Banish Those Bookkeeping Blues

Are you one of those people who are guilty of just stuffing your receipts into a folder and thinking 'I'll sort that out when I've got time'? Do you need a more organised bookkeeping system, nothing too flash, just something that's simple and easy to manage?

Consulting - How To Be Successful

Consulting is a wonderful occupation, because you can tailor it to suit your individual style and personality, as well as any particular business experience you already have. Getting started in consulting isn't always easy, but here are some general tips and ideas to help you be a success.

Being a Solo Practitioner is Not Easy

There are many entrepreneurs out there who are quite good at what they do, but often my hat goes off to the solo practitioner who is making it all come together. Why you ask? Well simple really; being a Solo Practitioner at anything well that is not easy. Why do people go solo?

How To Make More Money By Working Fewer Hours

Have you ever wondered if there was a way to work fewer hours without putting your company in jeopardy? This article is for solo-professionals who are looking for ideas on getting much-needed help without breaking their company's budget.

Solo Professional Consulting and Consultants

Each year we see more and more solo professionals and there are some very good reasons for this. For instance people are living longer and healthier for longer too. They are able to work longer, stay productive, are very alert and have sharp minds. Thus more and more people are retiring and then going back to work as private consultants and solo professionals.

Professing to be a Solo Professional?

Do you call yourself a solo professional and have you launched your consulting business? Are you sure you are the solo professional that you profess? So many people are not the professionals that they claim to be out there. How can I make such an unprofessional comment you ask?

Pricing Your Artwork - What To Do, What To Do

Do you know the value of your work and how to price it? Pricing is actually not that difficult. Let me make it simple and easy. First-

Dealing with Bozos

Anyone who's involved in their own business has been there, or will arrive soon. There are unscrupulous people who waste your valuable resources. I conclude God has a funny bone when He created such creatures.

Why You Need An Email Signature

Can your clients contact you easily? Do you always have your email signature at the bottom of all of your emails? Find out more below about the importance of an email signature, and how you can set yours up so that it automatically gets added to the bottom of EVERY email.

7 Essential Tips For Creating Your Elevator Speech

Imagine you are sharing an elevator with a potential client. You have exactly 30 seconds before she steps off the elevator. What can you say about your service or professional practice that will make that person ask for your card and want to meet with you? With these 7 ideas, you can create the perfect 30 second elevator speech that will turn this former stranger into a partially-sold prospective client.

Long Term Portrait Sales

Just like a savings account, long term marketing might save your business.

Paying the Piper...

Because for some of you: you want to make meaning of your life but have no place to start. You desire a more satisfying career, but you've been discouraged. Maybe you've started a small business, but are now stuck. Or maybe you're struggling to let go of your job even though you were designed for a higher calling.

How Effective is Your Sales Cycle?

If you are an independent professional or small business owner providing services, here is a simple four step sales process you can use to close more sales and expand your business.

Turn Your Business Into A Lead Generating Machine

In order to grow, your number one priority must always be to generate new leads for new clients and new business. Without a constant flow of leads, all your efforts will never be leveraged beyond the number of hours you put in each week. Find out how to create new leads and make your business a manchine to produce more leads.

Working Smart for the Holidays

With the holidays just around the corner, many of us ponder how we will be able to stay on pace with our production goals AND participate in holiday festivities.