Growth Topics Articles

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Robert Bylett @ Monday, 1st December 2008 @ 2:35 AM

Having a restaurant strategy plan is a vital part of running a successful business. It will help you stay focus and meet your goals quicker and easier while increase your revenue in the process. It will also help you avoid many of the common mistakes made by entrepreneurs when starting up a new company that can cause their business to fail. Some of the obvious reasons why a new business fails include the following: borrowing more money than what can be paid back, similar businesses grow... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Stevey McGeown @ Friday, 28th November 2008 @ 2:27 PM

Negative cashflow is the last thing anyone wants, especially in the current economic climate, however for many it is a real and pressing issue that needs to be addressed. The problem is that often those who find themselves in this position have for years been conditioning themselves to ignore their financial problems, pretending that they don\'t exist, and even spend more money to make themselves feel better rather than dwell on or better deal with their immediate problem. The... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Stevey McGeown @ Tuesday, 25th November 2008 @ 10:12 PM

Serendipity means the seemingly random things that are continually going on in our lives, that we feel that we are not controlling or in control of. Sometimes these things seem good to us at the time and sometimes they don\'t. However, its only with a large serving of hindsight that we can ever really tell. And the interesting thing is that with hindsight, its often the things that we didn\'t like at the time that were some of our most valuable experiences. The things that chall... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Stevey McGeown @ Friday, 21st November 2008 @ 4:19 AM

In my capacity as an Event Promoter, I have associated with a large number of extremely wealthy and successful people, and although I\'ve read pretty much every wealth and success book on the market, no one has yet conveyed just how basic the process of becoming wealthy for life really is. To a man (woman) the principles that I have noted are the same! Its not what you believe, its not what you want, its not the things that you say to yourself, its what you do. In a word, its ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Karen Miller @ Thursday, 20th November 2008 @ 3:35 AM

With the economy in flux and companies laying off employees right and left, it is time to declare your independence as small business owner and get the ability to tap into millions of dollars of federal contracts. In this article learn how to complete the SBA 8a application successfully without paying someone thousands of dollars to fill out a handful of forms. I did it and my company is SBA 8a certified. You can do it too. If you are a small business owner, you may have wondered how to ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Todd Ash @ Tuesday, 18th November 2008 @ 11:32 AM

One of the most guarded secrets to making money online is the email list.The alimighty email list of red hot buyers is the most well kept secrets to making money online and most internet marketers will not let you in on this secret. It has always been the key to making money online and it will always be the key. You may be asking yourself , how do I build a red hot email list that is full of buyers.That is the golden question. You could have a list with 5,000 people that do not buy... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Jonathan McCulloch @ Monday, 17th November 2008 @ 12:33 AM

As a consultant, I\'ve deliberately avoided making too big a deal about this recession we find ourselves in because. First it doesn\'t help a great deal to dwell upon problems when really you ought to be thinking about solutions; and secondly, you\'re probably hearing plenty about it from everyone else. I\'ve been getting a lot of emails and calls from business owners who are having an extremely bad time of things at the moment. Everyone, it seems, is asking t... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Robin Matuk @ Tuesday, 28th October 2008 @ 5:25 PM

Social Business Networks inexpensively interconnect professionals online, in particular, independent entrepreneurs and smaller companies. Social Business Networks also give you the opportunity to showcase your experience and achievements within your network. If you are an entrepreneur or small business owner, you need to be literate in the current world of social networking profiles, tools, and online connections to stay competitive and promote your business. Participating in social... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Laurie Taylor @ Wednesday, 22nd October 2008 @ 8:25 PM

The owner of a small manufacturing company has 29 employees. After growing to this size and being in this very competitive business for just 5 years, this owner is experiencing headaches typical for a company in this stage of its growth curve. Issues include: 1. The inability of the CEO to release control to key employees creating a sense of distrust among every single person in the company. 2. Questions about growth go unanswered more than likely because the CEO hasn\'t cr... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship » Growth Topics | By Laurie Taylor @ Monday, 20th October 2008 @ 12:52 AM

Most entrepreneurs rebel against following rules. It\'s that go-for-broke attitude that has started many successful ventures and those ventures didn\'t start out by observing rules. However, a thorough understanding of what stage of growth your company is in will provide a business owner with critical rules of the road that help business owners, with fewer than 500 employees, focus on critical aspects of their company. As the President of a $12 million company that grew ... more...