GlobalBX Entrepreneur Business Articles - January 2011Seven Ways to Improve Sales Results Without Hiring New PeopleAre you tired of hiring new sales people that never seem to quite work out? Since 1980, we have been helping our clients improve sales results by assessing and developing their people. We’ve learned one or two things along the way. Take a second look at the big picture. What are your goals for the […] Ten Misconseptions To Avoid While Selling Your Business – Part 2Misconception 2. The buyer should be happy just because I am selling it to him. Business owners invest their money, time and sweat in businesses. Sleepless nights, time away from family, no vacations – that’s what the owner gets, especially in the beginning. No wonder that all the above translates into substantial value in business […] Surviving Your First, Your Worst Media InterviewReporters Aren’t Your Friend, They Aren’t Your Enemy…They’re Reporters Most journalists – online, on air, print — don’t ask tricky, tough questions. They simply ask a question and let the interviewee fill in the awkward silence. Or as Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) said in All the President’s Men, “I never asked about Watergate. I simply […] On The Road, Staying in Touch for Business, Pleasure“Oh, yeah, they’re gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it’s gonna scare ’em.” – George Hanson (Jack Nicholson) – Easy Rider (1969), Columbia Pictures Think about it…Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, you hittin’ the road on rad bikes. How freakin cool! […] T is for Time to do MarketingAs small business owners, one of the things that we’re short on is time and particularly time to do marketing. Marketing is just one of those things that goes by the wayside when everything gets busy isn’t it? Here’s the problem though. If you only do marketing only when things gets are quiet and then […] Add a New Line On Your Business Card…Hack Me!!!Marketing, communications folks were some of the first in line at the Apple store to get an iPhone. First again to get an iPad. Probably have their order in for a Mac Air. You’ve put them to great use with your personal and company Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube pages. You’ve got your own blog that […] Google’s Parameter Handling Tool: Great Tool to Reduce Duplicate Content IssueDynamic web sites have many advantages. Dynamic web sites can send and receive and store data between the web page and the database. This data can be useful information about your products, members or your contents. Beside many advantages, dynamic web sites have some issues and dynamically generated pages’ URLs is one of the major […] If You’ve Got to Meet, Do It RightTypical managers spend nearly 40% of their work hours in meetings, not to mention the time spent preparing (and recuperating). A survey of business leaders showed: • 33% of time spent in meetings is unproductive • 75% of the respondents said it is “almost essential” to have an agenda, yet they use them only 50% […] What’s In Store for HR?Economists predict that recovery is unlikely until 2011. As the economy continues struggle, what should HR professionals expect to see through 2011? Because of the number of recent layoffs, workers are anxious about job security. Companies will have to find ways to maintain morale and build employee involvement and commitment to the organization amid the […] Leadership Strategies for WomenForget what you heard about “being one of the boys,” “having it all,” and “going for the jugular.” Here is how real women get ahead. Get In Line According to Catalyst’s 2002 Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners, women fill less than ten percent of line positions held by corporate officers and just […] Business Must Constantly Look to, Plan for Tomorrow“There must be alternatives. You must have some technology that could solve our problem.” – Professor Barnhardt, The Day the Earth Stood Still, 2008 Even though a few companies have sold 10M +/- tablets and phones in the US and are slowly, painfully rolling them out in other wealthy consumer markets (Japan, North America, Europe), […] Most Important Step to Starting, Running, Buying, or Selling a BusinessYou are looking to Start a Business. You are Running a Business. You are Buying a Business. You are Selling a Business. What is the most important step in any one of these ventures, And no the answer is not having unlimited deep pockets. To start, run, sell,or buy a business you need to understand […] |
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