how to grow your business online
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Presents...
How To Grow Your Business
Online Business Startup, in conjunction with The Coconut Group, presents..
Tip #1
82% of managers and supervisors rank leadership as the most important topic for formal mentoring programs
Source: http://hr.blr.com/HR-news/Staffing-Training/Employee-Manager-Training/Infographic-2014-Training-Trends-HRs-Role#
Document ProcessesThis means that:
• Your role is teachable, learnable and repeatable to others
• Your business is more appealing to investors should you leave
• You can determine your core competencies which deliver competitive advantage
Tip #1
Tip #2
Accounting Bookkeeping Distribution
Automate Processes
Use of cloud tools mean you can automate a variety of tasks such as:
88% of consumers are less likely to buy from companies who leave complaints unansweredSource: http://www.desk.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2014-09-26-at-1.53.11-PM.png
Do not neglect your loyal, existing customers and ensure the level of service you supply to them does not decline
Existing CustomersTip #3
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Invest in Personnel
• Employees have the ability to deliver an increase in sales
• Ensure you can match an increase in demand if you are expecting growth
• Outsourcing non-essential tasks creates time to focus on other areas.
51% of US companies expect to increase investment in training over the next 2 years
Source: http://www.csesoftware.com/why-training-employees-pays-off-big/
Tip #4
Make sure you have the Right Product
You should be able to think objectively about your products and determine if they are right for the marketplace.
If not then you can pivot and re-evaluate your strategy.
44% of businesses took more than 12 weeks to create their product in a US survey
Source: http://www.best-infographics.com/epic-product-launch/
Tip #5
ResourcesWatch it on YouTube!
o Product Launch - http://www.best-infographics.com/epic-product-launch/
o Employee Training - http://www.csesoftware.com/why-training-employees-pays-off-big/
o Customer Service - http://www.desk.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2014-09-26-at-1.53.11-PM.png
o Automation For Business - https://www.redwood.com/files/images/infographics/redwood_manual_madness_process_automation.jpg
o Employee Training - http://hr.blr.com/HR-news/Staffing-Training/Employee-Manager-Training/Infographic-2014-Training-Trends-HRs-Role#
o Online Business Startup – http://www.onlinebusinessstartup.co.uk
is a Business Strategy Expert and Founder of Digital Agency, The
Coconut Group. He specializes in delivering Business and Online Strategy
to established SMEs turning over £500k helping them to achieve scale
and growth.
Robin Waite
Complete Strategy to Starting Up a Business Online
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