With Spring approaching, we thought it appropriate that the business forum would address what we find to be an absolute necessity in business: Customer Care. Customer relationships or partnerships are the only way to ensure long-term success for either party. […]
How to Manage Your Cash Flow
Cash is your business’s lifeblood. Managed well, it keeps your company healthy and strong. Managed poorly, your company goes into cardiac arrest. Here are 9 cash flow rules you can implement that will transform the way you manage your business. […]
8 Tips for Increasing your Sales
1.) Up-sell to your customers. They know and trust you, plus they have demonstrated a willingness to buy. 2.) Cross-sell to your customers. If a customer buys a product from you that requires batteries, be sure to offer him batteries […]
Passion for Success
Every day I have the opportunity to visit with many business owners. Regardless of their size or situation, what they all have in common is a drive to be successful, to be the best they can be at what they […]
Ten Marketing Tips to Help Promote Your Small Business
I am eight weeks now into starting my own company, Alternative Funding Options, Inc. (AFO) and have had to find low-cost marketing ideas to help promote my business and boost my profile. Here are ten that I am using. 1.) Word […]
Time Management
It has only been two weeks since I started my own company, Alternative Funding Options, Inc. (AFO) and I have found time management to be one area that I must improve upon. In today’s busy environment, everyone is pressed for […]