If you are in business with another person (spouse, friend, etc.) it’s wise to define each person’s role and responsibilities within the business. This gives each person confidence in one another and your shared goals for the business.

Manage Growth

Implementing business systems allows for managed and strategic growth to occur. Some business owners say that they need to systemize themselves and their own thinking first before they can expect staff to understand and adopt the same principles. In the beginning, the business systems that will make the most difference are the deceptively simple and small ones. Business systems help eliminate many of the daily frustrations and obstacles that prevent things running smoothly. Gradually, you should incorporate all the Businesses business systems, policies and procedures into a handbook which will become your Operations Manual, so everyone knows what to do, who does it and when it should be done. The problem with most small business owners is not simply that they are doing too much work, but that they are doing the wrong kind of work. They should be looking at where their input adds the most strategic value to the business. Put a value on your time. What is it worth to the business?

Business systems to Systemise your Business

Introducing and developing business systems will help you to organise and systemise your business. Here are some tips to create great business systems that will help your business to grow. Systemise your selling approach, your sales management and the marketing of your products and services. Develop individual businesses within your business and collect the combined efficiencies of many businesses working within one operation. Implement systems to let your specialists do what they do best. To learn the step by step process of “How to Systemise Your Business” click here

Eliminate Problem Areas

Creating systems to eliminate problem areas is a simple process of critically analysing the procedures of how you do them now.  Look at what is working and what is not, then you write down how to do things in an orderly way to achieve the results you are requiring, and voila, you have an operating system. Doing this will save time because you don’t have to repeat each task to anyone who’s new to your workplace it’s all written down for them in the company business systems section of your operations manual. But be sure to keep the systems updated each time your revisit them to test and measure their efficiency. Produce a policy and procedures manual. This includes your own mission statement as well as policies on sexual harassment, discrimination, workplace safety, etc. To discover how to make this whole process easier we have put together an ebook which leads you through each step of the way.

“How to Systemise Your Business”

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It's time to start getting strategic with your time. Your aim should be to free up at least one hour of your day every day. Create your future by scheduling this strategic time in your diary. When you have done that, you can begin to work on your growth plans and the systems that will streamline the work that needs to be done. Your goal is to use that time just to develop one system, so at the end of the week you would have five systems; at the end of the month, 20 and so on.

Remember these systems do not have to be perfect because you will be continually improving them over time, to guarantee your results are aligned with your vision. Incorporate into your planning the key areas your business will need to cover to ensure that the growth will be steady, managed and sustained.

The key areas of your business are the ones that make it work. For example, financial, administration, human resources, and marketing, etc. Once you have a plan and created your thinking and development time, look at what your business will need in order to grow.

If the answer is more sales, then maybe you should be looking and analysing your marketing strategies. If you have enough enquiries but are not converting them to customers, then examine what is happening in your conversion process. Are you confident that you and your team can deliver your products and services faultlessly and seamlessly? If not, then start looking at re-developing your distribution systems.

Remember there is absolutely no point in developing a marketing strategy to bring in more business unless you know your business systems can deliver on your promises.

Think of your business as having four key strategic areas: These could be Management, resources, marketing and production. Then break each of those areas down into key areas, such as leadership, finance, market research and delivery systems. Manage your time with these to begin with, as you are going to be responsible for developing the strategies in all these areas. To discover how to make this whole process easier we have put together an ebook which leads you through each step of the way.

"How to Systemise Your Business"

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Let’s say you need to get from New York to Chicago. You can walk the 790 miles in a month, bike it in a week, drive it in a day, or fly it in a couple of hours. What’s the difference? It’s all about the vehicle you use.

It’s the same with business success. You can spend an enormous amount of time and effort getting to your business destination the hard way (think “walking”), or you can be whisked there in a fraction of the time.

Who can get you there the fastest? That would be my friend, Bill Bartmann. A few days ago I wrote you about Bill. He’s the guy who went from eating out of dumpsters to becoming a billionaire.

Bill has another distinction: Of all the firms EVER to be on Inc. Magazine’s “500 Fastest-Growing Companies” list, only Microsoft grew as fast for as long as Bill Bartmann’s company did.

As far as I know, Bill Gates is not spending any time explaining to businesspeople how to get ahead. But Bill Bartmann is doing just that: He’s unveiling a phenomenal, new tool he’s developed for slashing the time it takes to reach your business goals. It’s called his “Billionaire Business System.“

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What’s holding you back from the level of business success you want?

–Is it lack of money? Bill was bankrupt before he became a self-made billionaire.

–Is it lack of support from your family? Bill’s parents at one point told him they wished he was dead.

–Is it a lousy economy? Bill made his fortune in the midst of a recession.

My point is simple: This man knows failure and adversity as intimately as he knows legendary success. And you can discover what he knows by getting in on the ground floor of Bill’s Billionaire Business System.

In Bill’s online system, he will tell you his secrets in his very own words. No “guest presenters” and no fluff. Just straight talk about your business, straight from Bill.

Muhammad Ali said “Bill is the Greatest at helping people recognize and discover the champion hiding inside. He teaches people how to knock out the negatives in their lives.”

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See for yourself why the Smithsonian Institution has a permanent display about Bill’s achievements and why Harvard Business School studies Bill’s techniques. See for yourself how Bill is better qualified than anyone else to help you to start or grow your business. You can thank me later.

To Your Success,

[Name]

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It’s pretty rare to get an Olympic Gold Medal, wouldn’t you say? Only 1,210 Americans have received one. It’s unusual to climb Mt. Everest, too: Just 2,300 people have done that. But there’s an even rarer category: The number of billionaires. No more than 1,125 people in the world can claim that distinction.

My friend, Bill Bartmann, did just that. Now keep in mind that this group of 1,125 people includes people who had major help along the way: Many were born with it, inherited it, or had every advantage while growing up.

In the history of billionaires, Bill Bartmann stands alone. He’s the ONLY former homeless person and gang member ever to have made a billion dollars. That’s right, Bill went from eating out of dumpsters and living under a bridge viaduct, to having after-tax, take-home pay in a single year of more than $100 million and being listed as the 25th richest person in America.

Here’s where it gets extremely interesting: Bill is willing to coach YOU on how to succeed in business.

After all, what can you learn from someone whose daddy died and left him a billion? But it’s totally different with Bill Bartmann: He worked in a slaughterhouse. He was an alcoholic at age 17. And at one point Bill was paralyzed from the waist down. Yet Bill discovered a DIFFERENT way of thinking and acting that enabled him to overcome all of that, and become a self-made billionaire.

After scaling the highest peaks in the business world and getting his fill of toys like $25 million aircraft, what’s Bill up to now? He has one current passion: Showing others his special techniques for overcoming any challenge and being as successful as they want to be.

Do you think Bill might know a few things YOU could use to overcome your own challenges? What if you could get his thoughts on dozens of business topics?

Now you can. Bill is launching a one-of-a-kind online service, called his “Billionaire Business System”. This is not some one-size-fits-all deal. Instead, Bill has built a mentoring tool that provides you with laser-targeted advice on many individual topics.

Are you already running a business but not sure what’s the best way to secure financing for your next stage of growth? Bill covers that topic. Not even sure if business is right for you? Bill has a video session just about that.

In fact, the Billionaire Business System currently has almost two dozen topics, and is constantly growing.

I strongly recommend that you take a look at Bill’s system and see for yourself how it can remove whatever roadblocks are in your way to greater business success. You can find it by going to:

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Name me anywhere else on the planet that you can get specific, useful, and comprehensive business-building advice from a self-made billionaire? That’s OK, I can’t think of any, either.

The sooner you have Bill Bartmann in your corner, advising you on business success, the sooner you can sit back and bask in your own dreams coming true.

To Your Success,

Ian Howard

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To enjoy more income, more time and more life to do the things they are passionate about

We are living in a time where there are opportunities everywhere we choose to look. The ‘stuff’ that sells newspapers is doom and gloom, and with the current financial down turn the journalists are having a field day.

As Business Owners we have to recognize that in times like these the prepared ones will see the opportunities that are everywhere and flourish.

What do I mean? Well, we need to take a look at what I call the ‘Old’ model of business and start to consider a ‘New’ model of doing business. First let’s take a look at the reasons why businesses may struggle and fail in the current climate and compare it to the New Model:

1. Most business owners don’t have a business! They are self-employed which often is another term for a Job – The new model is about building a system to run the business without you being there.

2. Most Business Owners don’t understand what their business does! They are in to make money (or simply to survive) focusing on profit. The New Model focuses on the dignity of a customer service centered business and giving value. Believe me do this and the profit will take care of itself.

3. Old Model businesses have no Vision & Mission statement that is instilled n everything they do. No vision or mission and your business will have no purpose – simply making money is not a vision! The New Model business takes time to clarify it’s Vision and Mission, everybody connected with the business takes ownership of this.

4.The New business model statement becomes the culture of the business. Clarify your mission or purpose in your business
Articulate your mission statement – who are you going to serve (your ideal client) & who you are not (the 80%). What problems and frustrations are you solving for your (ideal) customer?
What frustrations does your customer have?
What can your customers expect EVERY time they deal with you.

5. Old model businesses are constantly looking for the next customer after the sale is completed. New model businesses have defined their Ideal Customer, the 20% that will give them 80% of their revenue. They build relationships and their customers become advocates for their business.

6. Old model businesses are the same as their competitors. They often compete on price or offer the service that their customers expect from everyone. New model businesses Identify their competitive advantage, their USP, Unique Selling Proposition – Not price or service, something that the customer wants but doesn’t expect.
Does your marketing tell them & does it align with your Mission. Can you deliver it in the world of the customer.

7. Old model businesses treat customers like a commodity – New model nurture & love them .. they go “Beyond the Cash register”
Systemize your customer experience. Turn them from a suspect to an evangelist for your business.
Ask them and listen to them “What are your frustrations about {Your} Industry” Most dissatisfied people just walk out without saying why they are not happy with your service – New
Tell them about your guarantee, New model businesses will call their customers and let them know that they have two weeks of the guarantee left to return their goods if they are not completely satisfied!

8. Old model businesses are all about themselves, self promotion and looking good. New Model businesses concentrate on treating others how they would like to be treated. They get interested in others, they love their people and customers. They are interested in no.1 their Staff & no.2 their customers.
They have a system to build relationships with people not things (products and services, etc) They know people want to be understood, heard, recognized, acknowledged & loved. Yes, you read it correctly, we want to be loved! So do you people and customers.
Ever had a letter from your bank signed Customer Relationship Manager – Try talking or calling the relationship manager and see if you can get through to them?

New model businesses will make sure someone answers the phone and their communication is in the callers world and aligned with the USP, Vision and Mission statements and always reminds the caller about the guarantee. Communicate rather than speak to them, for example:
How are you? – Listen to the answer
Any frustrations? – Listen to the answer
Don’t forget your guarantee
Is there anything else we can do for you- Listen to the answer and make notes
Did you know…. (New products that are aligned to this customers profile)

9. The old business model is in its death throws. The new model is to manage themselves better, they know daily how the business is performing/serving/delivering/what the customers feedback is. They Know & manage their KPI’s and Metrics – love their customers but do not extend credit to them, beyond the agreed terms.
They always have a minimum of 3 months worth of creditor funds in hand

Conclusion: This blog is all about the New Model of doing business now, today.

In years to come these will be the good old days. Prepare now, start to let go of the old model and implement the ideas we will be sharing with you & your opportunities will appear.

We Guarantee It!