23 August 2022

Mission Statement vs. Business Vision Statement: What’s the Difference?

2022-08-24T23:38:01-04:00August 23rd, 2022|Strategic Planning|0 Comments

A Mission Statement is about your clients, their results when they work with you, and the benefits of working with you.  A Mission Statement is no longer than eight words.  Your mission statement doesn't change.  The words might get tweaked, but not it's intent. A Business Vision Statement paints a picture of your company goals and your growth.  It’s usually a paragraph or a few sentences in length.  Your vision statement changes over time because it includes your goals, staffing needs, and more. Essentially, it's their focus that makes them different from each other.   That's the process and definitions I use when I help clients create the vision and mission statement.  I know others who

16 August 2022

Why Does Your Firm Need a Business Vision Statement?

2022-08-16T21:17:32-04:00August 16th, 2022|Strategic Planning|0 Comments

Every business starts with a founder who has a vision—a mental image of hopes and dreams—for the company's success.  If the vision is not written down and used, over time, it gets lost in daily routines, life’s emergencies, and 60-hour-plus work weeks. A Business Vision Statement (BVS) answers these questions:  What are you building?  Where do you want to go? A BVS is the foundation of a business plan, just like a client’s personal vision is the foundation of their financial and life plans. Without a clear vision, your business might not grow, or perhaps it will grow into something you don’t like or even recognize!  OR your business might grow to a certain point, then

30 July 2022

288+ Inflation Tips for Small Business Owners

2022-08-07T16:11:46-04:00July 30th, 2022|2. Management|0 Comments

Carol Roth (American TV personality, author, entrepreneur, radio host and investor) asks great questions! She recently asked her newsletter readers for our best inflation tips for small business owners.   Below are 5 of my best tips PLUS links to so much more. Thanks Carol!   Tip 29 by CoachMaria. Get Creative! Give Time! Business owners invest in training and courses every year. With profits/money tighter, training expenditures move to the bottom of their priority lists. So, what to do if you’re offering training and courses? Give your clients more time to take advantage of savings. Provide much longer notifications and be creative with early bird specials and payment options. Examples: List upcoming events in your

13 June 2022

19 Best Practice Systems for Growing Businesses

2022-08-07T16:11:46-04:00June 13th, 2022|Leadership|0 Comments

Best practice systems identify the bottlenecks in your workflow. Creating systems involves examining a process step by step so that you find hiccups and other problems. The process of defining and refining your workflow with systems makes your business run smoothly. Which of these best practice systems is your firm missing? Use the list below to check which basic best practice systems your firm is missing or that you feel needs some help. To grow your business, add or update these best practice systems. Business Naming – A process of listing attributes of or descriptive words for a business, product, or service to brainstorm a one to three-word name by which to identify it and/or market

2 February 2022

29 Questions to Help You Critique Your Business and Boost Profits

2022-08-07T16:11:49-04:00February 2nd, 2022|Leadership|1 Comment

I'm often asked, "what could I do that will help me grow faster?" And I'd love to have just one answer, but of course I Don't.  The "what" is different for each advisor, because your vision, goals, niche and how you run your business will be different than the next business owner. What I can tell you is that when you're not winning like you'd like to be winning, there are tried and true consistent questions to answer, systems to create and tools to help you grow and scale your business. One thing I see is that no matter how much time you've been in business you need to be able to be the boss and

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