June 25, 2012   

 
High expectations are the key to everything.

Sam Walton

Founder of Wal Mart 

 


 

 

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Susan Says®  
 
Join Me for a Free Growth Secrets Webinar.

3 Growth Secrets You Won't Learn in Business School & Your Competitors Don't Want You To Know. 

Want to learn how to ramp up your revenue and fast-track your business growth - even in today's economy? Join AT&T small business expert and New York Times best-selling author Susan Solovic as she reveals the building blocks of growth for your small business.

 

Thursday, June 28, 2012
1 pm ET / 10 am PT

 

In just half an hour, Susan will explain how to:
*   Engage customers
*   Recruit the right talent
*   Capture market share
*   Use scalable technology
*   Catapult your business to the top

For a preview of what you'll learn, check out these videos.

And click here to register for this free event. 

 

 

Putting the Right People in the Right Seats! 

 

Hillary Clinton wrote it takes a village to raise a child.  It takes a team to build a successful, sustainable company.  You absolutely can't do it alone.  Yet finding the right people to help you grow your business is one of the areas in which  most entrepreneurs struggle.

 

Hiring someone who can "do the job" isn't enough.  You need to identify people who embrace your business vision and values.  And honestly, that's often as difficult as finding a needle in the haystack. 

 

When you reach the point in your business that you're ready to start adding team members, make sure you can clearly articulate your vision in such a way that potential employees can understand and believe the vision as much as you do.  The majority of employees in organizations of all sizes have no sense of the company's vision.  They end up frustrated.  As the owner, you get aggravated, and your business growth is stifled.


Think of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech.  After he boldly stated his vision, he transitioned his remarks to make his dream our dream too.  That's what you must do as a business owner when you start to build your team.

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Do you have a business question you'd like to ask Susan?  Email your questions to:

Susan@SusanSolovic.com

 

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Susan's Small Biz Success Tip:  Be Prepared if Disaster Strikes!

June marks the beginning of hurricane season.  Could your business survive a natural disaster? 

Consider these stats:

*  More than one in four small businesses will experience a "significant crisis" - hurricane, wildfire, tornado, power outage, flash flood, cyber breach, etc. - in any given year. (Continuity Insights magazine and KPMY Risk Advisory Services survey)
*  Nearly two-thirds of small businesses do not have an emergency plan in place for their business. (Insurance Information Institute)

Putting a disaster plan in motion now will improve the likelihood that businesses and organizations will not only survive and recover themselves, but also help their neighbors and communities recover more quickly.

AT&T launched "Safeguard Your Business" to help shed light on the importance of small businesses being prepared and to offer simple, proactive steps to preparedness.

Take a short quiz to evaluate your current preparedness.  

Don't wait until it's too late.