If you’re looking to grow, this is a good time to plan for the new year and change what you can control, starting with your marketing strategy. As you work on your marketing plan for the new year, you might be wondering what things you should be doing now. Based on our experience and the market changes we have seen in the past two years, here’s what we recommend…
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Are You a Pit Bull or Pitiful?
The truth is that in most selling situations, the prospect isn’t always ready to buy when you are ready to sell. You know this. There are two kinds of sales types: the pit bull and the pitiful. If you go on a sales call and the prospect tells you they will call you the next…
Read MoreWhy Your Bookkeeper Should Have Experience In the QuickBooks Version You Use
Ask the Accountant… Question: I am thinking of hiring a bookkeeper who knows QuickBooks Online, but I use QuickBooks Premier. Are they the same, only one is online? Answer: No, QuickBooks Online and QB Premier are very different programs. They do not look alike at all and have very different functionalities. When hiring a bookkeeper,…
Read MorePushing the Limit of Performance: Lessons From Formula 1 for Every Business
For the overall Formula 1 brand and its individual race teams, success comes down to a four factors: customers first, showcasing teams over drivers, highlighting the importance of quickly adapting to change, and displaying how critical it is to isolate issues swiftly. These all apply to running a successful business, too…
Read MoreThe Great Resignation Is Here: That Means Challenges, But Also Opportunities
The “Big Quit” is affecting us personally and professionally. We are all experiencing the downsizing of service levels and resources as consumers and sellers. But, as with most challenges, there can be rewards. Organizational voids are an opportunity to dig deeper into accounts and offer more assistance and value to inexperienced and overtaxed buyers…
Read MoreThe Scarecrow Effect
Over the years, I have met many people, many of whom are very successful, who lack self-confidence and self-esteem because they do not have a college degree. I call this the Scarecrow Effect. You remember the Scarecrow in “The Wizard of Oz.” He felt he was not smart. He even sang a song called “If I Only Had a Brain.”…
Read MoreWhat Does QuickBooks Desktop Going Subscription Mean?
Intuit will be offering QB Desktop products via subscription-only, beginning with the 2022 releases. They (except for QB Accountant) will no longer be available by way of a one-time payment as they have in the past. QB Desktop products include QB Pro, Premier and Enterprise. Enterprise was converted to a subscription product two years ago…
Read MoreOne Simple Step That Earned an Investment From Daymond John
In addition to my blog, “Million Dollar Mindset” I also host a video podcast, Million Dollar Monday. The purpose of Million Dollar Monday is to provide inspiration and advice to entrepreneurs and all people with big dreams. A recent guest, Mike Watts, founder of LoveHandle, attempted two times to be on the “Shark Tank” television…
Read MoreOne Clear Sign It’s Time to Sell Your Business
Frank Fiume successfully started i9 Sports, the nation’s first and leading franchisor of youth sports leagues and camps. Fiume discusses with host Greg Muzzillo the importance of going against the grain and pursuing your passion, and also understanding when it’s time to call it quits and exit the business…
Read MoreAdvice From Tom Brady: How to Live a Joyful Life
Tom Brady has some advice on how to be successful and live a joyful life: Stop blaming everyone else. “Life is about always changing and adapting to different things,” the Tampa Bay Buccaneers superstar said. “Today, the world wants to blame, and shame, and guilt, and fear everything all the time. We would never teach…
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