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Business Execution – What You Should Know

Andy Buyting — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:42:11 +0000

“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.” – William A. Foster Effective execution is key and vital to any successful business. In his book The Breakthough Company, Keith McFarland found that all breakthrough companies he studied [...]

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Leave Your Business

Andy Buyting — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:41:20 +0000

The best way to plan for the quarter is to get AWAY from your business. I’ve heard this from Gazelles and others as well – you can get tied up working on the day to day inside your business, or you can work on building, growing, and improving your business – that happens from the outside. Strategic [...]

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Increase Retail Revenue by Getting Focused

Andy Buyting — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:08:11 +0000

Sometimes Less is More When it comes to purchasing for any retail business, the very first thing that must be addressed is clearly defining who you are, what your company stands for and, most importantly, who you are not. I recently did a speaking engagement in Columbus, Ohio at the Ohio Florists Association’s (OFA), Annual Short Course. [...]

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The One Thing I Sometimes Steal from Retail.

Andy Buyting — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:12:16 +0000

Ideas. They create inspiration, help me innovate and improve my business – even when they are outside my industry. There’s huge value in learning from others whenever you can. Learn from others inside your own industry, as well as those outside of your industry. I recently attended a buying meeting in Toronto. I flew up for it [...]

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Making the Most out of your Small Business Monthly Sales Reporting

Andy Buyting — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:00:12 +0000

Tracking performance on a trailing 12-month cycle will highlight trends and take the seasonality out of your reporting. It can be extremely difficult to get a sense of how your company is doing when tracking performance indicators such as sales, gross margins, expenses, profits, average sale, customer count, etc. by any other method than on [...]

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A Small Businesses Agenda for Mid-Year Reviews

Andy Buyting — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:52:27 +0000

Getting into Quarterly Meeting Rhythms and habits that will keep you on track Follow through on strategy and goal setting with regular quarterly meetings. As we now pass the 6 month mark, the second half of the year becomes increasingly important to ensure we meet our targets. Assuming you set out plans and objectives for your company [...]

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5 Ways to Keep Motivated and Focused on Your Business

Andy Buyting — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:12:31 +0000

Staying motivated is difficult even in the best of economic times. I suspect many of your staff members count on you each day for their motivation. So that begs the question – “Where do you find your motivation?” I was recently speaking to a group of business students at the Atlantic Business College. During the [...]

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Learnings from Richard Branson’s Lessons on Branding

Andy Buyting — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:21:42 +0000

Your company name and brand should be your most valuable asset and the best way to build value in a business is to build your brand. Recently, I read Richard Branson’s new book, Business Stripped Bare. There were some statements that Branson made in his book about building and the power of a good brand [...]

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The Two Ways I Use Peter Drucker in my Everyday Business

Andy Buyting — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:55:09 +0000

Set the right priorities for more effective time management and see what it does to your business operations. In 2004, The Harvard Business Review published an article entitled What Makes an Effective Executive by Peter Drucker, one of the biggest selling business authors and management gurus of the 20th century. Two concepts that really [...]

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All Dressed Up Without Knowing Where To Go

Andy Buyting — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:16:35 +0000

How are you going to get to your destination if you don't know where you're going? Your business may be brimming with success, but if you don't have a goal, where is your business going? Before you can set out to go anywhere, you must first have a plan. Do you know where you're going to be one year from now? How about five years from now? What about 20 years? If you don't know where you're going with your business, how do you know which direction to head in the coming year? Click on the title to read the rest of the blog post. Subscribe to this RSS feed to receive future updates.

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