from Y-Combinator 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Fragile Beginnings. When you start, you’ll probably have to recruit users from family, friends & the people in your network. As you grow you’ll have to do more online promotion to attract users. EXAMPLE. Airbnb.com is a classic example of this technique. …
from Managing for Dumbies 8/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Why it’s important !!! · Your Success depends on it. · You don’t have Time to do it all · So you can Concentrate on what only you can do · Delegation gets your Staff more involved · You’ll test & …
from About.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Market Research helps you to determine how your product or service will be accepted among different demographics. This information can help you in establishing which segment of consumers will have an interest in your product & services, then ultimately purchasing from you. …
from Web Blogger Z.com 11/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 If buying a Franchises, opening a Bricks & Mortar, or building a Product in a Factory, doesn’t get you excited, consider starting a small Online business. You don’t have to have lots of money to open your own business, so …
from Linked IN 8/08/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Elon Musk & Richard Branson discussed business for an hour in a Goggle + hangout, offering advice & answering questions from entrepreneurs from South Africa, the United Kingdom, Colombia & Jamaica. Just do it !!! “If you’ve got a great idea that …
Claudia Hoester, a Former Model, strikes It big with clever new Invention !!! from Huff Post 6/19/13 enhaced by Peter/CXO Brand Representative Who needs celebrity endorsements? Claudia refers to herself as the self-nominated spokeswoman of the Beauty Spoon. On Display at Walmart Six months from the time that Claudia heard …
from eHow.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Step #4. Legal Structure continued – Sole Proprietorship is the easiest & simplest type of business to start, and is ideal for service-oriented businesses that involve only one person or a Consultant. – Partnerships involve two or more parties and you should …
Y’steps are wise; and it’s Easier than you Think !!! from Yahoo.com 3/11 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Starting a business may sound intimidating & $$, but it need not be either. In fact, what it can also be is interesting & exciting, especially if you know what to expect …
by Rajat Taneja, EVP & CTO at Electronic Arts thru Linked IN 3/13 enhanced by Peter@Wiz4.biz 8/13 6. Empower them. Find out what each of your Team does best, then “empower” them to do it – at every opportunity. Always be looking for opportunities that you can delegate to them …
(er, Zero or Super Lean Budget) from Dawn Abraham, Biz & Life Coach 05/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 3. Master the Media. Host your own Radio or Online TV show where the topics are in your niche. This opens the door for your target market to walk through and …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz (a Consultant of > 20 years who’s had > 40 Clients) When you’re looking for a Consultant that has a special skill or knowledge you need, you want to be sure you get the “best one” you can afford. 1. Clearly Specify the Need – including …
from David Shaffer, Linked IN 14 June 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 GAP Analysis o Current Model versus Target o Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats (SWOT) o Sales Strategies & Practices Key Action Items o Growth Initiatives – long term evaluations & considerations o the Critical Few Initiatives – …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 It’s often hard to get out of our own & other’s “comfort zone” to make a change – even tho’ we know it’s needed. We have to sell ourselves & others – on the benefits of the change. We often have to follow our logical …
Value-ship is not a new concept, but awareness of it is. from Linked IN 8/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz What is Value-ship? Those who are leading successful companies today, are doing so because they are practicing Value-ship. Two Professor of Business Administration, for Harvard Business School, have studied the correlation …
with another Organization Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 1. Strategic Reasons; Because it’s in both your best interests. You both think you’ll both gain from it, in each of your offerings. 2. Your proposed Partner thinks you have a good Product and/or Service, that will enhance/ benefit their organization (profit, …
from Managing America.com 8/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz True leadership’s foundation is credibility. Being a leader requires you to be authentic. There are just some people who exude confidence & charisma, and people are drawn to them. They seem to inspire trust easily & naturally. Those are the people we …
The 10 Best-kept Secrets of Total Success from The Law of Attraction.org 8/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz “Seeds of Greatness” by Denis Waitley (1983), is a teaching tool to add to learning about life and how we think, reviewing 10 simple “secrets” for living a happy & successful life. Summary: …
From Forbes Magazine 3/10 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 If you think you only need a Business Plan to go “fishing” for capital, you are sorely mistaken. A Business Plan –thoughtfully assembled & diligently updated– is the very Blueprint for any company. It sets direction, facilitates communication & establishes performance …
Easy & Inexpensive Strategies for making BIG Profits from your small Business. a Book Review by Business Coaching.com 11/07 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Background of Author. Guerrilla Marketing started back in 1983 when Jay Conrad Levinson was asked to recommend a good Small Business Marketing Book to his students …
We all “influence” at least 250 people in our lifetime. Therefore, we each have the responsibility of Leadership. from Power to Change.com 4/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz 8/13 4. Be Persistent. Ronald Reagan was a determined man. Margaret Thatcher was a determined woman. They did a lot of good together. …
from Develop & Grow.com 3/07 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 What’s in it for Me? Myers Briggs Personality Test will help you learn about the behavior of yourself & others + become more aware of each type in seeing & analyzing situations. It is used in lots of big corporations …