Rising Small Business Optimism Fuels Broadening of CRE Recovery – CoStar Group

Rising Small Business Optimism Fuels Broadening of CRE Recovery – CoStar Group.

Is Industrial Property’s Turn Next? Manufacturing Momentum Shifting to the U.S. – CoStar Group

Is Industrial Property’s Turn Next? Manufacturing Momentum Shifting to the U.S. – CoStar Group.

Stress Relief Tips for Entrepreneurs | Manta Small Business Center

Stress Relief Tips for Entrepreneurs   A “must read” for the new year!

Transform Your Small Business Website From Blah to Ta-Dah! | Manta Technology Center

Transform Your Small Business Website From Blah to Ta-Dah! | Manta Technology Center.

Interesting article on the consumer business climate in China

http://blog.commercialsource.com/category/commercial-lending

Start the Holiday Rush: Home Energy Tax Credits Expire Dec. 31

Business owners, it’s not too late!

Start the Holiday Rush: Home Energy Tax Credits Expire Dec. 31.

Great Quote! Had to share it here.

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
– George Eliot

Taxes Hurting Commercial Property Owners

Taxes Hurting Commercial Property Owners.

How to Handle Non-Compete Clauses

I had the chance to talk with another freelancer the other day: she\’s been offered the opportunity to take on …

via How to Handle Non-Compete Clauses.

5 Things You Must Do Every Day to Build Your Business

If you are an entrepreneur there are a few critical tasks that you need to turn into a daily habit in order for your business to keep moving in a positive direction and to make you money. Read on to find out those key items and how you can add them to your daily routine.

Entrepreneurs have to wear many hats when a business is just starting. Many things need to be delegated to others in order for the business to run smoothly and there are a few things that you must do yourself. If you can create a habit of performing these 5 things every day, some for just a few minutes, then you will see your business grow right alongside your dreams:

1. Plan for the future a few minutes each day. Assume that your product has stopped selling all of a sudden. What direction will you take your company next? What new income stream can you add? This is a time for day dreaming and recording notes in preparation for the future. You don’t necessarily have to take action on these items, but you need to think about them daily in order to bring out the golden ideas.

2. Work on your marketing in some aspect every day to get new customers. If your prospective customers don’t know about you they won’t buy from you. Work on getting your message out every day even if it is just for a few minutes.

3. Work on closing a sale every single day. whether you are doing this on-line, on the phone, through the mail, or face-to-face you need to be selling every day. Without the close of a sale there is no business. This is not something that you can delegate all the way. even if you have a sales force you need to be out there looking for deals.

4. Develop or strengthen your business network. You need to join or create a business network where you can help others and they can help you back. This is a great place to get free customers through referrals and an excellent mentoring opportunity using the mastermind principle.

5. Contact your current customers. Don’t ever forget about the people that have already purchased from you. These are your best customers. They already like what you have to sell and they don’t cost anything to acquire. Contact your current customers frequently, even if you are just saying hello. They need to know what you have to offer and they need to know you are still breathing. They won’t seek you out. You must go to them.