http://EthicalBusinessBuilder.com/2008/12/17/what-your-small-business-needs-to-do-to-weather-the-economy/ Be an Ethical Entrepreneur, Investor, and Business Builder Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://EthicalBusinessBuilder.com/2008/12/17/what-your-small-business-needs-to-do-to-weather-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-95 How I nearly doubled profits the first year of my first business… « Ethical Business Builder's Weblog Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:58:49 +0000 http://ethicalbusinessbuilder.com/?p=191#comment-95 [...] knew and watched the numbers. A few of the numbers I watch were listed in my blog on weathering the economy. Possibly the most important number at my business was the average revenue generated per day per [...] [...] knew and watched the numbers. A few of the numbers I watch were listed in my blog on weathering the economy. Possibly the most important number at my business was the average revenue generated per day per [...]

]]> http://EthicalBusinessBuilder.com/2008/12/17/what-your-small-business-needs-to-do-to-weather-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-96 How to fix your business FAST – Part 1 « Ethical Business Builder’s Weblog Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:01:15 +0000 http://ethicalbusinessbuilder.com/?p=191#comment-96 [...] Know your numbers – In my experience this is the biggest mistake business owners make. They know things like their gross and net profit margins, number of customers, and total revenue, but have no idea how or why those things are down. Customers, revenue, and profits are not answers to problems, they’re simply questions. All they can do is tell you what question to ask but you have to dig deeper to find the answer. If you stop digging there, you’ll never locate the problem or come up with a way to devise a fix. Some of these numbers were covered in my blog on weathering the economy. [...] [...] Know your numbers – In my experience this is the biggest mistake business owners make. They know things like their gross and net profit margins, number of customers, and total revenue, but have no idea how or why those things are down. Customers, revenue, and profits are not answers to problems, they’re simply questions. All they can do is tell you what question to ask but you have to dig deeper to find the answer. If you stop digging there, you’ll never locate the problem or come up with a way to devise a fix. Some of these numbers were covered in my blog on weathering the economy. [...]

]]> http://EthicalBusinessBuilder.com/2008/12/17/what-your-small-business-needs-to-do-to-weather-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-98 How to prepare your business for running without you… « Ethical Business Builder’s Weblog Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:22:35 +0000 http://ethicalbusinessbuilder.com/?p=191#comment-98 [...] What your small business needs to do to weather the economy… [...] [...] What your small business needs to do to weather the economy… [...]

]]> http://EthicalBusinessBuilder.com/2008/12/17/what-your-small-business-needs-to-do-to-weather-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Ben Waugh Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:54:29 +0000 http://ethicalbusinessbuilder.com/?p=191#comment-97 Hi. I read a few of your other posts and wanted to know if you would be interested in exchanging blogroll links? Hi. I read a few of your other posts and wanted to know if you would be interested in exchanging blogroll links?

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