Most people go through their day jumping from task to task, doing many things but often accomplishing little. My last post described a simple technique to double your productivity. In this post, I am going to discuss a simple technique that you can use to get more out of your day. It’s called “task clustering.” Basically, […]
How to Double Your Productivity
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Here is a simple time-management/process-improvement trick that can produce amazing results. At the start of every day, create a list of every task that you have to do. Be sure to include strategic and critical items in your list, but also add the regular stuff. Then ask yourself, “If I could do only two things […]
Home-Based Businesses – Broken Down by Industry
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Some weeks ago I was researching data on home-based businesses and came by a publication from the SBA that had some interesting information. It showed the percentage of home-based businesses in a number of industries. This was pretty interesting because most people imagine home business owners to be self-employed individuals who work in a handful of service industries […]
How to Beat Walmart if You Own a Small Business
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Some time ago, rural business entrepreneur Becky McCray from the Small Business Survival blog posted an article about a reader who lamented that wholesalers charged high prices to small-town retailers. She wondered if anyone knew strategies to get wholesalers to lower their prices. It didn’t take long for the conversation to turn into the common subject of how small businesses, rural or not, […]
Close More Sales. Be Sure to Scratch an Itch
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Most salespeople go about the business of selling and handling prospects in the wrong way. And it’s costing them – and their prospects – time and money. It’s a bold statement to make, but I think I can prove it to you. Just look at the salespeople around you and watch them make these two mistakes time and […]
