Your business should be flexible
Adding flexibility to your business plan As operational consultants, at Take the Stairs, we know that nothing moves quite as fast as business. Whether it’s consumer tastes, technology, the competitive landscape or the economy, if…
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Your business isn’t using a PM tool?
Project management tools can improve your business If you run a small business, chances are that your ship doesn’t always sail smoothly. Your job as an owner or manager is to plan and execute projects…
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Want a successful business? You’ll need empathy.
Greater empathy could be the key to your business success My mom has a plaque on her kitchen wall that says, “Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his moccasins”. I always…
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Uncovering the value of social media for small business
Social media – friend or foe? Did you know that social media has a global penetration rate of 45%? Partake in it or not, social media in its various forms is here to stay. Maybe…
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How integrity benefits your business
What is integrity, anyway? Integrity is a word that gets thrown around a lot – but what does it actually mean to you and the success of your business? At an individual level, integrity is…
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Are you running your business or is it running you?
Do you feel trapped in the weeds? If you’ve ever dreamed of owning and running your own small business, you might have had glorious thoughts of building a wonderful culture with like-minded, go-getting, dynamic people.…
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A great idea is not enough
Operations consulting, please take a bow. As a small boy, I used to spend time trying to think of great ideas for new products. One of my ideas was some kind of covering for a…
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Leads aren’t just gonna show up on your doorstep
So your small business marketing needs to work even harder There are more than 30 million small businesses in the USA which might give the impression that it’s an easy thing to do. It’s not. …
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How does a business consultant work?
A Business Consultant explained Business consulting is bigger business than you might think. On a global scale, spend amounts total around $250 billion, of which more than $58 billion is spent in the US. You…
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