Veteran’s Day is a great time to reflect on all that our armed services have done for our country. And for me, it’s way past time to ask what we as business owners can do for the veterans. If we all made a commitment to hire veterans then we might make a dent in the unemployment numbers for returning troops.
Luck favors the hard working salesperson. The luckiest reps are the hardest working reps. Create your extraordinary luck by putting in extraordinary effort.
A favorable economy, record stock prices, low interest rates...at long last, all the right stars have aligned around M&A activity, and there’s no reason to think that the stepped-up pace of dealmaking will slow down anytime soon. We are seeing strong interest among private equity players, as well as strategic buyers. Private equity firms are attracted to growing entities that offer platform opportunities.
I was recently contacted by a prospect through Twitter. To be honest, I hadn’t really registered that I was connected to this person. But it turned out that he had been following my social media feeds keenly. We had a quick phone call and, within 10 minutes, I had acquired a new client.
If you want to grow your customer base and retain current jobs, it’s time to develop a clear understanding and message revolving around what you can do for them.
You live in a hyper-connected world, and that means there is very little that is truly private anymore. Here are a few tips to follow as you conduct yourself both personally and professionally, both online and in the good old analog world.
Technology is moving forward, and production is integrating new processes and equipment into the workflow. More often than not, though, creative departments are not being properly trained about these new processes that they must design for.
If the job of Sales had a dress code, would you pass it or be arrested by the Fashion Police? How important is your look? Find out in this week’s blog by Bill Farquharson.
An EXIT—Stage LEFT business was not a pretty site for many Boomers who lost heavily during the Great Recession. How many "Boomer" business owners out there wish they would have sold their company a few years before the Great Recession?
Despite what many people think, harvesting trees for wood and paper production in a sustainable manner does not cause deforestation. The area occupied by forests in Canada has remained stable over the last two decades while in the United States it increased by 3 percent over the last 60 years.
