• How to grow your business even in the tough times!
• How do you hang onto your cash?
• Marketing is the key!
• How to eliminate 15% to 30% of your costs
• How do I pull all this together?
• What's New at SBD On-Line?

How to grow your business even in the tough times!
Many business sectors are starting to feel the effects of "recession" whether this is real or a media beat up. Gerry Harvey, CEO of Harvey Norman, was recently quoted as saying "If you didn't make a profit in 2000, then 2001 is going to be really tough!".

Recent statistics released by Dunn & Bradstreet have supported the theory that business is tight with more businesses "going to the wall" in the last quarter.

How do you stop this from happening to your business? If your business is thriving then how can you take advantage of the current negative thoughts and make money even "in the tough times?" Many of our clients are very profitable at present with no sign of a decline - what are they doing?

What do you do? Read the articles associated with this newsletter and start to implement ideas and recommendations. Contact your MindShop Facilitator for advice on business growth.

Most importantly, develop a plan for how you are going to tackle the issues in your business. Our One Page Plan format is excellent for this. Click here for more information.

If you want financial assistance to help develop a plan, there are numerous government programs that can provide you with funding support. Click here for more details.

Improve your Business efficiency and save 15% to 30% of your costs!
At MindShop, we know from experience that inefficiency and waste in your business will be equivalent to at least 15% to 30% of your costs and even higher in most service industries.

This means that if your costs are $1.0 million per annum that between $150K and $300K will be inefficiency and waste that can usually be reduced dramatically by applying our simple process.

Click here for how to eliminate inefficiency in your business.

Click here for information on Profit Improvement Seminars and Workshops near you.

Keeping hold of your Cash!!
Cashflow is the lifeblood of any business. There are 2 times when tight cashflow controls are absolutely critical to your business survival - in a high growth period and a when the general business world moves into recession.

Even if your business is strong, large suppliers and/or customers going into receivership can place enormous demands on your business that can ultimately lead to your downfall.

How do you safeguard yourself against this? How do you manage cashflow in a high growth period? Click here for more information.

Marketing is the key!
In a competitive environment, how do you maintain your edge? When the competition starts to cut costs and starts with the marketing budget - what should you do?

Do you have a Customer Contact Program? This article explains what it is? Why you should have one and how to build one.

Click here for more information.

How do I pull all this together into a coherent plan of attack?
The articles above provide some simple recommendations for growing your business that are relevant even when times arte good. They just take on a higher level of importance when times are tight.

Click here for advice on how to pull it altogether into a coherent plan of attack. How do you increase your sales, reduce your costs and keep your customers satisfied? Our NEAT Analysis Process will help to put it all into perspective.

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