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Creating a Winning Team that Drives Results Without You (the owner)

Author: Stephanie O’Brien “If your business depends on you, you don’t own a business – you have a job. And it’s the worst job in the world because you’re working for a lunatic!” – Michael E. Gerber, author and...

16 Jul

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5 Reasons Why Franchisors are Outsourcing Business Coaching for Their Franchisees

Salute to the franchisors. Seriously, hats off to you. To follow the business ladder all the way to the very top rung of true entrepreneur and sell your systems, concept, brand, uniqueness and resources all the while providing an entry...

22 Mar

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Growth Strategy: How Business Processes Create Freedom

Author: Stephanie O’Brien Leverage. Leverage. Leverage. How does a business with no leverage, get leverage? Or perhaps, you are aware of your current resources, but unclear how to leverage those? In either case, there’s a solution. Systems and Processes That’s...

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Growth Strategy: Revenue Increases Don’t Matter, Profit Margin Does

Author: Stephanie O’Brien Revenue doesn’t matter, profit margin does. So, that must mean more money coming in, equals more money in the bank, right? Not always. Smart business owners are always focused on profit. Without profit margins,...

11 Jan

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5 Keys to a Post COVID Opening

Author: Allan Grant Hello 2021, and goodbye to a challenging and unprecedented year. As the New Year rises in our windshield, we see the train wreck in the rear-view mirror. I caution you all to avoid walking backwards...

08 Jan

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There Is No Such Thing As Time Management: 6 Hacks To Boost Productivity

Author: Stephanie O’Brien There is no such thing as time management. We are consistently overestimating the amount of time it will take to complete a task, or we are placing self-limiting beliefs along our path – which act...

23 Nov

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Change Your Environment – Change Your Results

Author: Allan Grant Jim Rohn says that “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with”. John Maxwell talks about the Law of Environment where ‘Growth Thrives in Conducive Surroundings’. When we go...

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It’s Not Just a Piece of Cheese: When Great Intentions Can Cost You

Author: Allan Grant As business owners and Managers, you are always asking your customer facing employees to create memorable experiences for guests. “Be creative”, you say, “Ask yourselves how you can provide that extra something for the customers to...

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3 Business Re-Opening Considerations that Are Not Being Discussed in the News

You know what would be unfortunate? Doing whatever it takes – and I mean whatever it takes – to get your business re-opened … scrambling and clawing and scraping … performing super-human feats, meeting outrageously ambitious timelines to ensure your...

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Four Characteristics of Businesses in Growth Mode

Would you be interested to know what a group of 50+ business owners summarized as the top 4 characteristics of businesses that are always growing? At a recent 90 Day Planning workshop our customers were asked to discuss the...