1. Start Building a Global Brand
You think only the likes of Coca-Cola and American Express deserve significant exposure overseas? With the advent of the internet, smaller companies and entrepreneurs are finding affordable ways to go global.
2. Work on Your Business Plan’s Financials
There is no way you are going to impress potential investors if your numbers do not add up. You should learn how to create a reasonable sales forecast, cash flow and expense budget for your start up.
3. Improve Your Website’s Search Engine
It is imperative that you master search engine optimization techniques and attract more traffic to your website. This way you are more likely to increase sales.
4. Find a Mentor
As you know, a mentor is someone with more business experience than you who serves as a trusted confidante over an extended period of time. A true mentoring relationship works in both directions – they learn about new interesting ideas from you, just as you learn timeless wisdom from them.
5. Hire a Web Developer
Bringing in someone to build and maintain your company’s presence might be a crucial moment in the life of a growing company.
6. Write a Killer Marketing Plan
Start by focusing on these key components:
deadlines, expectations, and specific thoughts on implementation.
7. Make Money on Foursquare
Using this geo-location service, your customers can alert their friends, colleagues or family members every time they patronize your business.
8. Discover What Kind of Leader You Are
According to one expert, your answers to a color quiz will indicate what kind of leader you are. A panel of 900 CEOs recently participated in a 60-second online color personality test, and the results were striking.
About the Author:
Angela Kambarian is a President of Essential Communications in Long Beach NY.
She provides marketing consulting and writes results-driven marketing commucation materials for different companies, organizations and entrepreneurs.
For more information, please visit her website at www.kambarian.com
