Your Small Business Growth http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com Tue, 14 May 2013 06:58:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 5 Owner Competencies Required for Rapid Business Growth http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/05/5-owner-competencies-required-for-rapid-business-growth/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/05/5-owner-competencies-required-for-rapid-business-growth/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 06:55:58 +0000 Dino Eliadis http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1622 There are dozens of articles and blog posts written every day about what you need to really grow a business.  Most tout the most obvious aspect – more money and financing; better marketing; added sales; a raving customer; etc. Tell me something I don’t know if I have a business.   You need all those things [...]

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]]> http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/05/5-owner-competencies-required-for-rapid-business-growth/feed/ 0 5 Questions Help You Get Past Shiny Object Syndrome http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/5-questions-that-help-you-get-past-shiny-object-syndrome/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/5-questions-that-help-you-get-past-shiny-object-syndrome/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:47:25 +0000 Dino Eliadis http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1607 I see small business owners get distracted from their main vision all the time.  It’s amazing how many owners have attention deficit disorder (ADD). ADD can be a strength in business.  But, it also presents its challenges by creating what I call – shiny object syndrome! Shiny object syndrome stems from a person’s ability to [...]

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]]> http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/5-questions-that-help-you-get-past-shiny-object-syndrome/feed/ 0 4 Tactics to Jumpstart Your Sales http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/4-tactics-to-jumpstart-your-sales/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/4-tactics-to-jumpstart-your-sales/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:48:21 +0000 Dino Eliadis http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1595 Ok, so how did Q1 sales end up?  Were they where they needed to be, or are you already behind on your 2013 goal? Well, your sales won’t just happen.  You have to plan and work the plan.  But, you want to work smart! There are only 3 different strategies you can employ to increase [...]

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]]> http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/4-tactics-to-jumpstart-your-sales/feed/ 2 What’s Your Greatest Challenge in Exiting Your Business? http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/whats-your-greatest-challenge-in-exiting-your-business/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/whats-your-greatest-challenge-in-exiting-your-business/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:50:17 +0000 Dino Eliadis http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1587 Is Your Business Ready for You to Leave? Last week I post a question, “What’s Your Greatest Challenge in Exiting Your Business?”, on LinkedIn.  My intent was to get some feedback before writing the next few weeks’ posts on “exit/succession planning.” While I got a few interesting comments, which I plan to write on later.  [...]

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]]> http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/whats-your-greatest-challenge-in-exiting-your-business/feed/ 0 Tuning Your Revenue Engine – A Real World Story http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/tuning-your-revenue-engine-a-real-world-story/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/tuning-your-revenue-engine-a-real-world-story/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:59:33 +0000 Dino Eliadis http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1580 Last week I discussed how fear of taking action can be the killer of dreams.  One reason business owners don’t take action is they don’t understand the cause and effect of their business actions. The week before last I wrote about how you can manage using operational metrics rather than just your financials.  Doing so [...]

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]]> http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/04/tuning-your-revenue-engine-a-real-world-story/feed/ 0 Personal Credit Card Usage for Business May be More Pain Than Relief http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/personal-credit-card-usage-for-business-may-be-more-pain-than-relief/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/personal-credit-card-usage-for-business-may-be-more-pain-than-relief/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:56:50 +0000 Christina Jones http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1573 The number of people using their personal credit cards for business purpose is growing and that might just prove to be a disastrous financial decision given the risk of mixing pleasure with business. The National Federation of Independent Businesses has found that the percentage of small business entrepreneurs using their personal credit cards to incur [...]

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]]> http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/personal-credit-card-usage-for-business-may-be-more-pain-than-relief/feed/ 0 Make Your Own Way Because the Time Is Never Right! http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/make-your-own-way-because-the-time-is-never-right/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/make-your-own-way-because-the-time-is-never-right/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:28:30 +0000 Dino Eliadis http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1564 It amazes me how many small businesses are frozen with fear of the unknown.  For years most businesses struggled.  First it was the weight of the financial crisis.  Then it was healthcare.  Next, it was the election.  Now, what is the problem? I’ve been telling clients and any other business owner that would listen for [...]

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]]> http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/make-your-own-way-because-the-time-is-never-right/feed/ 1 Become Proactive Instead of Reactive with Your Revenue! http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/become-proactive-instead-of-reactive-with-your-revenue/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/become-proactive-instead-of-reactive-with-your-revenue/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:38:13 +0000 Dino Eliadis http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1556 Are You Watching the Wrong Business Metric? We’re almost at the end of the first quarter.  So, the smart businesses are beginning to look at their revenue to see if they’re on target for the year or not.  Are you going to make it? While revenue is a good past performance indicator it is not [...]

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]]> http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/become-proactive-instead-of-reactive-with-your-revenue/feed/ 0 3 Things You Must Know Before Engaging in Content Marketing http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/3-things-you-must-know-before-engaging-in-content-marketing/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/3-things-you-must-know-before-engaging-in-content-marketing/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:09:47 +0000 Dino Eliadis http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1522 Last week I discussed the process of developing personas so you understand who you’re talking to and what message that you need to be delivering to them.  Once you know who you’re talking to and what to say, who do you engage them? Today content marketing seems to be all the buzz, but can you [...]

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]]> http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/3-things-you-must-know-before-engaging-in-content-marketing/feed/ 0 4 Steps to Speaking to Your Customer Personas http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/4-steps-to-speaking-to-your-customer-personas/ http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/2013/03/4-steps-to-speaking-to-your-customer-personas/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:04:31 +0000 Dino Eliadis http://yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com/?p=1505 Last week we talked about how to make your marketing 10 times more effective.  My point then was by refining your message to the personas that are your prospects improves your communication.  Thus, you have better results in connecting with your prospects that ultimately become customers. This week I want to get a little more [...]

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