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Helping Your Business Grow

Featuring Charles Hude, Dave Jarecki and Kaya Singer

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Our blog is designed to help business owners that would like to find answers to everyday issues. We will have guest bloggers and comments from other professionals in the business. We want the blog to be inter-active so the more feedback and comments the better learning tool.



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Helping Your Business Grow


SHIFT YOUR MIND FROM FREELANCER TO BUSINESS OWNER

by Dave Jarecki, September 8, 2009

Many creative sole proprietors are already a year into their business before they discover that it takes work to get work. Here are five tips to help ease your passage along the journey.

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CREATE WORDS THAT CREATE MORE BUSINESS

by Dave Jarecki, July 27, 2009

With budget constraints and a lack of resources, more and more micro businesses and sole proprietors must create the words for their online content, print marketing, and presentations internally. Breakthrough Communications, an upcoming workshop for business owners, sole proprietors, and writers looking to expand their business, is designed to help simplify the process by enhancing the skills you and your employees need to create the right words for websites, sales letters, seminars, brochures, blogs, presentations, articles, mailers, mission statements and more.

 

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Can you write your business haiku?

by Dave Jarecki, June 2, 2009

Whether it’s a haiku, a mission statement, home page copy or something else, the first place people get stuck is in their attempt to be perfect from the start.

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Why hire a Small Business Coach

by Charles Hude, May 15, 2009

Many Small Business Owners do not want to hire a coach because they think it will cost them to much money. If you want to be the best in your industry you need a coach.

The advantages of hiring a coach

  • You get another set of eyes. 
  • You have someone you can talk to about your concerns 
  • Coach is an expert in busness that can help with problem areas of your business.
  • Give you a competive advantage.

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Great link from last month

by Charles Hude, May 3, 2009

Know your client inside and out - Kayer Singer of Awakening Business Solutions brings up a good point in her above article. You need to know what your client is looking for and what their need is.

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Coming May 6th
by Charles Hude, May 1, 2009

Best Way to Help a Small Business during a Recession

Learn key points that can help any business.

For April's articles go to "by date"

Employee Recognition: Customers judge your business based on your employees

Employee Development– Uncover 6 Top Ways to Increase Your Profits

 

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Employee Recognition: Customers judge your business based on your employees

by Charles Hude, April 22, 2009

Today more than ever customers want to feel appreciated.

Studies show that when customers decide not to come back to a business, 70% of the time it is because of the employees. Most cases the employee sees your customer and helps them. Therefore, the question is how your employees feel when they walk in the door.

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Employee Development– Uncover 6 Top Ways to Increase Your Profits

by Charles Hude, April 17, 2009

 

Increase Your Small Business Profits

Your employees affect your profit. Studies show that when customers decide not to come back to a business, 70% of the time it is because of the employees. Customers are looking for a positive, welcoming experience that inspires trust and encourages them to make a purchasing decision. When your employees rob them of the experience, they are effectively robbing you of revenue.

 

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