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7. Key Strategy: in a world of rapid change and continuing, aggressive competition, you must practice continuous improvement in every area of your business and personal life. In what ways could you offer your products in a better, faster, cheaper, easier-to-use manner?

*Why not use this question as a mini-retreat? Go to your favorite coffee shop for an hour and just think about this question – on paper.

Given what you’ve written down, who will do what by when?

*Did you know that FocalPoint Coaches offer sales training as part of their scope of work? Call us to find out more

8. Key Activity: the heartbeat of your business is sales. Dunn & Bradstreet analyzed thousands of companies that had gone broke over the years and concluded that the number one reason for business failure was “low sales.” When they researched further, they found that the number one reason for business success was “high sales.” And all else was commentary. What steps could you take immediately to increase your sales?

Given what you’ve written down, who will do what by when?

6. Key Question: the most important question you ask, to solve any problem, overcome any obstacle or achieve any business goal is the question “How?” What are your three biggest problems or worries in your business today, and actions could you take immediately to solve them?

Problems?   

Solutions?

1. 2. 3.

Given what you’ve written down, who will do what by when?

5. Key Word: in life, work and business, you will always be rewarded 

in direct proportion to the value of your contribution to others, as they 

see it. The focus on outward contribution, to your company, your 

customers, and your community, is the central requirement for you 

to become an ever more valuable person, in every area. What are the 

most important contributions that you make to your business?

    Given what you’ve written down, who will do what by when?

Here is an interesting tool from Brian Tracy.

As Business Coaches we often get asked – how can I grow this business faster and more profitably?

Below, you’ll be able to see and work though part of the process we use.

Please contact us and take advantage of the Free Hour of business Coaching. Lets talk about getting your business on a fast-growth track!

Seven Ways to Build an Entrepreneurial Business Faster

You must be continually seeking better, cheaper, faster ways to build your business faster. Here are the seven best ways:

1.    Acquire more customers at lower costs. What could you do to attract more customers at a lower cost? 2.    Stimulate more frequent purchases and re-sales by expanding your variety of offerings. What could you offer your customers to cause them to buy from you more often?

3.    Achieve larger sales per customer via up selling and cross selling. How could you up-sell and cross-sell more effectively?

4.    Deliver your product or service at lower cost as the result of increased efficiency. How could you increase the efficiency of your business operations?

5.    Get more and better referrals to new customers, lowering your cost of advertising and sales. How could you ask for or stimulate more referrals from your customers?

6.    Build better customer relationships and create more loyal, appreciative customers. What could you do to increase levels of customer satisfaction?

The most important person in the 

business is the customer. You must focus on the customer at all times. Customers are fickle, disloyal, changeable, impatient and demanding, just like you. Nonetheless, the customer must be the central focus of everything you do in business. Who is your most important customer type, and what must you do to please him or her?

            Given what you’ve written down, who will do what by when? 

  The key requirement for wealth building and business success is for you to add value in some way. All wealth comes from adding value. All business growth and profitability comes from adding value. Every day, you must be looking for ways to add more and more value to the customer experience. In what ways does your product, service or business add value by improving the life or work of your customers?

Given what you’ve written down, who will do what by when?