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The Focus Blog: Strategic Alliances...Helping Small Businesses Focus on what they do Best
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Sunday, April 24, 2011. Strategic Alliances.Helping Small Businesses Focus on what they do Best. Part 1 An Overview. There is no doubt that the success of Small Business is incredibly important in the economic development of any country. A significant number of Americans work for a small business, and these organizations not only do the majority of hiring, but are also primarily responsible for the growth, or lack thereof, in GDP. Unfortunately, this type of relationship has often not been fully develope...
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The Focus Blog: Finding your Focal Point
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Finding your Focal Point. In order to be focused, there needs to be a focal point. Without a focal point, decision making is impossible. If you do not know your market, it is impossible to reach them, except by random chance. If you don’t know your priorities, it is difficult to structure your day. How then do successful individuals determine their focal point? How can two successful individuals come to the decision to focus on entirely different things? While you are not looking...
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The Focus Blog: The Application of Strategic Alliances in Small Businesses
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Saturday, May 14, 2011. The Application of Strategic Alliances in Small Businesses. In My previous two posts, we looked at an overview of the potential for strategic alliances. In a small business environment and then at the current small business climate in the United States. For small businesses, as with larger organizations, strategic alliances are a way to work with other organizations towards a common goal while not losing their individuality. Alliances are a way of reaping the rewards of team effort.
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The Focus Blog: Your Market is not Everyone
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Your Market is not Everyone. When sitting down with clients, one of the first and most important questions that I ask is “Who is your target market? All too often, the answers that I hear resemble the following:. 8220;Really anyone can use my product”. 8220;I’m willing to provide my service to anyone”. 8220;The market potential for my business is unlimited”. 8220;There really isn’t one specific market that my organization serves. Do both need water, absolutely. My grandparents us...
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The Focus Blog: May 2011
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Saturday, May 14, 2011. The Application of Strategic Alliances in Small Businesses. In My previous two posts, we looked at an overview of the potential for strategic alliances. In a small business environment and then at the current small business climate in the United States. For small businesses, as with larger organizations, strategic alliances are a way to work with other organizations towards a common goal while not losing their individuality. Alliances are a way of reaping the rewards of team effort.
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The Focus Blog: What is Focus
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Monday, March 7, 2011. Almost everyone struggles with it, and yet it is one of the keys to success in almost all aspects of life. Sports announcers are constantly singing the praises of those that are able to block everything else out and get the job done in the clutch. Some of the most successful businesses are those that are able to accurately identify their market and drive their message home. All of these are elements of focus, but are not a truly comprehensive definition. I look forward to an ongoin...
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The Focus Blog: March 2011
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Your Market is not Everyone. When sitting down with clients, one of the first and most important questions that I ask is “Who is your target market? All too often, the answers that I hear resemble the following:. 8220;Really anyone can use my product”. 8220;I’m willing to provide my service to anyone”. 8220;The market potential for my business is unlimited”. 8220;There really isn’t one specific market that my organization serves. Do both need water, absolutely. My grandparents us...
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The Focus Blog: Some Coffee, a Bee, and a Lack of Focus
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Some Coffee, a Bee, and a Lack of Focus. Today is the 40. Anniversary of Starbucks, one of the most well known companies in the world. What started out as a small coffee shop in Seattle is an international phenomenon. In the United States, it is difficult to go 4 blocks without seeing the familiar logo. 5 years ago today, the feature film “Akeelah and the Bee” was in post-production with only about one and a half months remaining before its release. What happened to Starbucks is s...
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The Focus Blog: April 2011
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Sunday, April 24, 2011. Strategic Alliances.Helping Small Businesses Focus on what they do Best. Part 1 An Overview. There is no doubt that the success of Small Business is incredibly important in the economic development of any country. A significant number of Americans work for a small business, and these organizations not only do the majority of hiring, but are also primarily responsible for the growth, or lack thereof, in GDP. Unfortunately, this type of relationship has often not been fully develope...
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