10 Reasons Why Businesses Fail Inadequate financial records. Keep track of how much money is on hand and how much is owed in order to understand the financial picture. Maintaining detailed books and an appropriate record of sales and business is necessary. Keep records current and detailed . . .

10 Rules for Growing Your Business Develop a strategic plan. Many business owners measure their success by how hard they work and whether there is enough money to cover payroll, but in reality they operate best with a strategic plan and methodology for measuring and executing that plan . . .

How To Join the Ranks of the Best Managed and Most Profitable Companies in Business Today You must transform yourself from an instinctual decision-maker to a fact-based decision-maker. The key to success in business is to manage by fact rather than expediency . . .

December 2004
Experts Management Strategies
Problems that keep business owners up at night — or should
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November 2004
Productive developments
Creating an environment that exudes a corporate culture geared toward overachieving is key in any industry.
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October 2004
Construction Today
Put A Price On It
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October 2004
Put A Price On It
There comes a day when contractors decide to go into business for themselves..
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October 2004
Strategic planning
Many business owners decide to go into business for themselves as a result of the confidence they have in their technical expertise and skill in their chosen field.
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August 2004
Employee Motivation
The focus of a productivity-based excess profit incentive system is to reward the employee based on the work performed over and above the minimum profit standards established by management, as opposed to a bonus given based on entitlement.
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July 2004
Forward Thinking
Many entrepreneurs and top executives are fortunate enough to achieve early business success. However, to sustain growth and enjoy real long-term success in a global economy, it is important to follow a guideline. Long-term business success is tied to three key factors — cash flow, profitability and ease of operations.
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July 2004
Game Plan
Sometimes business success depends on making the transformation from technical expert to master strategist...
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June 2004
Direct Results
Nearly anyone can start a business, but it takes more than technical expertise and gut instinct to grow it successfully. Here are the top 10 reasons businesses fail, and what you can do to support your success.
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June 2004
What Your Last Boss Never Taught You About Management Skills
Since the Middle Ages, the apprentice system has been a formalized concept of on-the- job training. But no matter how well an apprentice learns the craft, the teacher still retains critical information.
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May 2004
Accelerate Business Profitability
Nearly everything an entrepreneurial contractor learns about the business of being a contractor comes from previous business experience.
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