Promote Away!

More than ever it is important to be known and seen. It is so many businesses established daily and if you do not make yourself known it can cause some financial harm to your business investment. Also you cannot wait for others to promote you.

October is Self-Promotion Month, which means you should take the time to get the word out about all you do.

If you have a service locate the place to strategically advertise your business. Provide a monthly offer that will interest new clientele. Create a system to be visible everywhere your potential clients are.

For products, create samples that can be used in goodie bags, swag bags and handouts at highly attended events. Have products available to hand out in any setting because you never know when opportunity will knock.

With every task in your day you should be creating a situation to promote your business.

Through promotion your business can soar!

Establish a Flow

In no way are we accountants but we do encourage the full organization of your business. Many companies get started with low capital and share an account with the regular spending money. Even for a start-up it is a productive strategy to open a business account to monitor funds, prepare for the tax year and also analyze expenses. It could be only $5.00 weekly being deposited but it all adds up.

Having a business account (checking and savings) not only helps with the current monitoring of the funds but gives an idea of what goals need to be set in order to build revenue. For instance, if you have two clients paying consistently on a monthly basis,that is a starting point to see how many clients you need to exceed expenses. This information will assist the projection to cover purchasing more equipment, move to a office space, etc.

When all funds are in one location it can sometimes be difficult to balance the books. Taking the time to open the account, make sure all business capitol is deposited and managed in one central location can prove to be a excellent system.

Here is a list of some major banking institutions and the primary accounts they offer:

PNC
https://www.pnc.com/webapp/sec/Solutions.do?siteArea=/pnccorp/pnc/home/small+business/checking/free+business+checking

Suntrust
https://www.suntrust.com/portal/server.pt/community/free_business_checking/936

BB&T
http://www.bbt.com/bbt/business/checking-accounts.html

Bank of America
http://www.bankofamerica.com/small_business/business_checking/index.cfm?statecheck

Citibank
https://online.citibank.com/US/JRS/pands/detail.do?ID=CitiBizOverview

This is an additional tool that can help you analyze the success of your business.

For other business tips on organization visit www.makeithappenc.com

(Please note: you do not have to go to a new bank to establish your business account but look at all the options so you make the correct choice for your business.)

Take the Challenge

Having a team to support, give information and hold you accountable for your actions is always helpful to get closer to success.

The 16 week challenge is a platform that is built to connect you to other professionals, build accountability partners and prove that with focus you can achieve your specific goals.

Make It Happen Consulting is participating for the second time this year. It is a great way to grow your business.

To find out more about the challenge visit http://16weeks.ning.com/

For questions about accountability and how it can help you business succeed visit www.makeithappenc.com

Self Improvement

Learning is a continuous process that no business owner should ever think they are above. Even the experts take time to learn new skills, polish established ones and stay on top of industry practices.

Make time to evaluation where your skills level is and what could be established so that you can build on it.

Some items to review:
Last course you took
Last book you read
Last bio updated
Community outreach
and much more

It will take up sometime but in the long run it is good to evaluate where you are to get further.

For some exercises to evaluate your professional status contact us at www.makeithappenc.com

Take Hold of Your Time

Being busy is seen as a wonderful status for a business owner. To most it means that you are making money, clients are knocking down your door and you are really grinding to develop the empire you wish to achieve. In many cases that is not it. You are busy doing something but it is not making you money or bringing in the clients that you want to have.

What are you doing?

Are you consumed with the thousands of emails in your inbox? Did the meeting you scheduled take longer than you expected? Were you invited to all the hottest events in the area, so you want to attend them all?

If you answered "YES" to any of these it is time to make some serious changes. What is your mission and passion for that business? When you know the answer to that, then make it your driving force. You have to plan and create the time needed for your success.

For just this week take the time to carry around your planner and don't just write in appointments but record each thing you accomplish. Time yourself as you do certain task to see how much time it eats out of your day. After a week evaluate what you accomplished, time you used and then create a detailed schedule for yourself so that you can fit all the necessary task in your day.

This will show you how you currently treat time and what can be changed right away.

Don't just busy for the sake of it. Make sure you are productive.

We want to hear all about your discoveries so feel free to contact us at www.makeithappenc.com. We look forward to hearing about your findings.

Prepared Owner

As a business owner you are responsible for all the contracts, accounting documentation and basic details needed to keep the business running. It is easy in the mist of running the company that you neglect to keep track and organize the things that can either keep you running or shut you down.

It could take sometime to gather information if you do not have it but the most important documents to have handy are:
Business License
Trademark Documentation
Copyright Documentation
Tax Documents
Contracts
Membership Documents
Website Documents
Business Insurance Policy and Card

These are just a few items to make sure you keep track of. You never know what can happen so it is good to be organized with your business documents to stay on top of everything.

You can do it!

If you need additional tips and suggestions on how organization can keep your business running successfully contact us at www.makeithappenc.com

National Preparedness Month - Sept

How prepared are you for the unexpected? Have you made it a priority to keep your important documents in a central location for easy retrieval?

If you have not made the time September is a great place to start the process for putting your items together. You cannot predict the future but you can be more prepared for what can happen.

Today you can:
* Purchase a portfolio
* Purchase a safe
* Gather important documents (passport, birth certificate, social security card, etc)
* Select beneficiary
* Complete will
* Update insurance for complete coverage

It is better to be prepared. Take the time to get your business in order.

For resources, assistance and organization tips contact us at www.makeithappenc.com

We want you to be ready for whatever can come your way.