Common issues that plague businesses
WHAT ARE COMMON ISSUES FACING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS…? What do small business owners have to say are the hardest areas of being an owner-entrepreneur? The number of hours that has to be put in, to get the business moving forward [especially on start-up]. ‘Working in the business and on the business.’ Not having time to […]
The Benefits of an Advisory Board
Are you making the right decisions for your business? Are you on the most profitable path? What are your best options for success? What are your negative choices? Being in business can be lonely and exhausting. This is where a board of advisers not only becomes helpful but may be an essential part of the […]
What is SWOT Analysis?
SWOT ANALYSIS: ANALYZING YOUR BUSINESS – July 2019 ASE Newsletter What is a SWOT Analysis? SWOT is a simple strategic planning technique that can help you identify what your business is doing well, what it needs to improve upon, where it needs to grow, and what could be its undoing. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, […]
More Effective Meetings
Meetings are a useful way to achieve better communications, problem solving and reach common consensus. For businesses, meetings are unavoidable. Meetings however often fail in their goals. ‘In many meeting more gets said than done.’ Furthermore, meetings are also a big time hog and often become a function of formed habits and expectations. In such cases, […]