With so many people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic around the world. You might be thinking of starting your own business after losing your job or looking for a safety net for the future. Avoid these costly Startup traps that will increase your chances of having greater success. Lack of documentation of your Standard Operating…
The sales industry is competitive. The app and mobile based world that we live in has made it easier to ‘shop around’. Sales people are often only needed when a specific need has to be fulfilled. You want a product or service? No problem, all of the information is at your fingertips, anywhere. Has the…
Project Management is concerned with balancing trade-offs between project scope, project performance/quality, project cost and time. The following equation shows how this trade-offs relate: C=f(P,T,S) Cost is a function of performance, time and scope. As performance and scope increase, costs generally increase. As cost decreases, typically scope and performance decrease. The relationships are not perfectly…
We have all heard the phrase “People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan”. In order to successfully manage projects, thorough planning is necessary. If you have no project plan, you have no project control because you have no benchmark to measure your progress. Needs and Mission Statements: Firstly, project planning consists of a…
Why do people shy away from “Cold Calling” or dread getting that call? Let’s take a look at both sides of the coin: Why Sales Reps Hate Doing Cold Calls: Interrupting the other person and getting rejected by the gate-keeper or the contact. Poor product or service offering and lack of training. It’s easier to…
Every entrepreneur is motivated to get their product or service quickly to the market in the hopes of making millions and have it be successful. However, if the business is not structured the right way from the beginning it will make it difficult or may present challenges down the road to manage its growth. The…
