Innovating new ways to improve the productivity of your business should definitely be your top priority. Ideas flash your mind, suggestions pop up; some seem terrific and some get discarded and some turn ineffective when implemented, the key is to look out for new ways to improve productivity. Here we have identified similar activities which can take your business to the next level.

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The certificate hanging my office wall says I've been in business 10 years, and I wonder how that can be?

Imagine 10 years of being my own boss, of learning to market my business better, of disciplining myself to spend time on the tasks that matter most, and of helping clients live their dreams - priceless. And although there were a few times I wondered if I should go back to get a "real" job, I realize that my work is the most real and truest work I'll ever get to using my skills and bringing me joy - I am truly blessed to be a successful Coach and business owner.

As a woman young or old, have you thought about what your retirement life will be like? Does it include being financially sound and not having to worry about running out of money?

A recent report from BMO Financial Group points out that even though they are less financially set for retirement, women are finding themselves happier in retired life than their male counterparts. Much of that happiness resonates from having had friendships with people over time, especially other women in later years.

Focusing on the target market is crucial for any business to grow irrespective of its size; however as a small business it becomes even more crucial as you do not have the luxury of huge investments to experiment with marketing to larger or supplementary markets.

A single look at your product or service may not be enough to decide your target market or ideal buyer, as is normally perceived by most businesses. This understanding of your ideal buyer will go on in defining your target market. For instance, a fashion boutique shouldn’t target all women, rather define their ideal buyer based on the kind that they sell, if it is more suited to working women, then your target market becomes all working women rather than focusing on all women groups. So our first task is to:

If you are not in the SEO or SEM industry or if you have taken a bit of vacation this summer, you will sometimes find that it's hard to keep up with the many innovations that Google, Bing, Yahoo and others are offering to their users on the web.  Google for instance has made significant innovations not only in search but also with social media.  Since th

The recent budget crisis catapulted us into this week’s stock market turmoil and reaffirms the consequences of ignoring Sir Francis Bacon’s 400 year old words, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Those sage words were echoed during FDR’s inaugural speech and still ring true today. We clearly see how the fear of future failures and potential losses drives down expectations so we operate from a place of weakness instead of strength.

The internet offers a person the opportunity to build your business in an affordable manner and relatively quickly as well! It is all too common for the typical internet entrepreneur however to miss or overlook certain growth opportunities due to their busy schedule! You see there is much to be learned by simply taking the time to contemplate what has transpired and how it may contribute to building your business!

Dane Carlson from Business-Opportunities.biz, took a survey about what people are normally doing when new ideas strike and made an infographic of the results. He asked the readers: “Where Do You Get New Ideas?” and received tons of emails with their answers. And perhaps not surprisingly, the number one response is "In the shower!" Do you agree with this?

It is not uncommon for business owners suffering through a cash flow crunch to determine that bringing on an equity partner or investor, such as a venture capitalist or angel investor, will solve all their problems. Unfortunately, during my 28 years in the alternative business finance industry, I have seen many businesses fail due to this kind of thinking.

The objective of most webmasters is to improve search engine ranking positions, increase traffic, and generate leads at a low cost.  There are wide ranges of ways to improve your ranking on search engines and generate the amount of business leads you need to grow your business.

Optimizing your web strategy is a time consuming and arduous process, and can divert your attention away from your core business practices.  As a result, many business owners, webmasters, and domainers choose to hire virtual assistants from offshore call centers to do their dirty work.