LinkedIn. Yet the absolute worst mistake consistently demonstrated by small business professionals is this one: A mindset where technology by its very existence will deliver me business growth (increase sales).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Some of the more forward thinking business leaders continually seek small business sales training to improve their business results. Yet for small business owners, most of them cannot afford this luxury. The reason so many small businesses have failed to increase sales is because of poor marketing.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

As I listened to her, I realized that even today with all the management and sales training; the countless books and webinars; and the availability of small business coaches and consultants, there are far too many short sighted sales managers and small business owners. as per your existing sales agreements.

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JANUARY 10, 2014

Inbound sales leads for small business will eventually outnumber outbound sales leads due to the explosion of smart devices through this word – mobility. Sales Training Coaching Tip: Keeping is the third phase of the 3-Phase-Sales-Process and will only grow in importance. Share on Facebook.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

With all the small business owners seeking to improve technical sales skills to increase sales, these efforts often overlook strategic thinking, processes and connectivity. For small business owners and sales professionals within the marketplace, the sales process begins with marketing not selling. Since 98.2%

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APRIL 13, 2013

Pick up any business book, read any blog posting or engage in any conversation and if you are in business, the word social usually ends up appearing. Small business has always been and will continue to be always social because people still buy from people. small business Be the Red Jacket empathy relating to others.

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MARCH 14, 2014

Each day small businesses are thinking this question both consciously and more often than not subconsciously: Do I know you? Lately for my own small business sales research I have been responding to these unsolicited marketing and sales messages with this question: Do I know you? Share on Facebook.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

How often do we hear in any small business, “I am not in sales” or “Call Joe, he is the salesperson?” This statement is so important to the small business sales success especially today as the marketplace receives more players and the piece of the pie continues to become smaller.

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MARCH 20, 2015

Small business problems fall into one of two categories: People. Unfortunately, many leaders misidentify these small business problems as symptoms. ” Every week, I receive at least one call from small business owners who have a “sales problem.” I never thought from that perspective.”

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JANUARY 28, 2013

Your small business brand is all about the expectations held by your loyal customers and not so loyal ones. Sales Coaching Tip: Seth Godin is the person who defines brand about being about the set of expectations held by your customers. Let me explain. Inquisitive or positive behavior. Thank you for being honest with me.”

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AUGUST 21, 2013

Small business owners to C Suite executives also want to hold the best cards in the 21st century game for a high performance culture of business growth and sustainability. So if you want to win the game of business growth and sustainability, then consider identifying these 5 cards within your own small business.

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AUGUST 30, 2013

Effective communication in small business is critical be it an email, a phone call, a direct mail piece or a face to face conversation. Yet what I have discovered is so many small businesses because they lack strategic action plans engage in what I call “spray and pray” communication. D.I.AL.O.G.U.E

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