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Doug and Polly White
@letgotogrow
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Social media marketing: its more than friends and followers: bit.ly/2GzSv05
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Often we procrastinate because we are trying to work against our bodies natural rhythms.
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Overcoming procrastination:bit.ly/2E1AlPD
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Customer loyalty- the new standard: bit.ly/2GetlEU
An article on delegation: bit.ly/2GeIZ38
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In our book, Let Go to Grow, we interviewed the owners of more than 100 small businesses. One of the consistent patterns we found was that entrepreneurs had difficulty effectively delegating decision-making authority.
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Moving your buisness out of your home: bit.ly/2IY6Bqi
Moving from a home office, where occupancy costs are effectively zero, to rented space is a big decision. We are here to help: bit.ly/2IY6Bqi
We learned that the constraint to growth is generally not capital: bit.ly/2E0FQhm
There is little doubt that he could grow the business significantly if he decided to do so....read more: bit.ly/2usnTIT
Why some entrepreneurs choose not to grow their business: bit.ly/2usnTIT
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One question every small business must answer: bit.ly/2Gv4OuL
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Being green, both in the wallet and environment:
For love and money - the ambition factor : bit.ly/2pKQKCP
Failing to make employees feel like a recognized, contributing member of a winning team, or worse, explicitly telling them that their contributions aren?t valued can be a real de-motivator.
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Money is a serious motivator, but studies show that only the prospect of receiving money in the fairly near future is a strong enough motivator to change behavior
Reduce your cycle times: bit.ly/2GabGhH
Cycle time reduction is most often associated with manufacturing processes. But, the concepts are equally applicable in service industries bit.ly/2GabGhH
The worst thing you can do to your employee:
Growth is not always necessary or good
Even if the employee is delivering results, but doing it in a way that is not compatible with your culture, he or she may not be a good fit.
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Don?t let employees develop false expectations. It will only result in a disgruntled employee at some point in the future.
Don?t promote automatically ? The best widget maker is not necessarily the best manufacturing manager:
Working with your spouse, the ambition factor: bit.ly/2IVNVrh
How can I Identify a useful market segmentation:
While admittedly oversimplified, this meets the first criteria for a good segmentation:
Competing for talent with the ?big dogs? can be challenging for small businesses:
Developing yourself while you are not working will help you to address concerns about skill degradation
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