Referencing his experience helping start-ups, SMEs and beyond, Steve Bent from unrivalled talks about boosting sales. In this installment he tackles the basics of sales process: meaurement.
Posts Tagged ‘business start up’
Boosting sales: Things my new clients say to me
Posted in Advice for your business, Life as an SME, Random thoughts, Sales and Marketing, Successful entrepreneurs, tagged advice, business advisers, business start up, expert advice, practical business advice, sales, selling, SME, start-up, success, training, what business startups need to know on 14 October, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beat the Credit Crunch – control your costs before they control you
Posted in Advice for your business, Finance, Life as an SME, tagged business start up, business startup, starting a business, what business startups need to know on 18 August, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s official 2009 could be one of the hardest years ever for any business. Business will be tough and attracting customers will be a challenge. Whilst you may not be able to influence how much customers spend with you, one thing you can do is to CONTROL YOUR COSTS. So lets get back to some [...]
How to Properly Test Your Target Market
Posted in Advice for your business, Business Plan, Marketing, tagged business start up, internet marketing, Market research, online market research, online surveys, quantitative market research on 6 August, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The current economic climate is having an impact on businesses large and small. Many are suffering while others are discovering new opportunities. In fact, some people who have recently lost their job, be it through redundancy or otherwise, are thinking about launching their own business. What is clear is that the uncertainty in the economy means that researching a business’ market has never been more important.
Five advertising DON’Ts
Posted in Advice for your business, Marketing, Sales and Marketing, tagged advertising, advice, business, business start up, company, money, startup on 2 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you MUST advertise, or feel an overwhelming desire to pay lots of money to see your company in print, then for goodness sake THINK about your advert and what the person reading it needs. Here are my top five DON’Ts for advertising: DON’T write long and waffly copy – keep it short, sweet and [...]
Limited Company – what have I got myself into?
Posted in Advice for your business, Finance, Formation, Tax, tagged business start up, setting up a limited company, small business formation, Tax on 19 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So if you are in this position or are about to set up a Company, just stop for a moment to read this and it will become clear as to what you have got yourself into.
