Your belief can move mountains

5 March 2010

Your belief…. or the strength of your belief can move mountains. It can overcome any obstacle to achieve your dreams. Here is a 3 minute video that inspired me today. Even if you have seen it on TV, it is worth watching again.   + Ravi Peal-Shankar

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Business Coaching Today: Cash-Flow challenges

4 March 2010

Cash-Flow challenges: Turnover is steady if not increasing. But cash-flow is beginning to stress the business owner. Main Reason: The business and the owner got away with very poor money management disciplines for a long time. Poor paying habits of the customers became very bad and are becoming the norm. The business is held hostage. […]

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Branding V Direct response Marketing

3 March 2010

Today I was talking to a mentor of mine. Amongst other things we were discussing ‘branding’ and ‘direct response marketing’. He described the job of branding as follows: ‘brandings’ job is to recognise you or the brand when the customer comes back for more. Difficult to measure. Direct response marketing’s purpose is to generate a […]

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Greatness is within you !

2 March 2010

Here is an excerpt from Tony Robbins training blog: One moment is all it takes to change your life forever. One insight. One conversation. One decision. One idea. One step. How does true transformation happen? Transformation happens at a moment when we’re no longer willing to settle for what comes to us in the moment, […]

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Run towards your dream

1 March 2010

Anytime you are running towards your dream, what happens along the way – good or bad – is a lesson.You can overcome any obstacle if what you are running towards is compelling enough. The important thing is you are always running towards your dream. As long as what you are striving is getting closer, your […]

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I am right and you are wrong – small business growth help

26 February 2010

Your business may have systems and procedures. You may have a systemised sales process. Then you see potential in a new market and impose your sales process on that market. But the market is telling you “we want to do business with you but your system is confusing”- They clearly tell us how they want […]

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Should small businesses be preparing for another crash ?

25 February 2010

Professor James Crotty believes we are heading for an even bigger financial crash: Reason: Excess optimism creating speculative bubbles which in turn is creating false values (which lead to huge bonuses) : Video (8 Mins) + Ravi Peal-Shankar

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Dealing with setbacks – Small business growth help

24 February 2010

Craig Herkert, CEO of Supervalu, talks about handling setbacks, managing in a downturn and the most valuable job he has held. + Ravi Peal-Shankar

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Marketing paradigm of a bygone era – Small Business Marketing Help

23 February 2010

World was coming out of several wars. People were demanding products from the market with positive expectations. Demand was plentiful and supply was limited. Brand differentiation rules In the bygone era products stood out from each other by brand differentiation. The marketing model was a logical approach to consumer’s hearts and minds. Differentiate and persuade […]

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Do it yourself SEO (Part 2) – Small Business Markeing help

22 February 2010

In part 1 SEO specialist Stephan Spencer outlined the basics of … Keyword Research Free and Pay tools How to use misspelling to your advantage How to optimise your content And many more practical examples In part 2 he talks about…. How to deal with important pages on your site What number of links you […]

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