Marketing and Business Tips

» How to Write a Job Description
May, 22nd, 2012

Every employee needs a current, written job description. It is the most fundamental tool in any employer-employee relationship. Here at How to Write a Job Description you will discover:

The 7 Functions of a Job Description

and

The 5 Components of a Job Description

Discover for yourself How to Write a Job Description.

» Fast Business Growth: The First Step
May, 21st, 2012

Monday is for Marketing

Has growth stalled in your business? Have you hit a plateau? Do you need some fast business growth? Here’s the first step: Design and implement an aggressive strategy to market to your current and past customers!

Yes, that’s right. Your first marketing priority should be to market to your current and … Read more

» 5 Ways Strategic Business Owners Use QuickBooks® to Save Time and Maximize Profits – Veronica Wasek
May, 18th, 2012

business owners, quickbooksFriday is for Friends

Today in our Friday is for Friends feature I welcome good friend Veronica Wasek, owner of VM Wasek CPA, LLC and a graduate of the Growth Coach program. She is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Advanced QuickBooks® ProAdvisor, and a Public Speaker. She specializes in helping strategic business owners manage Read more

» What Limiting Beliefs are Holding You Back – Coaching Question of the Week
May, 17th, 2012

Here is the transcript for today’s video blog from Houston business coach Glenn Smith:

We’re here with our Coaching Question of the Week, and here it is:

What limiting beliefs are holding you back? Think about that.

Many of us, until we stop and think about it, don’t think we have any limiting … Read more

» Business Systems Are the Key to Selling Your Business
May, 16th, 2012

“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture.”-Norman Vincent Peale

Without business systems in place, no one will want to pay a premium for your broken business.  They will not want to … Read more

» Case Study: Business Coaching Gets Results – May 2012
May, 14th, 2012

Business coaching gets resultsMonday is for Marketing

Today in our Monday is for Marketing feature I thought I would share a brief case study with you to show the power of not only business coaching, but also case studies. Case studies are a powerful marketing tool that tend to be greatly underutilized. Read this and be encouraged!

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» 7 Step Business Development Program by Michael Gerber
May, 13th, 2012

business coach, e-myth, michael gerber, business developmentBack in 1986 I came across a new book entitled The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber. I remember reading the book and thinking how “revolutionary” it was for owners of small businesses. I found myself going back to it from time to time to … Read more

» What is Networking? – Brian Covault
May, 11th, 2012

Friday is for Friends

This week in my Friday is for Friends feature I welcome a great friend, Brian Covault. Brian is the Founder and President of the Texas Community Referral Network. In this post he gives us some great tips about “Networking.” According to Brian, effective networking will give you a bigger piece Read more

» 7 Step Daily Process for Improving Productivity – Coaching Question of the Week
May, 10th, 2012

Here is our Coaching Question of the Week: What are you doing to improve your personal productivity?

Every business leader, and especially every business owner, needs to be thinking about how they can improve their personal productivity and the productivity of their management and leadership team.

What I want to give you today is what … Read more

» Business Owner Reports 63% Growth
May, 8th, 2012

Press Release, Spring 2012, Sugar Land (Houston), Texas

A local business owner reported 63% growth this year as a result of the Strategic Business Owners Program led by The Growth Coach Houston. While the rest of his industry reported losses, he was approached by a larger company expressing interest in possibly buying his business because … Read more