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3 Reasons To Choose a Target Market

Marketing is everything you do to get and keep clients. In order to do that cost effectively and profitably, you need a clear understanding of what types of clients you want to attract.

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Why Do Small Businesses Fail?

As the president of your company, it’s up to you to make the necessary decisions so your company survives. Yet as an entrepreneur, it’s inevitable that you will eventually hit an obstacle you have no idea how to overcome. Sometimes we think we should have all the answers and that asking for help is a [...]

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3 Ways To Commit to Achieving Your Goals

Setting goals is pretty easy. It’s actually achieving your goals that is the hard part. Every year, millions of Americans set New Year’s resolutions to earn more money, lose weight, get organized, reduce debt or quit smoking, yet most people have abandoned their goals by the end of January. Some of the reasons people give [...]

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How to Set SMART Goals

When setting goals for your business, make them SMART goals. SMART stands for specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely.

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7 Questions to Ask to When Evaluating Last Year’s Success

If you’ve been in business a few years, it’s a good practice to set goals for taking your business to the next level. The best way to do that is to start where you are and conduct a business review of last year.

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3 Financial Benchmarks that Measure Your Company’s Success

Cash is the lifeblood of your business. If you don’t have paying clients, you don’t have a business, you have a money pit. It’s incredibly easy to spend money you don’t have in business – so maintaining control of your finances is crucial to your business’ success.

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Get More Done in Less Time With the 80-20 Rule

What does success mean to you? What is it that you want for your business? Clarity means knowing what it is that you want and why you want it. When you can answer both of those questions, you can focus on what is most important to your business.

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The Primary Way Goals are Different From Wishes

What’s the difference between a goal and a wish? Wishes are things you’d like to have or like to do at some point, but you haven’t yet committed to taking action toward acquiring or experiencing them. They would be nice to have or something you’d like to do in the future. For instance, wishes can [...]

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On the Road to Success, Sometimes Quitting Is OK

Setting goals gives you some benchmark for measuring your success. Successful people think most about what they want and how they can get it. They’re focused on achieving what they want and are determined to get there regardless of obstacles. That’s the power of focus. They realize that there will be problems and things they [...]

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Why Setting Goals Will Help You Grow Your Business More Quickly

If you are like many small-business owners, you hate the concept of planning. You’d rather be solving problems and working with clients than planning what your business should look like in three years and how you’ll get there. Yet we plan all the time for major life events such as vacations, weddings, and saving for [...]

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