Tag Archives: business

What do business mentors want?

  • Mentorship can offer huge benefits to entrepreneurs. But the real question is, what is it that mentors want? Understanding that can pay off big both for you and your future mentor.


A Method that is Helping Sales People Save Time

  • How much time and effort is spent in the wrong places? Sales practices are best defined by a system. A system needs to be structured in such a way to help coordinate your efforts and the efforts of others within your business, and to help become more time efficient through activities that yield great return yet require less thought and creation.


Who Else Wants to be Valued More by Their Customers?

  • Customers are the primary source of any business’ profit. This ultimately means that our customers are our most valued asset in order to achieve success in our business. We know that the cost of acquiring a new customer far outweighs the cost of keeping and nurturing a relationship that already has begun with “know, like and trust.”

    The question is always – how can you be more valued by your current customers?


Selling in the Digital Age: Technology to Make Life Easier, Productive & Profitable

  • Ever find yourself sitting at your desktop with 15 browser windows open and the phone ringing off the hook? Every time a new technological innovation is thrown at us, we have to find ways to organize our time in order to best use this new product. Technology is a double edge-sword when it comes to the workplace. You can be connected to thousands of different information streams at once right from your desk! But it’s up to you to limit these distractions and focus!


Is Getting a Virtual Assistant Right for You?

  • Small businesses are getting a helping hand these days with virtual assistants. Web innovations have ushered in a new wave of globalization of industries, including business assistants. Virtual assistants, often called VA’s work just like any other in-office assistant, helping your business operate smoothly while you make the big decisions. But there are some inherent differences between VA’s and traditional assistants which this post discusses.


First Impressions: Three Things to Avoid in Your Online Profile

  • Your online profile says a lot about you…for good or bad. And what’s more important, it can be seen by many more than you know. Make sure you’re digital accounts give the right impression to those who happen to stumble onto your profile. Be professional and appropriate and you can leave a lasting impression.


Mastering the Art of the Cold Call

  • Innovations in web-based technology has brought about many advanced communication strategies to the business world. But that doesn’t mean you can turn your back on the tried and true methods of previous sales generations. Cold calling has served many salespeople well over the years, and it still has a role in today’s sales industry.