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Which of the following are part of your goals for 2012 and beyond? You want to reach more ideal clients, faster. Your goal of expanding your business or opening a new branch, but your current systems cannot support an expansion. You’re determined to finally identify and overcome the obstacles to your success--and in record time. You want your company to stand out in your crowded industry. Upon retirement, you want your business to fetch the highest price possible, but it isn’t anywhere near "turn-key". Your business is growing, and you need to create or transform your team. You’re committed to having much more free time—and your best life yet. You’re tired of being a “fire fighter”
Do you need to write a proposal to promote your financial services business to a prospective client? It doesn't have to be an intimidating process. The goals for any business proposal are: introduce yourself, highlight your services and/or products, describe the costs, and convince the client that you are the right choice for the job or you are worthy of entrusting with their finances. To speed up the proposal writing process, you can use pre-designed templates and get ideas from sample proposals. Whether you are describing an accounting, payroll, insurance or broker service, opening a franchise or even asking for funding to start up or expand your business, the proposal structure will be similar. Here's the
"Business owners, contractors, and career folks beware. If a company you work for doesn't have a social networking policy, create one and make your boss sign it! CYA " -- Maria Marsala In this very informative article, http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcoursey/2011/11/03/who-owns-your-linkedin-contacts/ Deb McAlister, who is writing a book regarding social media and the law, shows us that it may or may not be us! That's pretty strange considering that all LI accounts are personal -- not business accounts. I will add a few more possiblities that may make you lose your LI contact list. 1) It's possible that some day, you'll get shut off from getting into your LinkedIn account because you did something you didn't realize was against the rules (like I have
And what to do about it! If so, you're in very good company! Fear is a necessary part of life. Can you imagine what would have happened if our ancestors weren't afraid of fire? Or cliffs? We might not be here! As children we were warned, “Don't talk to strangers!” This helped ensure our survival. But fearing “strangers” (part of our aversion to networking) doesn't serve us as adults—or help our businesses thrive. How do you overcome fears? Don't bother trying. Instead, identify them, accept them, and create solutions that will turn fears into exciting adventures. As Susan Jeffers says, "Feel the fear and do it anyway." Below is a list of common networking fears that