Category Archives: Growing Your Business

Replication Is The Key To Getting Rich

In my previous entry about targeting a specific service niche, I touched on the subject of replication in your business.  It’s time to revisit and elaborate on this notion. First, let me be perfectly clear that you will never get … Continue reading

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Stay On Top Of Deadbeat Customers

If there’s one thing that aggravates me more than the customer that acts like a jerk, it’s the customer that takes forever to pay for services rendered.  These are usually the types that have never owned their own business, and … Continue reading

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Your Employees Are Not Your Slaves

It is true that the fastest-growing and most lucrative businesses tend to be the ones that operate like a well-oiled machine, but that doesn’t mean you should treat your employees like mere cogs.  They are human beings, after all, not … Continue reading

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Networking Will Fuel Your Business Growth

In my post about learning to destroy your competition, I detailed the importance of cutting ties with your direct, local competitors.  It’s vital, however, to recognize that this ONLY applies to them.  In almost every other scenario, it’s in your … Continue reading

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Find A Niche And Focus On Speed

Now many of you no doubt have big plans to build a full-service remodeling company, and perhaps you’re already knee-deep in the process of learning how to become a general contractor, but I’d ask you to put on the brakes … Continue reading

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