Posts Tagged ‘entrepeneurs’

Very often we think that we know what our client needs, and maybe it is, but unless you hear it from your client specifically you are still only guessing. Here are some needs that can be addressed: (more…)

Here are five ways to fire yourself so you can tap into more energy and results:

1. Consider what you are doing that isn’t effective. Do you make many mistakes? Does it tire you out? Would you rather go to the dentist for a root canal than complete the task? Get real with yourself and stop doing these tasks. Find someone else to do them faster, better or cheaper than you can. (more…)

Most business owners wear several hats. They are not interchangeable, and you can’t wear them all at the same time. You must continually be asking: “Who am I here?”

For your business to grow and be successful, you have to eventually settle on the one with the best fit, and pass the others off. (more…)

In my on-going blogs on Entrepreneurial Alchemy I am focussing on Professional Services Businesses, which, in general have a poor marketing strategy and mainly rely on word-of-mouth referrals or walk in the door business to grow their businesses. Very often the principals of a professional services firm say that they have too little time to spend on marketing and advertising and feel that it is “beneath them” to be involved in this as they have are too busy looking after other things or clients to get too involved in this very important aspect of the business. (more…)

Owing and running a business is often described as someone being an entrepreneur. What exactly is an entrepreneur? Here are a number of interesting points about an entrepreneur: (more…)

Here is an extract from an article in the New Zealand Herald on Sunday 27 April 2008

Do New Zealanders lack the skills needed to run their businesses well?

By our rate of business ownership, Kiwis are the most entrepreneurial people in the world, but this doesn’t mean we’re always well-prepared for the daily challenges of running a business. (more…)