9 small business owners share what they would have done differently starting their businesses today and the following tips result:
- create a marketing plan to promote e-commerce and build your customer base faster
- focus time and money on search engine optimization, especially if you are in a competitive market that is closely tied to on-line shopping and/or information gathering
- emphasize employee commissions as incentives to drive more business
- seize multicultural product offering and/or marketing opportunities
- consult your board of directors to sound out ideas for growth
- have a marketing and PR budget
- create a local, scalable, sales development program/model
- have a partner to work with
- get help/staff to support the business and pick up some of the work
Check out the article from Entrepreneur.com, which highlights e-commerce, real estate, health-care management, restaurant, hair care, catering, video game, and apparel retail businesses. And, contact us, if you need to move forward fast with tips above for business growth.
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