Comments on: Business Coaching Can Take You to the Top of Your Game http://youractioncoaches.com/business-coaching-can-take-you-to-the-top-of-your-game/ Because Success Is Not an Accident Sun, 08 May 2011 19:53:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kevin Jackson http://youractioncoaches.com/business-coaching-can-take-you-to-the-top-of-your-game/#comment-4 Kevin Jackson Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:46:01 +0000 http://youractioncoaches.com/?p=13#comment-4 Please see the below blog written by one of our clients in reference to our 90 - Day Planning Session held last week in Stratford, CT: A TIME FOR OPPORTUNITY "I read a blog today about how plant seed sales are expected to grow by 25% this year because of the economy and people’s desire to get back to basics. Small business too has the opportunity to do the same-get back to the basics. I attended a seminar of about 35 small business owners last week and the issues are the same across many different businesses. One resounding theme was that there is tremendous opportunity as well. Opportunity for available talent, that a year ago was unheard of, Opportunity for acquisitions, Opportunity to get back to the basics of good business practices. Now is a time to look at our businesses to cut waste, NOT to stop spending, because as one of the business owners pointed out that will only perpetuate the problem, but an opportunity to run a leaner organization. One of the speakers said, “Sales hide all sins.” That’s very true, when sales are up you can overlook a lot of things. Now is a time to take a deeper look at your business so that it is lean and mean for when the economy turns. It’s a great opportunity to take time to prepare your business, get your systems in place, fine tune your processes so you are ready, so that you are still standing when others may have fallen. Another recurring theme of the day was that when business is good, people tend to be isolated and don’t need anyone (except their customers of course) but when times get tougher people tend to need each other more and we are seeing a surge in good old fashion networking. Competitors are even helping each other out -as good will lives in a down economy- that to me was nice to hear- human nature of the small business owner-to help each other. The small business community will get us out of the mess that the corporate giants have gotten us into. We spent the entire day sharing our pains, strategies, challenges and successes and I came away from the day with a renewed sense of hope in the knowledge that we are not alone in our challenges and that through positive support of each other and a vision to see the opportunities and not just the pains, we will not only survive but will thrive through this. If anyone is interested in a community of small business owners preparing to thrive- click here to learn about the next session and fuel the small business movement to turn the economy around. We work daily with our customers to help them utilize technology and strive to be not their vendor but their trusted business communications partner- all of our customers are small businesses we want to help thrive. If you think we can help you- give us a call 203-649-6405 we are all in this together and will need to work together to get out of it." Take a look for yourself at their blog below! http://blog.pilothousecomm.com/a-time-for-opportunity/ Please see the below blog written by one of our clients in reference to our 90 – Day Planning Session held last week in Stratford, CT:

A TIME FOR OPPORTUNITY

“I read a blog today about how plant seed sales are expected to grow by 25% this year because of the economy and people’s desire to get back to basics. Small business too has the opportunity to do the same-get back to the basics. I attended a seminar of about 35 small business owners last week and the issues are the same across many different businesses.

One resounding theme was that there is tremendous opportunity as well.

Opportunity for available talent, that a year ago was unheard of,

Opportunity for acquisitions,

Opportunity to get back to the basics of good business practices.

Now is a time to look at our businesses to cut waste, NOT to stop spending, because as one of the business owners pointed out that will only perpetuate the problem, but an opportunity to run a leaner organization. One of the speakers said, “Sales hide all sins.” That’s very true, when sales are up you can overlook a lot of things. Now is a time to take a deeper look at your business so that it is lean and mean for when the economy turns. It’s a great opportunity to take time to prepare your business, get your systems in place, fine tune your processes so you are ready, so that you are still standing when others may have fallen.

Another recurring theme of the day was that when business is good, people tend to be isolated and don’t need anyone (except their customers of course) but when times get tougher people tend to need each other more and we are seeing a surge in good old fashion networking. Competitors are even helping each other out -as good will lives in a down economy- that to me was nice to hear- human nature of the small business owner-to help each other.

The small business community will get us out of the mess that the corporate giants have gotten us into. We spent the entire day sharing our pains, strategies, challenges and successes and I came away from the day with a renewed sense of hope in the knowledge that we are not alone in our challenges and that through positive support of each other and a vision to see the opportunities and not just the pains, we will not only survive but will thrive through this.

If anyone is interested in a community of small business owners preparing to thrive- click here to learn about the next session and fuel the small business movement to turn the economy around.

We work daily with our customers to help them utilize technology and strive to be not their vendor but their trusted business communications partner- all of our customers are small businesses we want to help thrive. If you think we can help you- give us a call 203-649-6405 we are all in this together and will need to work together to get out of it.”

Take a look for yourself at their blog below!

http://blog.pilothousecomm.com/a-time-for-opportunity/

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