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One of the single most important pieces of information you need when buying a business -- any business, big, medium or small -- is the truth about why the owner(s) is selling the business. Now, one of the most common "reasons" why almost always has to do with the health of the owner. But I'm here to tell you, that is not always the case. In fact, when someone says ill health, nine out of ten times that’s not the real reason. And what you have to do is find out what the real reason is because it could be something that’s going to screw you up when you buy that company -- in whi
If you have good genes, you are blessed. If they are exceptional, you might be successful on that alone.Add work ethic and you will be successful and remarkable.On Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004, Linda Green retired after 23 years as a dancer in “Jubilee!” the longest-running production of its kind in Las Vegas.At 51, Green was the oldest continually working showgirl.A local columnist dubbed her the “Cal Ripkin Jr. of showgirls,” after baseball’s record holder for most consecutive games played.In certain respects, her achievement is more remarkable.In her profession,
If you belong to this group and I did once, you're probably an entrepreneur or a creative person. The idea of planning feels boring to you, seems unnecessary and involves a lot of detail. And you'd rather be doing other more interesting things. Your way of working is probably a lot more spontaneous, exciting and in the flow so you don't want to be restricted with plans. However, without plans you can to easily end up very unfocused, not achie
Nowadays, a good translator/interpreter is all at once a language, culture and strategic global communication advisor. Ideally, he/she should live in-country, to literally and constantly "feel the pulse" of your Target Market. As an SMB owner, work closely with this expert and leverage your ongoing relationship to turn your going-global effort into an incredibly pleasant and enriching communication experience, a truly human experience. And the huge profit that is bound to result from this experience will be a welcome bonus.1. Market Research: The very basis, the sine qua non. Everything else is b
If you belong to this group and I did once, you're probably an entrepreneur or a creative person. The idea of planning feels boring to you, seems unnecessary and involves a lot of detail. And you'd rather be doing other more interesting things. Your way of working is probably a lot more spontaneous, exciting and in the flow so you don't want to be restricted with plans. However, without plans you can to easily end up very unfocused, not achi
SCENARIO PLANNINGThere are a number of approaches to scenario planning, and they differ greatly based on the people doing the planning and the type of industry the planning is done for. Some of the best examples come from Citibank and Royal Dutch Shell and although the BASIC’s of each are the same the actual scenarios will be very different. Where Shell would be concerned with the Middle East cutting off oil supplies to one political entity or another while Citibank might be more concerned with Japan or the European economy going into a recession.The most important thing to remember is t
If you belong to this group and I did once, you're probably an entrepreneur or a creative person. The idea of planning feels boring to you, seems unnecessary and involves a lot of detail. And you'd rather be doing other more interesting things. Your way of working is probably a lot more spontaneous, exciting and in the flow so you don't want to be restricted with plans. However, without plans you can to easily end up very unfocused, not achi
Two of the greatest challenges for a company doing direct mail sales lead generation are getting attention and creating attractive offers. A compelling package with a poor offer will flop. And a poor package with a compelling offer won’t even get opened.One advertiser who managed to both grab attention and make an irresistible offer is Coutts & Co., 15 Lombard Street, London EC1V 9AU, England. One of their staff, a Mr. R. W. R. Round, mailed a unique lead generation letter to law firms.Stapled across the top of the letter was a cheque (or “check,” as my American friends would say). The ch
Today more than 175,000 books get published a year. Obviously, you’ve got to make yours different to succeed. Here are a few thoughts on how you can buzz market your book.* Post your book notes, ideas and views at a blog. Start a free blog with Wordpress. You can also grow a community of readers through here. Check out Problogger.net for tips on growing a successful blog.* Ensure your marketing plan uses all or most of Dr Cialdini’s six elements of buzz: taboo, unusual, outrageous, hilarious, remarkable and secret. The more you use, the more creativeness and buzz the marketing will have. lot more spontaneous, exciting and in the flow so you don't want to be restricted with plans. However, without plans you can to easily end up very unfocused, not achieving the results you desire and ultimately face the failure of your business.
So, what's your reason for not having business plans? Besides the usual reasons, like not having sufficient time to plan, not knowing how to do it or where to begin, perhaps you think that planning doesn't fit in with your entrepreneurial and creative spirit. After all, this is who you are and you don't want to lose this. Now fear begins to surface; fear that you many need to change personally or fear of failure. While plans stay in your head, it's not so frightening and real. Putting them in writing, brings them closer to fruition and although you may say this is what you want
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