If you’re an entrepreneur or CEO who’s reached great heights but still hasn’t been recognized for your accomplishments, in my line of work, I’d call you a Hidden Titan. A Hidden Titan is a CEO, entrepreneur innovator, and/or a visionary who has honed their expertise over the years, but in a world where internet sensations and wannabe entrepreneurs steal the spotlight, these … [Read more...]
Grow Your Business the Way Diamonds Grow, Before It’s Too Late
Regardless of what line of work you’re in, it seems like most business owners today have a similar daily routine: Coffee first, everything else second. Then, whenever possible, comes meditation or personal quiet time. Let’s of course fit in some work-out, or at least a solid attempt at one. A healthy breakfast is the natural next step. After all this, we’ll do a quick dive into … [Read more...]
How to Know if It’s Time to Expand Your Business
Thinking about expanding your business is a big deal for obvious reasons. If your clientele is growing and you need to move to a bigger space or increase the number of employees, you need to make sure that you'll continue to operate efficiently and effectively. More importantly, you need to make sure that you don't get ahead of yourself. Growing is good, expanding without … [Read more...]
Why Collaboration as a Business Model Works
Over the past few months, I have had a myriad of discussions around the concept of collaboration. It has come in many different forms, ranging from finding the right clients to how to create a startup community in my city. Interestingly enough, I had three conversations in one week about how “helping each other” was a necessary and vital part of the small business community. … [Read more...]
How to Use Joint Ventures to Your Advantage
When clients approach me with helping them with their businesses, the first thing I ask is, "Who do you know well in your industry?" I ask this question because small businesses need other small businesses to help grow. The misconception in small business is that there is a 'do it all by myself' mentality. The truth is that you can grow your business as well as another’s by … [Read more...]
How to Create a Plan of Action to Grow Your Business
So often I have business owners approach me with ideas and thoughts about growing their business. Often, the problem is not the lack of ideas but where to start and which ones to start with. Sometimes, business owners are so overwhelmed with options (which is a good thing) that they do not know what to do with them. So to not get overwhelmed, it's necessary to create a plan of … [Read more...]
5 Easy Ways to Attract More Clients
Whatever your business, position, or financial situation, attracting more clients is essential if you’re aiming for long-term growth. While business may be booming and your current customer base more loyal than a golden retriever, if you’re not allocating some time to work on generating new leads then you’re failing to diversify your assets; something any stockbroker will tell … [Read more...]
3 Reasons to Join Facebook Groups
I love Facebook groups. I think they are one of the easiest things you can do that will contribute to growing your business. Below I will share with you three key reasons to join Facebook groups. 1. Networking Networking is extremely important in business. Typically, when you hear the word networking, you think of face to face interaction. Networking doesn’t always happen in … [Read more...]
4 Things Entrepreneurs Should Do Quarterly
Often, entrepreneurs set business goals at the beginning of the year but forget to re-evaluate things as time goes on. We also forget that pleasing our customers is one of our top priorities because happy customers bring referrals. Below are four things entrepreneurs should do quarterly to assist with continuous growth and sustainability: 1. Evaluate Old Goals and Create … [Read more...]
Don’t Let The Competition Stop You!
Where I live, there is a bank on just about every corner. Obviously, they aren’t worried about their competition. Then there’s CVS and Walgreens, and sometimes they are right across the street from each other. Do they worry about the competition? The point is don’t shy away from a niche because you think there’s competition. There’s going to be competition in any niche … [Read more...]