QuickTips Index

Goal Setting: The First Step to Achievement
Goal setting is just the first step to achievement. Learn how to use a goal setting formula that includes an action plan to set goals that you will actually achieve.

Phone Answering Tips to Win Business
How you answer the phone says a great deal about your business. Use these telephone answering tips to ensure that callers know they're dealing with a winning business.

Mastering Your Filing System
Learn how to set up a filing system that helps you work swiftly and efficiently with these filing tips and tricks.

The Easiest Filing System
Learn how to set up an easy-to-use filing system for your business. Setting up a filing system doesn't have to be a daunting task. Ronda Claire of Claire Ideas explains how to set up a file management system that makes it easy to file and find the paper you need.

Make Your Business Card a Marketing Vehicle
When it comes to business cards, out of sight is out of mind. Learn how to turn your business card into a visible marketing vehicle so your business card doesn't end up just sitting in a drawer gathering dust.

Customized Marketing
Customized marketing is more powerful and more cost-efficient. Ginette Provost explains why and gives an example of customized marketing in this definition.

Basic Email Management
Email management is critical when you get hundreds of emails a day. Is checking and answering email interfering with your productivity? Use these email management tips to get a grip on your inbox.

Gifts For Employees Are Tax Deductible
Gifts for employees are tax deductible, unlike cash. Here are the rules for giving gifts to employees and using those gifts as a tax deduction.

Present a Professional Image
Audrey Field provides tips for ensuring that your small or home-based business presents a professional image at all times, including how to handle phone calls and client bookings in a professional manner.

Invest In Your Community
Giving back to the community is a great way to give back to those who have helped support your business. And there are tangible benefits for supporting charitable organizations, too.

Getting Publicity For Your Business
Publicity is like money in the bank for businesses - as long as your business is getting positive publicity. Learn how to get positive free publicity for your business.

Projecting a Trustworthy Business Image
Projection is nine tenths of success. To get business you need to project an image that attracts potential customers and clients, rather than repels them. Here are some pointers to ensure that your business image is all it should be.

Finding The Best Web Hosting Service
Tips for finding the best web hosting services for your business' web site.

Four Tips For Handling Receipts
These four tips for handling receipts will make it easier for you to always find the receipt you want and keep your business receipts organized.

How to Find A Good Accountant
The services of a good accountant can be invaluable to your small business. But how do you find a good accountant? These tips for finding a good accountant will help.

Harness The Power of An Advisory Board
No business is too small to benefit from an Advisory Board and an Advisory Board can be a powerful management tool for your small business. Here's how to set up and use an Advisory Board.

Cultivate The Art of Conversation
Are you engaging in conversation or just exchanging information? Learn how to cultivate the art of conversation to attract and keep customer and clients.

Stop Shuffling Paper
Piles of paperwork intefering with your productivity? These tips for organizing paperwork will help you get out from under the paper avalanche.

Marketing Conversations Need To Start With You
The most important marketing conversation is the first one - the one you have with yourself. Nina Ham explains how to avoid letting negative self talk sabotage your marketing efforts.

Make Your Year End Review A Morale Booster
If you’re feeling somewhat discouraged about your business and don’t feel that you’re getting anywhere, taking stock and reviewing your accomplishments can be a great morale booster. These year end review tips will help you see what you've truly achieved.

Prepare an Investor Ready Business Plan
Your business plan needs to be tailored to the needs of angel investors and venture capitalists if you want to use it to attract investors. Howard Schwartz explains how to put together an investor ready business plan.

Don't Be A Computer Virus Victim
Virus protection tips to help you defend yourself from computer viruses.

Use Promos With Invoices
You're sending out invoices anyhow. Why not use your invoices as promotion by including a promo sheet or coupon?

Close The Cash Flow Gap
The basics of cash flow management, including a simple way to make cash flow projections and how to improve your cash flow by shortening your cash flow conversion period.

Qualifying - The Critical Selling Skill
Learn how to qualify sales leads, a critical selling skill for anyone in business.