by Russell Cummings | Feb 14, 2013 | Business Tips
The start of the year is a great time to develop plans for the coming year and this year, I’ve come up with a few simple steps that will help you get the ball rolling for 2013. 1. It’s important that your Annual Plan for 2013 ties in with your Strategic...
by Russell Cummings | Feb 14, 2013 | Business Tips
Every New Year brings a fresh start, a new life, a new outlook or perspective. And for most people, the New Year usually brings to mind a bunch of resolutions they would like to accomplish and fulfill. This rings true for businesses too which is why last year, I...
by Russell Cummings | Jan 17, 2013 | Business Tips, Leadership, People, Planning, Process Improvement, Strategy
The term “Family business ” usually refers to a small or mid-sized company that has a local focus and is plagued with a familiar set of dilemmas such as succession. In spite of that very simple description, family businesses have played a...
by Russell Cummings | Dec 21, 2012 | Business Tips, Process Improvement, Technology
If you find yourself overwhelmed with all of the stuff you need to do, here’s a great productivity tool I found on the web that can help you get organized easily. This tool is called the KanBan Flow tool which you can find on www.kanbanflow.com. It is web-based...
by Russell Cummings | Nov 26, 2012 | Business Tips, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, People, Planning, Process Improvement, Sales, Strategy, Technology
The flipside of “success” is “failure” and it’s the latter that every business owner and manager strive hard to avoid. By definition, the term “business failure” refers to the cessation of a company’s operations following its inability to generate...
by Russell Cummings | Oct 22, 2012 | Business Tips
I recently stumbled across a great resource for getting a benchmark on your website. It a free service from Hubspot.com called “Marketing Grader” and you’ll find it at http://marketing.grader.com What I liked most about Marketing Grader is that...
