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Back to Business Basics- Part 1

SOMETIMES, it pays to change your business for the sake of change. At other times, you have to change your business because the market tells you to. And if you don’t change, you’re dead.

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Two Important Words for Your Business- Part 2

So what’s the second word?

Accountability

Let’s say you do find a mentor or hire a consultant. Chances are, a good mentor will guide you, while a consultant will do some specific, task-oriented work for you and leave.

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7 Questions to Ask about Business Coaching

I’m often asked how a business mentor or a Business Coach can help a struggling business succeed or make a successful business better.

In my mind, the main value of having a mentor or a coach is in having someone beside you who knows the “ins and outs” of business, and more importantly, knows how to grow profits consistently versus simply cutting expenses as a way to get more money into your pocket.

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Mistakes Business Owners Make- Part II

Last week we took a look at four mistakes business owners must stop making if they want their business to grow. Here are three more mistakes to avoid.

5. Stop working on unimportant distractions and focus on what matters:
The two most important things to focus on in your business are how to generate more cashflow and profits.

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Mistakes Business Owners Make- Part One

Most business owners are smart people but, like most smart people, they can do stupid things. Here’s some business help,  seven stupid things you should stop doing that are hurting your business.

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Many Thanks for the People’s Choice Award

Winning any award is exciting, but when you win an award based on the votes of your clients and customers, it’s very special.

In balloting that lasted throughout the summer, ActionCOACH was voted the favorite Business Services organization in the first People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies.

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Use the End of Summer to Formulate Smart Goals for You and Your Business

As the lazy days of summer end and normalcy returns to your business and life, it’s a great time to take inventory of where you and your business are right now, and where you want to be in the future.

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Back on the Road and Unplugged

What an exciting summer it’s been!

We just finished the first Business Excellence Forum and Business Excellence Awards, during which we celebrated the achievements of some of the finest small and medium sized businesses in the world while learning from renowned speakers like Stedman Graham and Les Brown.

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Happy Birthday ActionCOACH!

Happy Birthday, ActionCOACH!

We are in Miami at Global Conference celebrating another great year, which just happens to coincide with our 18th birthday!

The time has gone by very quickly, but that’s what happens when you enjoy what you do.

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How to Spot a Franchise Scam

Before the 1960s and 70s –long before the franchise industry was regulated –investing in a franchise was as risky as putting your retirement savings into Enron.

Over four decades into these regulations and the perils of getting trapped into a franchise scam haven’t ceased to exist.

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