29 June 2019

The Top Business Book Recommendations for Summer 2019

2022-08-07T16:12:06-04:00June 29th, 2019|2. Management|0 Comments

69. Branding to Build Connection Most small or solo-businesses don’t have a brand or haven’t changed it since the last century. Is it time to bring your firm to life?  While "Brand Intimacy" by Mario Natarelli and Rina Plapler was written by authors who worked with corporate giants, this is a great book that helps firms of all sizes to grow their brand visibility and stand out from the crowd in this century. Read about what made brands tick and what you can do to connect more deeply in the age of social networking to create your brand to more people. Thanks to: Maria Marsala of Coach Maria.   To read about the other 73 book

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23 May 2019

Plan For More Advisory Success

2022-08-07T16:12:07-04:00May 23rd, 2019|Leadership|0 Comments

(This article appeared in 2009 on FastCompany.com)   Businesses can do well without planning, many do. However, even successful businesses get to a point where growth becomes an elusive goal. To become a high performing organization, to grow rapidly, a company really needs a planning and monitoring process. Got yours? I sure do have mine! Back in 2000, a major shift in my business occurred when I came across the One Page Business Plan® process. Now, don’t let the simplicity of the name fool you. While the process helps you create a business administrative, management, operations, and marketing plan, it's much more. Start a business by writing down important elements of what you've been thinking. Diagnosis of how

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3 May 2019

Business Tax Tips

2022-08-07T16:12:08-04:00May 3rd, 2019|Teams & Groups|0 Comments

10. Keep it in the Car It's so easy to lose a receipt or not remember a trip you've taken, Keep an envelope in the car and put every receipt in it. When the envelope is full (or before your bookkeeper arrives) bring the contents of envelopes into your office. Then, have your bookkeeper pull out what's deductible. Keep a pad in the car to write all of the day's business trips. You're bound to get extra business mileage because you logged in a side trip that you soon would have forgotten! Thanks to: Maria Marsala of Act Now Seminars. For 17 additional Business Tax Tips click here.

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26 April 2019

20 Best Business Spring-Cleaning Tips

2022-08-07T16:12:09-04:00April 26th, 2019|Productivity & Goals|0 Comments

18. People Want What You Don't Use Spring cleaning started March 1. I’m using a tip I learned last year, when I moved 3000 miles. First, office supplies and old desks/chairs don’t sell at yard sales; however, one group of people, TEACHERS, need them all and then some. Through the BuyNothingProject.org (BNP), I found a teacher. She took it all and planned to leave what she couldn't use in the teachers’ lounge. From her gigantic smile, you would have thought that I had given her solid gold. A big win-win. Thanks to: Maria Marsala of . Read the other 19 tips here.

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