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Article Check - Think Before You Talk
Do you have the right personality type to successfully run your own business?It takes an entrepreneurial fire in your belly to start a business and make it succeed. Not everyone has it.How do you know if you have what it takes to start a business? There's really no way to know for sure. But I do find things in common among the emotional and family fabric of people ready to consider an entr
The first lunch was merely a business meeting and we exchanged business cards. However, the second lunch a few weeks later was quite different. Colleen gave me a new business card a
Starting a new business? Whether you're a therapist beginning a private practice, a dog groomer starting a new mobile service or an eBay seller opening an eBay store with dropshipped products, one of the most important keys to your success is to write a business plan, an outline which serves as a roadmap for your business. Here are some of the reasons why a business plan should be one of your first priorities.1
That’s the kind of thinking that enabled my friend Susan to land that $50.00 an hour teaching contract with one of the local businesses. You see, I happen to be at lunch with a person who was casually talking about her job. After all, I had nothing to do with her company. I was just a computer consultant that was going to send her business. How could I be a threat?
This is how it happened. At the time, we were working on Susan’s game plan to become a teacher. I had a client that wanted me to teach 15 of their employees. Since my company didn't do classroom training, I referred them to a computer school. Upon class registration, they mentioned who referred them. The Director of Training, Colleen, then called and spoke with me. I advised her that my company only did one-on-one training and maybe we could trade business. That’s when she invited me to lunch.
The first lunch was merely a business meeting and we exchanged business cards. However, the second lunch a few weeks later was quite different. Colleen gave me a new business card an
A franchise opportunity may be the right business for you if you want to be your own boss but do not want to take the risk of starting a new business on your own. Make sure you get all the facts before you buy into a franchise.Before you decide on which franchise you want to buy look at all the franchise websites and investigate the opportunities that are in the market place. Attend a franchise exhibition and spe
That’s the kind of thinking that enabled my friend Susan to land that $50.00 an hour teaching contract with one of the local businesses. You see, I happen to be at lunch with a person who was casually talking about her job. After all, I had nothing to do with her company. I was just a computer consultant that was going to send her business. How could I be a threat?
This is how it happened. At the time, we were working on Susan’s game plan to become a teacher. I had a client that wanted me to teach 15 of their employees. Since my company didn't do classroom training, I referred them to a computer school. Upon class registration, they mentioned who referred them. The Director of Training, Colleen, then called and spoke with me. I advised her that my company only did one-on-one training and maybe we could trade business. That’s when she invited me to lunch.
The first lunch was merely a business meeting and we exchanged business cards. However, the second lunch a few weeks later was quite different. Colleen gave me a new business card a
Question 1: Is it true that the client is always right?Answer: Yes. The customer is always right. The customer’s perception is reality.Question 2: If the client is always right, does it mean the service provider is always wrong, even if they have been trained and well prepared for the job?’Answer: Training and preparation is essential but it cannot prepare us for every possible situation. Things wil
This is how it happened. At the time, we were working on Susan’s game plan to become a teacher. I had a client that wanted me to teach 15 of their employees. Since my company didn't do classroom training, I referred them to a computer school. Upon class registration, they mentioned who referred them. The Director of Training, Colleen, then called and spoke with me. I advised her that my company only did one-on-one training and maybe we could trade business. That’s when she invited me to lunch.
The first lunch was merely a business meeting and we exchanged business cards. However, the second lunch a few weeks later was quite different. Colleen gave me a new business card a
The Team:Nobody is blessed with ALL the skills it takes to make a successful business. That’s why most businesses have a management team, a creative team, and a technical team. You have to figure out where you fit into that team.If you feel like you are very creative, but don’t have the skills to carry out the technical process, it is very important to find someone who can.
The first lunch was merely a business meeting and we exchanged business cards. However, the second lunch a few weeks later was quite different. Colleen gave me a new business card a
It was all just too much fun. Really. I moved to Portland, Oregon last year after living and working in Europe for 23 years. I was on a self-induced sabbatical and I thought I’d get an office job to earn a modest living while there. I just assumed that this would be easy to do, like mowing lawns in the summertime for pocket money was back in high school.Wrong.A steady succession of unanswered emails and le
The first lunch was merely a business meeting and we exchanged business cards. However, the second lunch a few weeks later was quite different. Colleen gave me a new business card and explained she just changed jobs. I knew her former employer had a reputation for suing past employees because of a no compete clause. Therefore, I questioned her about this. She then began to fill me in on all the latest legal gossip at her new place of employment concerning her former employer. I didn’t say a word.
Through legal means, her former employer obtained an order that forbid Colleen or her current employer to solicit or train former clients. I calmly asked.
“What former clients?” She started naming them as I listened.
“Does this mean that those clients are no longer being trained by either company?” I interrupted.
“Well, my former employer has sent letters to them to get them to sign affidavits for the upcoming court battle.” She quickly replied.
I knew right then I had something. No client wants to be dragged into court. When I got back to my office, I called one of the clients she mentioned, and asked about their employee training. They already knew me as a consultant and asked if I knew of any independent teachers. Guess who got the contract - that’s right Susan.
Colleen never found out about my associ
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