WebProWorld
The world we once knew is gone.
Today we must prepare for our financial future within the context of uncertainty. There are wars and rumors of wars; there is strife and conflict next door, across the street, and around the globe. What happens in a remote location somewhere in the world has an effect on how we feel, what we think, and what we believe the future holds.
Most online businesses experience seasonal highs and lows. Retailers experience a boom during the holidays, and a big drop in late December. For the rest of us, holiday spending often leaves us “out in the cold” for a month or two.
We can’t control the coming and going of the seasons, but we can control how we react to seasonal lows. After 15 years in a very seasonal industry, I’ve learned that how we handle the holiday (or post-holiday) slowdown can determine the future of our business.
Most business entrepreneurs would rather be in the driver’s seat than to be driven. Yet, surprisingly enough, many business owners put little effort into planning to sell to their biggest and ultimate customer… the person (or company) that buys their business.
I’ve seen genuine hardworking people struggle and persevere to build up a successful business, only to watch them fail to reap their deserved rewards when they come to cash-out. They don’t know what to do, or where to go. They lack the required skills to present their business effectively to potential buyers. The end result; they get stressed-out and bitterly disappointed with the outcome.
When it comes to accepting credit cards for your business it’s important to make sure you’ve taken the necessary steps ahead of time before jumping in to purchase a merchant account. Preparing yourself will help to streamline the approval process, get your business setup faster, and save you money. The quicker you are setup, the faster you will be making sales.
Lack of preparation is the number one challenge to making a good presentation and we must all learn an effective process of preparation. In my preparation, this process includes the 3-D Outline (describing the What, the Why, and the How) and will cut your preparation time in half!
Every new business venture begins with a plan. Before opening your doors for business, whether virtual or physical, you must be prepared for the many details involved in running a business. Thinking through these details and putting them on paper helps you to be prepared.
1. Buy an up-to-date computer with a 56k modem and Internet capability.
1. Buy an up-to-date computer with a 56k modem and Internet capability.
2. Open an email account. Bypass the freebies, because you need an email account from which you can send an attachment. You want to look like a business.
