Our Business Building Articles!
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What Vision, Mission, Values and Key Objectives are why they are important
The 5 Worst mistakes made in business as stated by John McGrath in "You Inc"
M.O.S.T. is a Strategic Planning acronym that helps simplify the process of developing your business goals.
An overview on what a SWOT Analysis is and how to perform one.
Sales & Marketing
The Steps needed for a successful large sale
Why you should be using the Internet to market your business
A Report published by the Centre for Customer Strategy and Roy Morgan Research on what a Neo is
The Sensis Quarterly Business Index from June 2009, which asked Small Business questions around technology usage and eCommerce.
This research report shows that 44% of people viewing an add in a Newspaper, went on to research it further. With 67% of them researching online.
What makes a good website work. Written by Sean D'Souza of Psychotactics
An article written by Sean D'Souza of Psychotactics on what makes a powerful headline. This is what attracts the reader and makes them want to read on.
Finance & Administration
Strategies to help improve your Cashflow
7 Strategies to avoid Bad Debts
A Spreadsheet for calculating your Break Even Point for a specified period
Tips and Shortcuts for Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Staff & Team
How to develop your Team into a Champion Team
How to implement Marketing Concepts into your Human Resource Function. Get the staff that you need and want
How to layout a process for a Procedures Manual
A simple Staff Satisfaction Survey to give you a quick overview of how happy your staff are and what areas they think could be improved.
Operations
Importance and basics of setting up a Continuous Improvement Program in your Small Business
How to develop and Implement a Bonus System to improve Employee Productivity
An example of what an Interdepartmental Flowchart look like. A great way to improve your Systems and Processes
Personal Development
A Time Management System that can be either electronic or manual
The 8 areas of your life that need to be balanced
The 17 Keys to Success as identified in his book, "Think & Grow Rich"
The 17 steps to a Positive Mental Attitude. From Napoleon Hill
How to prioritise your activities to get the biggest impact.