We all have to get our feet wet and take that first plunge. However, getting started right can save you a lot of pain and aggravation. What pitfalls would Steve avoid if he was just gettin’ going? Take a look …
Our Strategies for Success member has captured the interest of a big commercial account. But he finds actually generating the proposal to be a daunting task. But fear not! Steve rides to the rescue with a step-by-step answer …
Steve waxes nostalgic when asked about his “success time-line” and then shares a few bone-headed mistakes he made over the years so you can avoid them!
P&G, Starbucks and Whole Foods are all suffering from the economy. All three are making drastic changes. Which one is right and what can a small company learn from these lessons? Looking for your thoughts.
Watch it, folks. Steve is off on one of his rants about customer service and this time he is more fired up than usual …
Can discounting your price help drive more business? Take a look at Pizza Hut and see what it did for them.
You are creating package pricing brochure for your company. Do you want high price to low or the opposite?
Well you are about to find out……
In the “good ole days” (pre-recession) you could get by with casually checking the nice big number at the end of your monthly Profit and Loss statement and then pop a cold one! Not anymore. You now need to focus like a hawk on your WEEKLY financials. This Flash Report form will help …
Are you tired of trying to be “all things to all men”? You aren’t the only one struggling with business identity crisis…
OK, Steve, now you have me interested. On one hand a few days ago you said only give your Cheerleaders Value Added Service PLUS a hand written thank you note. But I also note you promote giving a “kickback” with the Jon-Don “Free Spotter for Life” program with Jon-Don’s Spot-Out program. Is it because you are raking in big bucks on your Spot-Out commissions????
Can a customer identify what is different about your service? Is your only point of differentiation your price?
I’m thinking of starting a small carpet cleaning business in an area of about 80,000 people,….and about 50 carpet cleaning companies! So,starting out part-time (at about 10hours a week) is it worth the risk of my limited start-up capital?
There are millions of people out there who will cheerfully pay you more! But they won’t do it unless you …
Meg and John Burdick find that making emotionally detached decisions can be difficult when you have built relationships with your vendors. Find out what carpet cleaning marketing strategies they decided to keep after analyzing their performance over time.
