Are you thinking about expanding your offerings to include online courses? Not webinars – but sophisticated deliverables that combine recorded and live content augmented by simultaneous audio, video and slides, with searchable posted assignments critiqued by you that are either viewable by all or restricted to identified groups? It’s a very attractive idea isn’t it; [...]
Francie Dalton
In business, some of the toughest decisions are made based on intuition. Admitting this, however, can be uncomfortable, even unwise. Want to earn respect for your intuition? Want to legitimize it in the minds of others? That’s easy. Just stop calling it “intuition.” Here’s a more scientific context within which to ground your advice and [...]
Editor’s note: It’s been a while, so let me refresh your memory. This is the third part of guest contributor Francie Dalton’s three part series on what can help small business owners do well in a down economy. The first looked at six disciplines to build revenue for your business. The second examined five measures [...]
I’m thrilled about many things in 2009, both inside and outside my business. And I wanted to share a few that continually motivate me. An accomplishment: seeding every day no matter what My company hasn’t emerged unscathed from this recession. We took some heavy hits. But action – consistent action – not fear – was [...]
What did you think of my initial 6 tips for generating revenue for your business? Those disciplines ranged from how to invite useful scrutiny to improve operations to prioritizing publicity to creating multiple lines of business. I hope you’ll let me know what you think on those (and these below!) plus what has worked in [...]
Buckle down If your thoughts are primarily fear based, if you’re envisioning the worst for yourself and your business, if your conversations are focused predominately on bad news, then you’re seriously impeding your own success. Stop being your own worst enemy! Instead of giving succor to all the negative blathering, buckle down and determine to [...]
Nope – Surprise! Looking back at when I started my company, I wouldn’t have wanted to know how, or even whether, success was in my future. The launch period, with all its trials and tribulations, is an almost sacred period of time during which your heart and intellect are (or should be!) one with the [...]
New Women Grow Business contributor Francie Dalton is synonymous with the phrase ‘irrepressible energy.’ And she was gracious to energize Women Grow Business this weekend from the National Press Club. It was an incredible evening with inspired company plus dinner hosted by Pop author Sam Horn – the official pitch coach for Springboard Enterprises. Got [...]
