If you’ve noticed that the economy is getting a little stronger month by month, you might want to thank a female entrepreneur.
When it comes to new business formation, women are outpacing their male counterparts at a formidable rate. Recent U.S. Census Bureau figures show women are starting 1,288 new businesses a day, double the number a year ago.
1. Avoid: “I Can’t Do That” Or “That’s Impossible” Or “That Can’t Be Done.”
2. Avoid: “You Should Have…” Or “You Could Have…” Or You Ought To Have...
3. Avoid: “That’s Not My Job” Or “I Don’t Get Paid Enough For This” Or “That’s Not My Problem.”
Develop Your Skills as a Leader
Developing and improving upon your leadership skills should be a daily practice. A good way to start improving upon these skills is to take a quiz to find out what kind of leader you are. After reviewing your results you can now begin to assess the qualities of your dominant leadership style. With your quiz results in mind, make a list of how your leadership skills can help and hinder not only those you manage, but also your co-workers and other business contacts. Be mindful of your strengths and downfalls and make plans to improve upon any negatives in your leadership style.
If you're sick of your current business results and ready to make 2015 your best year ever, your planning needs to start right now. Here are seven tips for getting a head start on building a successful enterprise next year:
1. Sort contacts in the database.
Are you really going to send another holiday card to a client you haven’t spoken to in a decade?
Sort through your database and label each person as an A, B, C or D prospect. The A people are cream-of-the-crop clients. They've referred you business over the last 12 months. Your B people are clients who haven’t referred anyone this year but have in past. They are worth holding on to.
1. Get planning - If you’ve had an amazing idea swirling around in your mind for a while now, the first step to making it a reality is committing it to paper and writing a business plan.
Ask for Feedback
Whether it’s good or bad, feedback can save your business. It will enable you to make the necessary tweaks. You will be able to improve upon what’s working and get rid of what’s not.
