Business Tips
Tips for New Business Owners
Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Jeremy Reis.
Entrepreneurship is both exciting and nerve-wracking. Will I close enough deals? Will I make payroll this week? Am I doing the right things right? Is the cash flow there to keep the doors open? The countless hours and hard work for your dream. There is often so much going on when you start a business [...]
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Start a Project Right
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Jeremy Reis.
The Project Initiation phase of a project is probably the most important phase – if you don’t start the project correctly and build a solid foundation under it, you will find difficulty moving forward. A survey was taken several years ago at large corporations and the survey respondents stated they believed over 60% of IT [...]
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Implement a Results Only Work Environment
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Jeremy Reis.
A results only work environment, or ROWE, focuses on the productivity of employees and only rewards “getting the job accomplished.” The phrase was coined by Best Buy which implemented ROWE at its corporate headquarters and saw an immediate jump in productivity and job satisfaction in departments which adopted ROWE as a work strategy. Implement ROWE [...]
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Get Involved in an Online Community
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Jeremy Reis.
If you are an author, consultant, or expert, become involved with an online Internet community in your area of expertise. Helping out others is a wonderful way to build your own platform and demonstrate your expertise – plus, its good to give back to others. Becoming involved in your virtual community is also one of [...]
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Deck Your Office Out at Ikea
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Jeremy Reis.
I have the exciting experience of moving into a new office! As I planned out my first office outside of the home, we contemplated furniture options and decided Ikea is the best deal for new furniture for an office. As an Internet firm, the contemporary look of the office furniture is the perfect fit and [...]
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Start a “Sharing of the Mind” Lunch
Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Reis.
I had the fortunate experience of being part of a new group within a large firm to tackle the Web. This organization had an elementary web presence and the team was formed to take it to a new level. Part of the problem in this company was the lack of understanding about the web – [...]
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Quick & Easy Business Phone
Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Reis.
If you’re looking for an inexpensive and portable option for your business phone line, consider Skype. Skype allows you to have a phone number, an outgoing line to call any normal phone number, perform video calls, have voicemail, and more. There are dozens of handsets available for you to have a “real” office phone – [...]
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Offer a Premium Version
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Reis.
There are several different ways you can differentiate as a business: differentiation on price, quality, or other factors. Sometimes, your clients are looking for a premium product, a high quality version of the product or service. Competing on price is not the correct business decision – offer a premium version at a premium price if [...]
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Trim Your Ad Size
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Reis.
If you’re looking to stretch dollars in your next marketing campaign, try reducing the size of the ads you purchase. You will be able to run more ads for the same money and you may find that different sized ads produce better results!
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Joint Promotions
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Jeremy Reis.
One tip for small businesses looking to stretch their marketing dollars: find some non-competing businesses with the same target market to run joint promotions with. Offer to publicize their small business offerings to your customers if they promote your offerings. For example, if you bake wedding cakes, offer to work with a wedding photographer to [...]