#4 Increase the size or value of your average order
- Post By: Terry O'Mahony
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- Category: 18 PRIMARY WAYS TO GROW A SMALL BUSINESS
The answer most people would come up with is to put prices up. But that’s easier to say than do. Not many small business owners are particularly confident or brave when it comes to increasing prices, especially if they are […]
Read More#3 Retain your best clients
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As we all know this is easier said than done. But seriously, how many small business owners do you know that really value their clients? I mean really value them. If I had to guess and, using the Pareto principle, I […]
Read More#2 How to get rid of difficult / loss-making clients
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- Category: 18 PRIMARY WAYS TO GROW A SMALL BUSINESS
This series of ‘Tips’ or ‘Primary Ways’ to grow your business will help you to focus on what really needs to be done and how to go about getting them implemented. Who needs clients that take up endless amounts of […]
Read More#1 Reduce your operational costs to an appropriate level
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- Category: 18 PRIMARY WAYS TO GROW A SMALL BUSINESS
Some time ago, one of my private business coaching clients told me that there were only two ways to grow a small business: Increase sales Reduce costs Another of my clients told me there were actually three ways to grow […]
Read MoreNEW DATES LAUNCHED FOR THIRD MASTERMIND PROGRAMME
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- Category: 09 News
We’re pleased to announce that our third Mastermind Programme will commence on 11 October 2017. This programme is designed to help small business owners, associated with the construction industry, to grow and develop themselves and their businesses to become more […]
Read MoreHABIT 11: CONTINUE LEARNING
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- Category: 11 Highly Successful Habits of Business Owners & Senior Decision Makers
“The best way to make your dreams come true is to learn new skills.” Paul Valery The successful small business owner continues to develop and improve their business by learning new concepts, strategies and techniques; putting these into practice; […]
Read MoreHABIT 10: NURTURE PROSPECTS AND CLIENTS
- Post By: Andrea O'mahony
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“It’s always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth.” Malcolm Forbes Often we try to “sell” our services or products before we’ve provided any real value. Successful small business owners demonstrate their expertise and build trust before asking someone to spend […]
Read MoreHABIT 9: GET TESTIMONIALS
- Post By: Andrea O'mahony
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- Category: 01 Business Growth & Development, 05 Marketing & Communications, 11 Highly Successful Habits of Business Owners & Senior Decision Makers
“I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.” Woodrow Wilson In marketing, social proof is a strong indicator as to the performance and/or experience of a product or service, for example, what goes […]
Read MoreHABIT 8: ASK FOR REFERRALS
- Post By: Terry O'Mahony
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- Category: 11 Highly Successful Habits of Business Owners & Senior Decision Makers
“The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence and educational advantage, but what he would do to help others.” Hamilton Wright Mabie Referrals are likely to be your […]
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