September 2006

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The Action Business Development Owners Report is for and about business owners.  It has one mission - to provide you with a wealth of knowledge, techniques and practical ideas to energize your business.  We believe that being in business should give you more of what you want out of life.  That's why we focus on a program called "Six Steps to Massive Results."  This program helps business owners dramatically increase their profits, create better teams and processes, while having more fun and MORE leisure time.

This Report is published by  Action Business Development Inc

Sandy Kemp and Jim St. James are the primary advisors associated with Action Business Development.  Sandy and Jim are Action International certified business coaches. 

About Sandy Kemp

About Jim St. James

About Rakan Aown

Who Is Action International?

What Is An Action Business Coach?         

Mission Statement & Focus

Could You Benefit from Coaching?

7 Reasons a Mentor Gives You Competitive Advantage

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Sell Your Business

The only reason you should ever start a business is to sell it...

If you want to achieve true success and freedom then you need to think of your business as your product. It is what you are building and it is where you are ultimately going to make your profit - selling the business.  And since every owner must exit the business at some point, you should start by thinking about how you can build your business so that lots of people will be competing with each other to buy it.

Very few people ever make a fortune running their business, but many people make a fortune... [FULL STORY]

 


 

Effective Money Management

A Critical Success Factor

 In his book, Small Business Management, Michael Ames gives the following reasons for business failure:

 

1.   Lack of experience

2.   Insufficient capital (money)

3.   Poor location

4.   Poor inventory management

5.   Over-investment in fixed assets

6.   Poor credit arrangements

7.   Personal use of business funds

8.   Unexpected growth

 

And the U.S. Small Business Administration adds:

9.   Lack of sales

10. Competition

 

Six of those ten reasons (2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 9) are related directly to money management and all can be avoided by... [FULL STORY]


 Learn the '6 Steps to Massive Results' in Your Business!

Running a successful business is more science than art. There are ways that work and ways that don't.
 
We'll share with you the fundamental '6 steps' to getting complete control of your business so that it runs highly profitably. And if you choose, without your daily involvement. So you are free to enjoy the fruits of your labour! [Full Story]

 


 

 "Committing your goals to paper increases the likelihood of achieving them by one-thousand percent!"    Brian Tracy

Create a 90 Day Roadmap for your business & achieve more in 90 days than most businesses do in a year

Get in the driver's seat...

It's time to get back to the place where you take charge, lead the way and call the shots.

Your pit crew is waiting... [Full Story] 

 


Vaughan Chamber of Commerce Sponsors Free Seminar Series

 

  September 29   Super Sales Strategies for Business Owners

The Sales function is the lifeblood of any business, yet many Business Owners do not consider themselves to be “sales people”. This workshop will cover what every owner should know about sales -- and how to close more sales.

October 26   Results Oriented Business Planning

Most Business Owners prefer “doing” to “planning”. After all it is the doing that actually produces results. However, if you don’t have a plan you can end up with disappointing results. Results Oriented Business Planning is the key to balancing these two realities.

November 30  Customer Satisfaction Made Simple

It can cost as much as 10 times more to get a new customer than to retain a customer. This workshop will discuss some simple ways to increase customer satisfaction – so that you’ll keep more customers, and get more referrals.

for more information or to register ... [FULL STORY]