http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress Resources for Small Business Owner/Managers Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:26:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi everyone - I have not been on this blog much lately. The good news is: I got a large consulting contract for my company. The bad news is: I am one of the consultants. Do not get me wrong - I love consulting! But doing the work means I ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/business-process-tips-getting-other-people-to-do-some-of-your-work/ Author: Geri Schneider Winters I've talked before in this blog about how you might use a free blog - such as on MySpace, Zaadz, or Facebook - to promote your business. But you have to be careful how you go about doing that, or you will find your account terminated. I ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/business-process-tips-using-membership-sites/ Author: Geri Schneider Winters An important thing in your business is to understand your customers. Previously in this blog I discussed using a game to get information about your customers and their needs. Another technique that can be helpful is to write a Persona about your typical customer. You write a Persona ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/business-process-tips-using-personas/ Author: Geri Schneider Winters Sometimes when running a business you may come up with a need for a relatively small amount of money for a relatively short time period. You may not qualify for a regular bank loan, so what do you do? Traditionally, many of us small business owners have ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/business-process-tips-loans-from-family-and-friends/ Author: Geri Schneider Winters Everyone says you need to document your business processes some how. There are many ways you can do this, including use cases, process maps, and mind maps. The big difficulty many people have is not the tools, but getting started. How do you know what to ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/business-process-tips-techniques-for-writing-your-business-processes/ Here in the US we are celebrating Thanksgiving day November 22. It is a time when we get together with family and share the things we are thankful for in our lives. Of course I am thankful for my family and my good friends. Their support and encouragement led me to ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/warm-wishes/ This is an artcile I posted on one of my other blogs. I thought you would enjoy it too. ============================================================== Author: Geri Schneider Winters I was recently helping a friend staff a fairly large project with a team of very experienced, very skilled people. I mentioned that people were really excited about the ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/business-process-tips-attracting-highly-skilled-people-to-your-team/ Before I left on my recent vacation, I sent a note to my readers about a book I'm reading by Paul Lemberg called "Be Unreasonable". I have been reading it - slowly because I really was on vacation and was very lazy! Well, reading it slowly is a good idea. ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/paul-lemberg-be-unreasonable/ Author: Geri Schneider Winters Have you given much thought recently as to *why*you are trying to build a business for yourself? You may be trying to start a business while working for someone else, or maybe you quit your job to pursue your dreams. You are probably putting in a lot ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/business-process-tips-why-are-you-in-business/ There is a thing called the 30 day challenge starting Aug 1. It is really for teaching people how to build an internet business, but they are extensively using Web 2.0 technologies and teaching everyone exactly what these things are, how to find them, and how to use them. So even ... http://www.realizeyourbusiness.com/wordpress/index.php/archive/30-day-challenge/