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Improving Profits with Dashboards and Metrics This was originally published on Apr 06, 2011 by American Express OPENForum Idea Hub. Have you ever wondered why your business isn’t making as much money as you think it should be? Maybe you haven’t been asking the right questions. Before getting into the detailed metrics you should be tracking, let’s start with . . . → Read More: Improving Profits with Dashboards and Metrics  Opening the Book on Open Book Management By JoAnne Berg Originally published by American Express OPEN Forum on March 21, 2011 Note from JoAnne: I’m a big believer in applying the concepts of Open Book Management selectively in almost every business. If you’d like to discuss this concept in more detail, I am happy to talk to you about . . . → Read More: Opening the Book on Open Book Management  Comments are closed  Articles  Best Practices, Business Growth, Employee Compensation, Managing, Open Book Management, Values in Business Your revenue model is how you profitably match your product or service with your desired customers. No other business decision has more potential to make or break your business. In fact, your entire business will be structured around your revenue model. Comments are closed Articles Business Growth, Business planning, Marketing, Revenue Model, Starting a Business 6 Common Money Mistakes Small Business Owners Make by JoAnne Berg Jan 06, 2011 - We’ve all known businesses that appear to be doing well, but end up going out of business because they’ve made major mistakes in pricing, cost control or financial management. Here are some of the areas where these problems arise and some suggestions for how . . . → Read More: 6 Common Money Mistakes Small Business Owners Make Comments are closed Articles Accounting, Best Practices, Budgeting, Business Growth, Cash flow, Family business, Managing, Second stage companies Why Your Business Owes Taxes When It Didn’t Generate Cash By JoAnne Berg Your business has several silent partners: Uncle Sam and his state and local cousins. Many of the decisions you make on a daily basis will impact their take, so it’s wise to be at least somewhat familiar with the tax laws when you run your own . . . → Read More: Why Your Business Owes Taxes When It Didn’t Generate Cash Comments are closed Articles Accounting, Business Growth, Income taxes, Managing, Starting a Business This originally appeared on my blog, The Art of Small Business. – JoAnne My mind has been very much on business planning lately – I am working with several clients on their plans, and will be teaching a workshop on business planning later this month. Entrepreneurs working on startups are usually pretty good about having a plan, . . . → Read More: The Top Ten Reasons to Have a Business Plan Comments are closed Articles Best Practices, Budgeting, Business Growth, Business planning, Cash flow, Managing, Starting a Business Is Now the Time to Start Your Own Business? “Nothing else in the world… not all the armies… is so powerful as an idea whose time has come.”- Victor Hugo “Timing is everything.” - William Shakespeare Starting a business is not for the faint of heart. It takes a large investment of money, time and hard work. Like many other things . . . → Read More: Is Now the Time to Start Your Own Business? Make the Most of Your Local Chamber of Commerce Your local Chamber of Commerce is an indispensable resource for creating a successful small business. JoAnne’s November, 2010 article for OPEN Forum shares the tips and techniques necessary to make the most of your investment. Read the entire . . . → Read More: Make the Most of Your Local Chamber of Commerce Comments are closed Articles Business Growth, Family business, Managing, Marketing, Starting a Business The 6 C’s of Successful Small Business Owners JoAnne’s latest article for American Express OPEN Forum, “The 6 C’s of Successful Small Business Owners”, encourages small business owners to recognize and celebrate the traits that it takes to succeed. You can read the complete article on OPEN . . . → Read More: The 6 C’s of Successful Small Business Owners Comments are closed Articles Best Practices, Business Growth, Managing, Starting a Business, Values in Business Four Tips to a More Successful Small Business by JoAnne Berg Congratulations! You survived the recession. Now what? One thing is certain: the business climate is not going to look the same in 2011-2012 as it did in 2007-2008. For many of you, this means that the business strategy that created your past success will not be the one that . . . → Read More: Four Tips to a More Successful Small Business Comments are closed Articles Best Practices, Business Growth, Business planning, Managing, Marketing |
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