Doing Business with Giants - 2024
Certifications: Oppertunities and Paperwork
In today's highly competitive market, many small businesses miss out on the full potential available to them. Small business certifications allow a business to bid on contracts and work with the largest consumers of products and services, including the Federal government. If your business is serious about growing this first session is a great starting point.
January 24, 2024
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Focus on the Customers
We are all Marketers Now
To engage customers whenever and wherever they interact with a company—in a store; on the phone; responding to an e-mail, a blog post, or an online review—marketing must penetrate the entire organization. Companies with a plan for superior customer engagement have a critical competitive advantage.
February 7, 2024
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Connections:
Building Relationships
The art of effective networking is important because it helps build a reputation. Networking can help establish a business as a reliable, supportive, considerate, and knowledgeable industry professional. If done correctly, other professionals may eventually perceive your business as an industry expert.
February 21, 2024
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Supporting the Future
A properly designed workforce planning model ensures that organizations have just the right number of customer service personnel available when needed - neither too many nor too few. A finely tuned staffing plan ensures customers are well cared for and labor costs are controlled.
March 6, 2024
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Insurance and Taxes:
Protection of the Business
Protecting your business and the timely filing of all required taxes is an essential part of successful business practices. Liability coverage is important, because it helps protect from claims against your business that come up during normal operations. Finally, understanding the obligation and benefits of business taxes is essential to good business opportunities.
March 20, 2024
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Supply Chain Prosperity
A well-planned supply chain is a network of individuals and companies who are involved in creating a product and delivering it to the customer, as ordered, when needed, and as promised. Links on the chain begin with the producers and end when the product or service is delivered. Moving from a supply chain to a prosperity chain helps optimize results, lower costs, provide a more efficient production cycle.
April 3, 2024
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