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4 Ways to Re-engineer Your Business Through Strategic Planning, Part 3
Throughout this series of articles, we've been examining the questions: What is strategic planning? How does it work? In other words, how can you analyze your business's performan…

9 Time Management Skills For the Business Owner and Entrepreneur, Part 3
Every business owner needs to understand the principles of effective time management. In this series of articles (Article 1 and Article 2), we've been exploring nine crucial time management skills…

5 Quick Tips For Choosing the Right Business Coach
It’s not always easy to know how to choose a Business Coach. A lot of people out there claim to be effective Business Coaches but how can you find out which ones really are? Here at FocalPoint Busi…

4 Ways to Re-engineer Your Business Through Strategic Planning, Part 2
In Part 1 of this three-part series of articles, we answered the question, “What is strategic planning?” As Brian Tracy outlines is his book, The Way to Wealth Workbook, Part III: Blueprints for S…

5 Business Planning Tips for the New Year
Time seems to fly faster every year, which is why it’s crucial to get on top of your new year business planning now. As you enter the new year, you need to know exactly what you’re aiming to achie…

Feeling Burned Out? Grab a Coffee and Read This
It happens to everyone who has ever been a business owner; you’re working day in, day out on your business, and then one day you feel like you have just hit a wall. You don’t even want to come int…

How do I get More Time?
You: “How are things?” Colleague: “Busy… crazy busy actually… Especially this time of the year.” Had any conversations like this in the past few weeks? I have. Its a common refrain I…

Six Levers to Transform Your Business
You finished the meeting with your accountant. He says that the business needs to change if you want to retire in 3-5 years. How can he say that! Where does he expect you to make the changes? That’s…

Leadership, Expectations and Equity
Working in a team environment can sometimes feel like a balancing act. We are constantly balancing what we need to get done and deem important with what other people need us to get done and deem impor…

The Journey From Being Coached to Coaching
Though it was a long time ago, I remember it clearly. Sales were solid, I was busy wearing a lot of hats and I was working a LOT of hours. A gentleman walks in and we start talking about my business. …