03Feb
As you all know by now I’ve been co-hosting a regular BlogTalkRadio Show each week with Business Coach and SmallBusinessDelivered.com author Steve Smith. Well last week our topic of conversation was Strategic Vision in Small Businesses. This was an especially interesting topic because most small business owners do not truly know what it is they want their business to become.
I mean think about it for a moment. Yes you have a business and it probably consumes most of your waking moments. And maybe just maybe you’ve taken the time to write a business plan for it. But in that business plan did you ever actually ask yourself the question “What Do You Want Your Business To Become”? Think about this for a minute. Don’t just worry about the day to day affairs of running your company. For those wondering what I am talking about I’ll give you an easy example. Say you own one conveniance store. Now ask yourself what you hope that conveinance store will become in ten years. Will you build up a chain of them where you live. Maybe go national, or create a franchise. Or maybe you’re just hoping to cash out one day. What is your strategic vision. What do you hope your business will become?
As I build up www.SmallBusinessDelivered.com I constantly ask myself this question all the time. And the answer does change sometimes at least a little. Some strategic visions are constantly being modified as you learn more about the business you are in and what you can potentially accomplish. Keep this thought in the back of your head and at some point take a moment to consider the question. You may be surprised by the answer you come up with.
To check out our show on Strategic visions just follow the link BlogTalkRadio Show.
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Tags: Business Growth, Business Planning, strategic plan. business plan, strategic vision
07Dec
This week on www.blogtalkradio.com/small-biz-delivered myself and co-host Steve Smith of OneCoach Coaching will be talking about the affects that big businesses often have on small businesses. Specifically though we’ll be discussing this situation as it applies to GM and Chrysler and the recent dealership closings. We want to cover this issues because there is legislation pending that would force GM and Chrysler to allow those affected dealerships to reopen. But even if it passed isn’t it already too late? They’re closed already. How many of them would have the ability or inclination at this point to open there doors again if allowed to. Both of us feel it is an important topic because of the number of lives that have been affected by big corporations that are only thinking of themselves.
The show will be at 8pm pacific standard time on December 10, 2009. We’ll be on for an hour and we’re taking callers all throughout the show. So I hope you can join in. Follow the link to learn more http://www.blogtalkradio.com/small-biz-delivered/2009/12/11/while-corporate-america-dithers-small-businesses-die
Cash Miller
Editor,
www.SmallBusinessDelivered.com
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Tags: Big Business, BlogTalkRadio, Car Dealerships, Chrysler, Entrepreneurship, General Motors, small business, Small Business Ownership
27Nov
I just wanted to make sure everyone knows about tonights live broadcast. Myself and Steve Smith of OneCoach Coaching will be talking about Leadership in Small Business. What characteristics make for a good leader and the importance of developing future leaders within the small business organization. The broadcast will be at 8pm Pacific time and is open to callers. To find out more and to be able to call in just visit this link
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/small-biz-delivered/2009/11/28/how-to-develop-leaders-in-your-small-business. In addition you can check out our past shows at
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/small-biz-delivered
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Tags: BlogTalkRadio, Leadership, Management, small business, Small Business Ownership
25Nov
I have to say that publishing any kind of website and actually getting people to notice that website requires a very in depth level of study to achieve success. Recently myself and author Steve Smith had a couple of in depth discussions on our BlogTalkRadio Show about making money online and how hard it can be. We discussed this topic because we are both amazed about how people seem to think the internet will allow them to get rich quick but instead they end up broke real quick.
The internet is an unbelieveable opportunity for people wanting to go into business for themselves. But I am an advocate of those businesses being of a sound proven product and not based on something like selling someone else’s diet pills or crappy exercise equipment. A virtual store is really no different than a brick and mortar store. Your store needs to offer a product people want. It needs to be easy to navigate, it should be attractive, and items need to be appealing and easy to purchase. When a potential customer visits your home page it is the same as them walking through your front door.These are facts that you need to keep in mind.
The point I am trying to make though is that just like any business you need to educate yourself in its operations, marketing opportunities, products, etc. Don’t just jump in but instead take your time and study. There is a right way to start a business that can lead to long term success and a wrong way that can lead to quick failure. The internet is not a get rich quick landscape but it certainly does offer a great deal of opportunity.
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Tags: Affiliate Marketing, Business Ideas, Business Opportunities, Internet Business, small business
30Oct
Exciting times are coming! Starting this Sunday November 1st. We’ll be airing our first episode of a regular series of radio shows on www.BlogTalkRadio.com. For our first show I’ve lined up Dan Boudreau author of “Business Plan or Bust!” and the recently released book “Riskbuster, Start or Grow any Small Business.” We’ll be covering the topic of business planning and the role such plans play in the success of small businesses. Dan of course is one of the authors on www.SmallBusinessDelivered.com and we have published a number of his articles over the last year or so.
I am hoping that all of my readers of this blog as well as the numerous visitors we’ve been getting to www.SmallBusinessDelivered.com will be able to join us and listen in. If you do you’ll have the chance to call into the show and talk with myself as well as Dan Boudreau live on air. It should really make for an interesting evening as we get into what business plans are all about.
The show will be broadcast at 9pm Mountain time on Sunday November 1st and will last between 45 minutes and an hour. After that a recording of the show will be made available on www.SmallBusinessDelivered.com as well as this blog.
To learn more about the show got to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Small-Biz-Delivered/2009/11/02/Admit-It-Your-Business-is-Suffering-Because-You-Do You’ll need to visit this page to listen in and for the call in number.
Also check out our BlogTalkRadio Home page to learn about future episodes at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Small-Biz-Delivered
I look forward to hearing from you.
Cash
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Tags: Authors, BlogTalkRadio, Business Planning, Business Plans, Business Strategy, Dan Boudreau, Interviews, Riskbuster, Talk Radio
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