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Keep Good Relations

Mike Mann — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:57:15 +0000

It is critical that you attempt to keep good relations with your former bosses and co-workers. Odds are you will run across them again as customers, suppliers, new co-workers, neighbors, references, or industry competitors. Regardless, you will inevitably work with other people who know them. The last thing you need is the strategic disadvantage of people souring your reputation behind your back. So you should always end relationships on positive terms and keep in touch with all contacts that may benefit you or your new company in the future.

There will always be some people in your life who will try to discourage you from quitting your secure position when you want to start out on your own. The truth of the matter is that doing this is a big risk. But what is the worst thing that could happen? If you’re smart, you won’t let yourself get to the point of homelessness and destitution before you realize your plan has not worked, and then you could put yourself back on the job market. In the worst-case scenario, you still will have learned many valuable lessons that can be properly applied to your future.

Business, Family and Charity

Mike Mann — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:49:17 +0000

Although this is a business blog, we truly believe that a life with family and charity as the core is better than a life focused on business. Our goal is to teach you how to get the best out of both. We want you and as many other people, companies, and organizations as possible to produce as much as possible, so more spare money and time is created to help other people and causes when you aren’t spending quality time with family and friends.

Critical Mass of Prospects

Mike Mann — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:48:11 +0000

The increasing traffic to our website generates more people who can then sign up for our newsletters, post messages on our discussion forums, and volunteer to help our clients with their missions, which creates a virtuous business cycle that leads to success.

These same general processes can be applied to your business in order to gain a critical mass of prospects and customers for your products and services.

In short, businesses and charities should basically be run the same. The main differences are in how you manage money and how you count success.

Entice and Obtain Members

Mike Mann — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:48:04 +0000

Once we have contacted our targets, we work to sign them up as new “members.” Since we have a mission that is compatible with many people’s personal interests, the individuals and businesses we target often have a positive predisposition towards our programs. Our prospective members essentially serve the same role as “sales prospects” to a traditional business.

To entice them further to be our members—and more importantly, so we can help them—we give away a variety of free, valuable services. In exchange, our friends and business partners are encouraged to link their web sites to ours. This helps to expand the ever-increasing network of visitors to our site, and the number of people who continually see our logo, just like regular business branding.