3 Steps to a Powerful Mid-Year Business Review
Revitalizing Your Business Strategy Mid-Year Typically, annual business planning takes place in the last two quarters of the previous year. During that period, business owners and team members reflect on performance, assess goals, and devise supporting strategies. However, this often marks the end of the planning process. As summer arrives and a sense of relaxation […]
5 Benefits of Diversifying Your Pet Business
As a small pet business owner, you may be wondering how you can expand your offerings to better serve your customers and increase revenue. Diversifying your business by adding on new services can be a smart move. In this blog, we’ll explore the benefits of diversifying your small pet business and how adding on services […]
4 Questions to Ask Before Diversifying a Business
Diversification is a great way to catapult your existing business. The decision on which business opportunity to grab onto, however, can be tough. As you narrow down a shortlist of contenders for your business opportunities, you get into the deep research phase known as “discovery.” Here is where you need to dive below the surface […]
7 Techniques on How to Mentor an Employee
Have you ever had a great mentor who helped you advance toward your career goals, develop your skill set, and excel in your role? If you have, you know how impactful it is to have someone supporting your development. 1 in 3 employees say they don’t have someone at work who helps them grow & […]
What is a Positive Work Environment?
Although a toxic work environment may mean different things to different people, most people would agree on what defines a positive work environment. A positive work environment in a traditional setting refers to a workplace where the employees feel excited, happy, and empowered to do their best work. It’s a place where people feel professionally, […]
Diversification and Investing: The Perfect Pairing
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text 0=””]In the business world, terms are often tossed around in meetings and discussions with little context or that lack deep understanding. Some of these terms even rise to the level of “buzzwords” without an outline of what they mean or how they function in real life. As business leaders, we may find […]
How a SWOT Analysis Strengthens Your Business Plan
Every business should have a written business plan. That plan is your roadmap to the future success of your company. Whether you’re a new business creating that blueprint for the first time, or an existing business conducting a strategic review, you want to create a clear, strategic plan to achieve your objectives. That plan includes […]
Preparing Your Business for the Holidays
The holiday season is approaching, which means it’s your business’ time to shine. Consumers will soon be occupied with holiday shopping and making arrangements for their holiday plans. This is where your business comes in. Get in front of your customers and offer them your products and services before the busy season starts. Take a […]
Knowledge is Power
Knowledge sharing within an organization has significant benefits, but it does not always happen. It takes the leaders of any team to foster a collaborative environment, but that can be a challenge despite knowing the advantages. Here are some things you can do to encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration in your business. Promote Safety in […]
6 Ways to Prepare Your Employees for the Busy Season
Whether or not your business is seasonal, it likely has a busy season. Perhaps your business ebbs and flows with the weather or the holidays. Either way, you’re likely to be familiar with the time when “free time” doesn’t exist for you as a business owner. Once you’re able to establish when that busy season […]
