So many good ideas, so little space. That’s what we thought at Upsize when considering which stories to include in this month’s cover feature about smart ways to improve your company this year. Then we counted the possibilities, came up with 30 (approximately) and our cover idea was born (20 tips +10 CEO lessons: Eureka! That’s 2010!) Try them all or just a few to invigorate your business.
Upsize has asked countless business owners, bankers, accountants and other financiers for their best advice on gaining credit, stretching cash, managing finances, boosting profits, generating revenue, and many more financial topics. Here are some of their most pertinent pieces of wisdom, collected from recent interviews and Upsize archives.
Bottom line must be everyone’s focus, not just accountant’s
Use down time to improve firm
Dig deeper to boost profits, revenue
ESOP offers way out for CEOs who missed sale
“Of all the ideas I’ve heard here today, I think mine is the best,” said the long-ago boss after a mandatory day-long retreat involving all managers. With one sentence he killed the enthusiasm generated by hours of brainstorming, and torpedoed his chances of motivating his team to start something fresh.
To gain business, take up a cause dear to customers
No more pity parties! How to get back to selling
Drug costs are one key piece in savings puzzle
Is your firm in chaos? How to tell
How to go from chaotic to calm
When to deal when candidate wants more dough
Quit waiting! Invest like an entrepreneur
Before marketing, decide how to know if it works
Computing ‘in the clouds’ can
help small firms
"Empower your front-line employees to make intelligent, common-sense type adjustments to the way you do business. The famous line that every parent has used — "Because I said so!" — doesn’t work when dealing with customers.
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