The Drive to Thrive: Business Success

The IRS is struggling to keep up, unprocessed returns, an unprecedented number of notices being sent out, and oh, yes, they aren't answering their phone!

Listen to this episode while I bring you up-to-date with the current status and provide you some ideas as to what to do.

Not that I can read tea leaves, but there are a lot of signs that do appear that (at least in my opinion) be lining up to say the small business owners are going to be more in the crosshairs of the IRS than generally before.  Lots of more auditors, low-hanging fruit, the current administration's apparent love for unions and small business, the budget proposal, you name it - things just seem to be lining up for it to be much harder for small businesses.    So, listen to it, and prepare yourself.  

Are your employees doing what is beneficial for you and the company as a whole? Stuck with people in the wrong positions? Tune into this podcast to learn how to ensure the right people are on your bus. 

Business owners wear a lot of hats. When do you allow yourself to admit to "success?" Are you restless with figuring out the "next step?" Overwhelmed? Tune into this episode to learn how to define and celebrate success in your business.

Humility is key to being successful. Reach out if you need support in any way.  Avoid additional stress by realizing what knowledge you do and don't have. Listen to this episode to learn from my mistakes to prevent yours. 

Figure out the root of why things happen in order to prevent issues in your business. Listen to this episode to learn how to make your business run more efficiently. 

What are you doing in your business to be innovative? What tools, products, and/or services are you utilizing to achieve your goals? Listen to this episode to learn tools and tricks of the trade to become more efficient. 

Small business owners wear many hats....working on various aspects of their business.  I've found that there is one very important aspect of a small business owner's day that is neglected.  This Ten-1-1 discusses this one thing and when you get this one thing right....it will make a huge difference to your business success.

Simple steps to understand and manage your business fear

All of us, if we have been in business long enough probably have faced at least some fear.  Fear can absolutely destroy a small business.  If not managed it can cause you to stop making decisions, make the wrong decisions or just give up.  But fear can also be a driver to success.  This short Ten-1-1 provides some real-life examples of how I have handled this when it has happened to me. 

Creating a USP Unique Selling Proposition can be so very important to help you grow your business.  How many times have you been out somewhere and someone says I am this or that and you think to yourself....ok and then continue talking about something else.  But what if someone says, I help small businesses improve their processes and systems to make more money.  Wow!  Now this person has your attention and most likely you want to ask them more about how they do that.  Do you see the difference?

This short Ten-1-1 podcast will help you create a USP that is simple and powerful.

We all want to help clients, customers, and our employees, but a big mistake we can make in our business is allowing exceptions to our policies.  In this Ten-1-1 episode learn why this can be dangerous and simple steps to resolve.