Adjusting the Game Plan to Continue Winning in Your Business

Sports analogies are often used for comparisons to dealing with real life and for winning in your business. Basketball and football teams adjust their game plan at halftime or risk losing. The leading team that makes no adjustments often will see their lead diminish in the second half and will often lose the game. Just …

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Tips for Understanding the International Environment and Cultural Differences to Maximize Your Business Opportunities

As you grow your business in the international environment, you will not always be dealing with the American style of business: aggressive, little small talk, and expecting immediate results. You will have to adapt and overcome many cultural differences. A critical element will be patience on your part while you learn the customs and practices …

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Approaching Your Profession as a Business to Increase Profitability

You work long hours in your business to create a desired product or service to generate positive cash flow, but you may be more focused on product creation instead of the business activities that are required to increase profitability. As a Professional, you must also approach what you do every day as a business that …

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3 Areas to Focus on to Build a Successful Team Culture

How do you create a successful team culture? What can you control and shape for an environment of winning and excellence? Of course, it starts with hiring the right people for your team, but this discussion is not about hiring. It is about what you can do as leader to enhance the potential of developing …

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5 Tips to Develop More Realistic Financial Projections in Your Business

Developing realistic financial projections builds credibility when seeking capital for your business. Further, it will assist you in accurately committing resources to a level you can actually achieve. However, you may feel overly optimistic about how your product or service will be received in the market, and, then overestimate the sales and the timeline on …

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