Published: September 10th, 2020; By: Judi Hughes September feels much more like the start of a “New Year” than January. It has a sense of newness and positive energy that just isn’t the same in January. I’m excited because I just discovered you can buy 16- month calendars and actually pretend September is the start…
Published: March 11th, 2020; By: Judi Hughes Do you have a career path to achieve the growth you want for your business? Recently a client asked me, “why do some business owners grow and achieve the success they want with their business while others stall and struggle to get through an invisible growth ceiling?” My…
Published: December 3rd, 2019; By: Judi Hughes As Philip Orsini wrote, “Companies don’t fail because they grow. The fail because they don’t plan their growth.” If you want to grow your business, you need to make your plan your blueprint for growth. December is the time of year when business owners are setting their thoughts…
Published: October 22nd, 2019; By: Judi Hughes Through experience, we know being in business is not always all it’s cracked up to be. It’s hard to get clients. You have people to manage and money to control. As your business grows it becomes even more complex. There never seem to be enough hours in the…
Published: September 10th, 2019; By: Judi Hughes Small Business Owners spend way too much time and money meeting new people and trying new things to generate new leads. Not nearly enough time is invested in identifying and nurturing existing opportunities. According to a recent Forbes article the average sale requires 7 to 10 positive touch-points…
Published: June 26th, 2019; By: Judi Hughes Hurray it’s summer! The days are longer, the sun is shining, patios are open, and schools out. It’s only too easy at this time of year to get de-railed and lose focus. Resulting in having to scramble in September to try to re-coup your momentum. However, you can…
Published: May 28th 2019; By: Nick & Judi Hughes Are you sitting on a great idea? Have you been carrying this idea around with you in the hopes that one day you will get to it? Are you holding it “close to your chest” for someday? Are you concerned that maybe it isn’t a really…
Published: January 29th, 2019; By: Nick Hughes As business owners, your most important responsibility is to develop and successfully execute the annual plan. Good news is, most of us take that responsibility very seriously and invest time as we head into a new year to plan for the year ahead. The challenge, however, comes after that. You already have a full-time job building your client…
Published: August 1st, 2018; By: Judi Hughes We love working with entrepreneurs. People who own their own business are some of the hardest working, most creative and energized people we know. Building a successful business can be rewarding and fulfilling but it can also be challenging and lonely. Fact is; the successful growth of your…
Published: March 29th, 2018; By: Judi Hughes There is actually a dictionary definition for Chief Cook & Bottle Washer – ‘A person who is in charge but who also has to attend to the details and menial tasks.’ I looked it up the other day because I was sure that was the position I had…