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September 13, 2016
Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” While that sounds obvious, figuring out how to create or fix a system is tricky.
Yet if you want to:
• Grow your business –...
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When small business profits or margins are low, what do business owners and managers typically do?
Get more customers?
Get customers to buy more often?
Get customers to buy more with each purchase?
Get customers to pay more (raise prices)?
While these four techniques help increase what comes...
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Have you heard about the National Capital Region’s Top Employers? These are the 30 best employers in Ottawa, based-upon their approach to:
Physical Workplace
Work Atmosphere & Social Opportunities
Health, Financial & Family Benefits
Vacation & Time Off
Employee Communications
Performance Management
Training & Skills...
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December 17, 2015
What do you expect when in a referral relationship?
Referrals come in all shapes and sizes, from the simple sharing of contact details to the walking of a client through the door. Within this range, expectations can vary widely - in terms of values, branding, service and commissions...
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November 26, 2015
As small businesses grow, processes once-developed for a small team can quickly become outdated. A common process issue that arises is the bottleneck - a “point of congestion in a system when workloads arrive at a given point more quickly than that point can handle...
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November 11, 2015
To effectively manage, organize, grow and lead your small business, it is important to focus a portion of your day, week or month Quadrant 2 of the Eisenhower / Covey importance vs. urgency grid. More specifically, on systems, improvement, risk management and relationship-building. Although it is...
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October 27, 2015
Business owners face an enormous workload each day. In addition to leading the company and working on growth, people also need managing, "fires" need fighting, processes need organizing...
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October 21, 2015
The activities you focus on in October, November, December can have a profound effect on the success of your small business. These three months present an opportunity to reconnect with customers, engage employees, and to step back from daily management and evaluate performance from a...
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October 15, 2015
It is often said that the three most important elements to small business success are cashflow, cashflow, cashflow. Not all cash flows, however, are equal. Cash is great, but unless it produces profit, your business will be in serious trouble. In this article, review the difference between...
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October 7, 2015
The Ottawa small business community is highly connected network of owners, leaders and entrepreneurs. Despite it being a city of 1 million people, however, living in Ottawa can often feel like living in a small town: everyone knows everyone and word spreads quickly (whether it's good or bad)....
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