Growing your business is one of the toughest things an entrepreneur needs to do. But nothing gets done without a paying client so you have to go out and get some. For established businesses like I specialize in, I suggest 30% of your business development time be focused on building new client relationships and 70% be devoted to your existing client base.

That said, both need to occur to diversify your channels of opportunity. Here's how:

ATTRACTING NEW CLIENTS:

• Focus on your client. They're the reason WHY you're in business. They pay your mortgage, expenses and meals.
• Do what you say you're going do plus a little extra. Keep your promises and over-perform.
• It's about relationships. People buy from people they trust.
• You have to get out there and meet people. Dress professionally. Smile. Relax. Be yourself.
• Really CARE about your clients problems. If you listen well, they're actually opportunities.

YOUR BIGGEST ASSET IS YOUR EXISTING CLIENT BASE:

• It costs a lot of money and time to get a new client in the door. Your current clients already trust you enough to have done business with you---they will again and it won't cost that initial bump.
• Especially now, now is a great time to talk to your clients and see how they're managing. See if you can help them in some way. You might actually be able to and the offer will go a long way.
• Survey your current clients by phone or personal email and ask them for feedback about how you're doing, what they'd like to buy from you and ask them what their biggest worries are. The feedback could be your next growth opportunity.
  
• Create lower priced services or find lower priced products right now and get more customers.
  

Keep your margins intact if you can but have a lower priced offering in hand for two reasons.

1. People aren't spending money these days because of the economy and people pay attention to their nickels now where they didn't before.
   
2. You'll need more clients to retain your current income but with more clients--when the turn comes--you'll be set for double digit growth.

To your Success.

Executive summary by Mark R Overbury
Source from: ezinearticles.com

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Start Up Entrepreneur - Today Isn't Everything, Really

As an entrepreneur, your job is very detailed. "You need to be the creative one". You need to be the boss. You need to hold the vision of your business at the head of each and every thing that you do for that business. But, today isn't everything.

As a business owner, you must remember the fact that the long term goals and process of your business can only happen if you plan for it now, not in the day. You have probably heard people tell you that you need to; "Live in the day!" As an entrepreneur, this is not possible and should not be the way that you hold your business agenda. But, why not? Most of the time, we would like to think that all we really need to do is to put together a plan and work the plan. Isn't that what we have all been taught?

Somehow, things will fall into place. It has to. That's all it can do. Yet, from a business standpoint, there is much more to think about.


For example:

1. You may have employees that need the funds that come from your business for their day to day expenses.
2. You may need to take into consideration the overall benefits that you have in keeping your business going.
3. What about your assets? Will they make it through the process?
4. How about your cash flow?
5. What will happen if something does go wrong?
   

All of these things are really only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to ruining a business in the long term. The bottom line is that you need to consider what your business will be like today as well as ten, twenty and more years down the road. Think About This. It is essential that you understand two concepts of your business dealings. When you make a decision in your business, ask yourself these questions first and foremost.

1. When I make this decision, what is the short term and immediate effects of doing so?
2. How does this affect my business today?
3. When I make this decision, what is the long term effect of making this choice?
4. How will this decision affect my business months and years from now?
   

When you take the time to carefully consider decisions that happen in front of you, you put yourself in charge of your destiny. Don't let it just happen, make today count for tomorrow. Sit back and think for a minute...Have you ever heard the old sayings there is safety in numbers?

Two heads are better than one. Think about this for a minute. There are many online start up companies available today on the internet that help you start an on line business for a small investment and guide you step by step. There is always another choice. Instead of being out there alone in the great big entrepreneur world on your own. You may choose a company with years of experience, training videos, coaching and help desk guidance to insure that you succeed.

If you are thinking of starting a business search the internet for help on selecting the type of business you will be most successful in and that offers the most support and has a vested interest in seeing you succeed.

Executive summary by Tom Belton
Resource from: ezinearticles.com

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Jauhnya perbedaan nilai tukar dollar vs rupiah sempat menjadi tanda tanya dalam benak saya beberapa tahun yang lalu. Apa mungkin bisa orang indonesia yang mata uangnya rupiah bisa memperoleh income dollar tanpa harus kerja ke luar negri dan membelanjakannya dalam bentuk rupiah? Pertanyaan inilah yang sempat terlintas dalam benak saya beberapa tahun yang lalu.

Pesatnya perkembangan teknologi internet sangatlah memungkinkan. Karena dengan internet akan memudahkan kita mencari peluang untuk memperoleh income dollar. Banyak peluang bisnis di internet yang bisa kita jadikan sumber income tambahan tanpa harus repot berbondong-bondong pergi keluar negri untuk menjadi TKI. Nah, dengan internet kita akan lebih mudah menghasilkan income dollar.

Ada beberapa peluang bisnis yang bisa kita jalankan diantaranya adalah :

- Bisnis Affiliate
- Google Adsense
- Trading di pasar uang dan saham
- Jual produk kerajinan ke luar negri dengan ikutan lelang di ebay.

dan masih banyak lagi peluang bisnis lainnya yang dapat kita lakukan di internet, asalkan kita rajin googling pasti ketemu peluangnya. Tinggal lagi terserah kita memilih salah satu peluang bisnis mana yang kita gemari. Tapi kita juga harus hati-hati memilahnya karena banyak juga bisnis yang gak bener. Selama kita mau belajar dan konsisten menjalankannya pasti ada jalannya. Jadi punya income dollar pengeluaran rupiah sudah jadi hal yang mungkin kan. Nah selamat berburu dollar..

*klo ada yang mo diskusi tentang bisnis internet, monggo... mudah-mudahan saya bisa bantu..


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