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10. RESTART THE COMPUTER
This simple action can solves a lot of random problems, and may save you the trouble of calling.
9. GOOGLE IT
If you haven't already, it's time to replace the server room
10. KNOW YOUR PRODUCT
Have a good understanding of what you have to offer your clients: the physical space, services such as catering and audio/visual, and the surrounding ancillary services the city offers.
Search engine marketing, also known as SEM, is a vast black hole into which small businesses pour millions of dollars without landing a sale. But does this really have to be the case?
It isn't easy hearing from a business partner, client or investor that something you did wasn't perfect. Accepting constructive criticism is a skill that needs to be learned, just like budgeting, public speaking and schmoozing.
Meeting planning is a thankless job. For the small business owner, executive assistant or anyone else who has to consult with multiple people with multiple calendar limitations to set a time, day and place — you know what we mean.
Are you looking for someone to invest in your business and inject it with needed capital?
10. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
Look at your current location and decide if where you are moving to is better. Is there more foot traffic? Is there better parking? Consider all pros and cons.
Late last year, the IRS released a new set of temporary regulations on tangible asset costs that will likely affect most businesses, especially manufacturers and distributors.
Many organizations feel that if they could just figure out the fundamentals of motivation, dealing with employees would be so much easier.
Making decisions that foster real change often involves thinking on many different levels all at once to get the maximum benefit. Good leaders have developed strategic thinking skills and continue to nurture them.
These days, it's rare to actually get a real person on the phone when you call them on your first try. Could your message-leaving skills use some refining?
Is your marketing plan all over the place? Does your message get diluted by miscommunication between staff members or by competing priorities within your company? Do the people representing your business often appear at cross-purposes?
10. BUILD MOMENTUM
Don't underestimate actions that can be completed in three to five minutes. They can generate a lot of momentum.
9. PLAN FOR BALANCE
I recently wrote a book about the business benefits of a well-run human resources program on the basis of an old cliché, "What I've learned over the past 25 years in employee benefits and HR could fill a …" In fact, a better understanding of HR