How do you create a scorecard

Capturing metrics that will provide information on the quality of the deliverables and the processes used to create the deliverables. The following process can be used to come up with the appropriate metrics on the project. This process will result in the creation of a Project Scorecard. Identify criteria for success. Review the objectives and Read More …

Avoid trying to time your marketing

Avoid trying to time the market(ing). Buy low, sell high. Ever hear of that advice before.  We all would like to be able to do it, but we know that it’s not possible to do. Even the seasoned investor is unable to do this. We all know the best strategy is dollar cost averaging, though Read More …

Can You Get an SBA Loan? – SBA lenders – Inc. 5000

Read the entire post for more information, I have been wondering what the SBA was doing… http://www.inc.com/articles/2008/12/sba-loan.html By: Venuri Siriwardane Published December 2008 In recent weeks amid reports of sharp declines in government-backed loans for entrepreneurs. Loan volumes under the agency’s flagship 7(a) loan program slumped 30 percent this fiscal year — at a time Read More …

Incorporation Processing Free for this week

  MyCorporation, an Intuit company, takes a lot of the headache and hassle out of legal requirements of forming a corporation. For this week, till Dec 5th, MyCorporation will process a new Corporation or Limited Liability Company for FREE. That’s a savings of $149 off regular service fees (note: document shipping, state fees, publication fees, Read More …

Do you have a customer profile?

I have always been a big advocate of building a customer profile. Even going as far as knowing what your ideal client hangs on their refrigerator(DTM Tip). But honestly, can you describe them or even paint a picture of them. Try these questions, just to get a start and keep adding. The demographics you can Read More …

What can you do with One Page?

There are a lot of gadgets out there claiming to be able to make things easy for you and many think of the The One Page Business Plan as one of them. But it has been a shame because I feel quite of bit of effort has been used in convincing people that the OPBP Read More …