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The most important step in becoming an entrepreneur is writing a business plan. The reason behind this is all aspects of the economic viability of your business adventure will need to be evaluated. After all, the whole idea is to make money! Until you jot down a business plan, there’s no way to know if your initial projections have any chance of becoming successes. In a nutshell, you won’t know your idea’s strengths and weakness. By definition, a business plan is a formal statement of business goals, a step-by-step plan for reaching those goals, and reasons why they are believed to be attainable. Your business plan might also contain background information about...
Read MoreThe very latest in cash-flow management.
The entire staff and management at UFirst NOW have never been more proud of a release than the announcement of Money Merge LIVE at our 2010 International Convention. There are several additions and improvements to the software that have never been included in previous releases. Account Connect, Bill Pay and Mobile Access are all brand new features that are helping to change how debt is managed. You can save time and interest on nearly every debt you have. The key is to make your money work smarter. The Money Merge LIVE program calculates some of the fastest ways to pay off your mortgage and consumer debt, and build a substantial savings nest egg based on your...
Read MoreProcrastination
Fact: Procrastination affects everyone to some degree. Some experience only minor problems associated with this complex psychological behavior, while others battle raised amounts of stress, anxiety and guilt. Extreme amounts of procrastination can increase personal crisis levels and contribute to severe loss of productivity. Habitual procrastination can impede normal life functioning and could point to an undetected psychological disorder. Some consider procrastination as a side product of today’s extremely busy schedules. Not necessarily true. In fact, most procrastinators know exactly how to manage their time to complete a project on schedule, but are...
Read MoreSpeak Up !
Your boss has informed you that you’ll be delivering a five minute speech at this year’s awards banquet. Even worse — you have to write it! Right about now your knees are buckling and your heart rate is through the roof! Writing a speech is really not much more difficult than composing a well-written letter to a business partner. But, there are a few rules of the road that must be followed. For example, don’t use words that you are uncomfortable pronouncing or that you don’t normally use in your business dialect. Next, you must realize that the way people write is somewhat different than the way they speak. After writing your speech, repeat it aloud in...
Read MoreCommunication
Has an associate ever called you on the phone and asked if you received their e-mail? As frustrating as that might be, there’s a reason for it — communication. In the digital world, e-mail is probably the easiest way to communicate to a mass group but it is also the easiest way to not get a response. In fact, e-mail is the greatest obstacle to good communication because many senders assume that communication has taken place simply by clicking the “send” button. As the receiver of a message you have four responsibilities to the sender: read, interpret, evaluate and respond. Although responding to every single e-mail message is totally unnecessary and...
Read MoreBook Publishing
As a smart entrepreneur, you use every tool at your disposal to get your message across to clients. PowerPoint slide shows, magazines, DVDs and flipcharts are all part of your presentation arsenal. Let’s us introduce the single best tool for leverage and closing deals — becoming the author of a book. We don’t mean you need to stay up late using an old typewriter to write the latest mystery novel. The co-founders of UFirst NOW have done all the work for you. They’ve taken their years of financial experience and combined it into a book titled “Money Momentum – Achieving 20/20 Financial Foresight.” Using “Money Momentum” while prospecting can...
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