Business Development

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How Entrepreneurs can get Better Referrals Every Time!

 Over the past couple of weeks we’ve talked about the value of better referrals and building your referral network. These strategies can help you decrease your cost of sales, increase your time talking with qualified prospects, and, ultimately, create a valuable network for clients, partners, and future customers. So how…


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How Entrepreneurs can Build a Powerful Referral Network

Last week, we talked about getting more referrals out of your calls. I suggested that the reason many people fail to get referrals is they don’t have a trust based relationship with the people to whom they are talking.  I also suggested that we may be too pushy to get…


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How Do You Get More Referrals to Grow Your Business?

How do you lower the price per sale, improve your speed to market, and create a network of raving fans? For many entrepreneurs, it is critical to make every call count. Many sales experts say it takes over eight calls to close your first deal with a new customer or…


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How Entrepreneurs Can Think More Strategically Every Day

Remember, as entrepreneurs, we are responsible for both developing strategy and implementing it. As a member of the leadership team, we must remember that we should have bias towards action. Moving forward, we focus on a ready, fire, aim strategy framework. As entrepreneurs lack of progress for extended periods of…


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How To Call on High Status Prospects

Salespeople often have mental blocks when it comes to prospecting. Low self-esteem and feelings of inferiority leading to the fear of rejection make some salespeople tense and uneasy about calling on prospects that they might feel are “better” than they are, socially or economically.  These salespeople will not call on…


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How to Leverage Your Business Systems for Better Results!

What value do business systems have when your build a successful business? How do these systems help you better manage your business for success? How you can use business systems to make your business more attractive to potential buyers starting today?


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How do You Increase Your Business’s Value Drivers?

What are the key value drivers for your business? With the continuing economic uncertainty, I’m often asked how I help find great businesses to acquire. What are the ways you can make your business stand out from the crowd? As more baby boomers begin to sell their businesses, it becomes…


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How Do You Get Better Results for Clients?

By focusing on your strengths and the strengths of others you can become better at creating lasting relationships with your best clients and partners. By understanding your team’s strengths, you can motivate and inspire the people on your team to do amazing things for you when working with clients.


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How Can Entrepreneurs Discover and Develop Their Next Great Rainmaker?

What do you think it takes to be a successful rainmaker?  What qualities do the best business development people all share? For many of my best clients, finding and developing a great rainmaker is critical to their organization’s success. So how do you identify this key leader for your organization?


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How do you connect with your best clients and potential customers?

Why do so many of us miss the opportunity to really make a connection with our writing? I’ve spent the last three years writing blogs and articles for my clients and for my communities. Over 85,000 people read my blogs every month. With all this writing, you would think everyone…