Posts Tagged ‘Doing Business in Montana’
Who Can Help You?
By MARK RIFFEY - This past week seems to have been a perfect storm of paths crossing about getting help from coaches, mentors and teachers.... more
Are You Doing the Important Work?
By MARK RIFFEY - What are you not getting done? Why aren’t you getting those things done? Does important work often go undone? If so, is that work truly important?... more
Five Business Myths To Ignore
By MARK RIFFEY - Focusing on these myths will do nothing but delay the success of your business. Shut them out.... more
What Can’t Change that Must Change?
By MARK RIFFEY - What Can’t Change that Must Change? If you doubled the size of your sales team, would your sales double?... more
The Sales Prevention Department
By MARK RIFFEY - Is a part of your process killing sales and running off clients? If you have a 'sales prevention department' here's how you can get rid of it!... more
What The Supreme Court And Your Business Share
By MARK RIFFEY - Events like this can have a critical, if not fatal impact on your business. Could your business survive your death or permanent disability?... more
Is It Done Yet?
By MARK RIFFEY - The earlier the customer sees your work, the earlier you'll find out if you're on track.... more
Why Do Startups Fight City Hall?
By MARK RIFFEY - To a startup, city hall is often the next obstacle in line.... more
Start Your Marketing Calendar
By MARK RIFFEY - Are you marketing with intent or by accident? Choose intent.... more
Hiring Entry Level People and (Gasp) Millennials
By MARK RIFFEY - I know a number of 20-somethings who are looking for jobs. Some like to categorize “millennials” as a generation of slackers with no work ethic and no motivation.... more
Train Them To Make It Easy To Buy
By MARK RIFFEY - Word of mouth business and referrals come from handling problems gracefully.... more
Leading Your Team to Goal Setting
By MARK RIFFEY - How do you prepare your staff to contribute to your company's success?... more
Company Goals Need Context
By MARK RIFFEY - Company-wide goals need to have "Why does this matter to me?" context at all levels of the company, for every employee.... more
Working Linear vs. Parallel
By MARK RIFFEY - What costs do you introduce by solving problems sequentially?... more
Is Your Business 2016 Ready?
By MARK RIFFEY - Planning for 2016 is about more than adjusting numbers in a spreadsheet.... more
Do They Have Each Other’s Back?
By MARK RIFFEY - Culture is critical, not only day to day, but to make sure you can take a punch.... more
Depending On An Upgrade
By DIANE SMITH - It reminds me of how deeply dependent we’ve become on technology. To do our work, connect with our friends, shop, read…the list goes on.... more
How Do You Create The Right Surprises? Baby Steps
By MARK RIFFEY - One of the best ways to figure out ways to transform your customers' experience is to walk through the process of doing business with you in little, tiny steps: Baby Steps.... more
Governor Bullock’s Main Street Montana Project Launches Surveys
Montanans are encouraged to take in-depth county surveys in an effort to to build an economic development business plan for Montana. CLICK ON SURVEY.... more