from Blog of Dr Shannon Reece 3/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 16. Focus On Sales first. Use Press Releases & be Okay with Incremental Steps. If your budget isn’t very big, you need to Boot-strap your business start by focusing on sales. Send out Press Releases to as many …
from INC magazine 5/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 With the “Square” Card Reader [Founded 2/09 San Francisco now 500 Employees), Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder of Twitter, has made it possible for anyone, anywhere to take Credit Card payments. Now, competition is heating up in the mobile payments market. It started …
from Mashable.com 10/09 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7. Mail Chimp Most reports and supposedly expert advice on the death of Email are a bit pre-mature. The good old fashioned mailing list is still a good way to maintain relationships with customers, especially when done well. MailChimp’s web-based mailing list manager …
from Founders Collected by Peter/ CXO, Wiz4biz + 5 Star Startup services 11/10 “ Be so good, that the market cant ignore you. Be amazing, be everywhere, be real.” – Steve Jobs, APPLE “If a customer has a complaint, do much more than is required to resolve it and they’ll …
from INTUIT [#1 Financial Mgt SW for small business = Quick Books] 6/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Who are your “potential” Customers? Your marketing strategy will answer the question of who will buy your product or service. As much as possible, categorize your customers within separate market segments and analyze …
from Sales Blend.com 4/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/ Does a Business have to be BiG to be Great & Meaningful? If you’re interested in the answer to this question, check out “Small Giants” by Author Bo Burlingham. The book is full of inspiring case studies of 14 businesses that …
20 Tips to Make your Marketing Endeavors Successful from Facebook Fan Marketing 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Tip 2 – Ensuring your Business is not ‘Boring’. One of the best things about using Facebook for your business, is that you can create a ‘cool’ image. Branding is important in today’s …
With a Product Every Woman Needs from Huff Post 10/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 How do you find Packaging? Find an amazing Graphic Designer. Work very closely with her to figure out the best way to display your product. Walk the stores, look at other ways products (similar or …
from Keen Stuff.com 7/25/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz Blog Setting Priorities. When you have to choose among several tasks, there are several Prioritization tools you can use. Key ones are summarized below. If you are in a rut with your “prioritization” method, experimenting with the following methods may yield the …
Courtesy of the National Science Foundation thru Michigan Technical University 11/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 07/13 Lesson #1: Get to know your “potential” Customers. Since you’re are not a big corporation, don’t act like one. “The big boys know their customers, so they go from their lab to the big …
from Christine Lane’s (Country Singer & Entrepreneur) Blog 6/09 “Here are a few tips based on my experiences, both as a creator of – and participant in – Mastermind Groups”. (enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz) Tip #3: Give it a Name. Clarity wins. Not just some of the time. ALL of …
from INC magazine 6/10 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 Consider the Psycho-graphics of your Target [ Make sure they’re not too Psycho !!! ] Psychographics are the more personal characteristics of the person who would be buying your Product or Service, including: * Personality, Attitudes, Values, Interests/Hobbies, Lifestyles, Behavior * …
from Make It Happen Blog/UK 2/09 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz The current economic crisis from 2008 has challenged every business. We all need to think smarter, be more creative, look for new opportunities & take action to maximize our short & long term business performance. However, how do you gain …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 Once you have created a Vision of where you want to go with your organization, you’ll need a Strategic Plan to figure out how to get there. The plan will be approved by all of Top Management so you’re all on the same page. [pun …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 “You need to keep up or you’ll be left behind.” As Manager or Owner of an organization, you not only have to make sure operations are running smoothly now, but also prepare for the future. Don’t get distracted by just putting out the fires of …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 It seems so impressive, if you are Partnering with a top dog – like Microsoft, Google – or another recognized company (if only by Geeks). But there are many other organizations, where you both could mutually benefit from Partnering. 1. Does it make sense Financially? …
or literally “Sucking-Up” to a Blogger (& other people of Influence) – that you can use your Con-fluence on, to add their wisdom & contacts to your own Blog, Network, etc. [It may seem like it, but it’s not really a Con – just part of smart Networking.] Compiled by …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 TEAM means Together Everyone Achieves More !!! “A house divided against itself can not stand.” Mark 3.25 “One step by 100 people is > 100 steps by 1 person.” Japanese Proverb “We all must hang together or most assuredly, we will all hang separately.” Ben …
from Entrepreneurship Education.com 7/10 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz 7/13 Other Forms of Intellectual Property. What other properties do you own or have contractual rights to? Do you own or have leases for real property? Do you own your equipment or are you leasing the same and if so, what are …
– A 1st Time Enterpreneurs Course From Blasho.com Blog 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Welcome to the 1st Time Entrepreneur’s course “Steps to Start an Online Business. As we got more and more queries or help towards online business start up, I saw an interest to start this short course …
from iPlanner.net 6/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz General Enterprise Business Risks – are shared by most businesses, but their significance varies by company. In the case of start-ups or early stage companies, management must gain experience in managing operational, marketing & other problems that will arise. Potential threats include unexpected …