The soul is what drives us to grow, achieve, search, learn – all in a singular quest to become more. Whether a business or a human, if we squelch this life force, the process of dying ensues. We are either growing or dying and the choice is ours. Terri Maxwell Growth provides a business A competitive advantage …
The root of the word “responsible” means to respond. But respond to what? To respond means that there is something we have obligated ourselves to. Paying a debt Caring for a business Caring for employees that are under your care The essence of responsibility is not in the title, is it the action of the …
Every consumer will be hit with 5,000 marketing impressions every day, each one making the statement that their offer is better than the last one. So, how do you compete with the 5,000 not to mention your own competition. The answer is to stand out, But how? McDonald build their empire by being clean and …
According to the SBA Office of Advocacy, about two-thirds of businesses with employees survive at least two years, but only 50 percent make it to the five-year mark and just one-third celebrate their 10-year anniversary. Those rates have stayed consistent over the past 20 years and include almost all industries. So, why do companies fail? …
Every Business should learn the lessons of why other’s fail. Read More »
Once you attract the best and the brightest, the challenge becomes keeping them and effectively utilizing their skills to enhance and grow your business. Competitive benefits and compensation are great retention tools, but what about influences that transcend an individual’s bottom line, like leadership? As a strong leader, you can enhance both commitment and performance, …
lead·er·ship… “the action of leading a group of people or an organization”. Read More »
Jim Collins in his “Good to Great” work, identified the highest level of leadership as having 2 critical traits; Personal Humility and Professional Will. Knowing this, how do we go about building these traits within ourselves? I have heard that the 2 traits that almost very business owner has are Arrogance and Paranoia. If that …
The federal R&D tax credit is a way for the United States government to reward business for investment in research. The PATH Act of 2015 permanently extended the R&D tax credit and expanded its provisions. To qualify as research according to IRC section 41, the taxpayer must show that the activities— are intended to resolve …
More than 35% of employees have changed jobs in the past 3 years, 91% of these employees did so by choice. 51% of employees are currently actively looking for a better job Only 30% of US employees are fully engaged in their job So, what do employees want? According to Gallup, employees want, (In this …
Defined benefit pension plans may still be an attractive retirement benefit option for small employers. This is especially true for successful small business owners who have been too busy growing their businesses to plan for their retirement. Because of their late start, they must make up for lost time. A defined benefit plan may be …
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By definition; marketing is the study and management of exchange relationships. The key word being relationships. Social media makes those relationships come alive. Social media is a marketing campaign and should be part a coordinated effort. To be effective it should be developed, managed, tested and measured. Don’t be fooled by the word social, all …