Business Development Coach Darlington UK

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How can I make 2019 the best year yet for my
Business?

• Angelina Bell

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You might think that the setting of new
years resolutions is far too early. However, the
reality is that 2019 is only around the corner
and so now is the time to be action planning!
Here are four areas to consider

• Methods to create nurture a great team

• Ways to become more organised

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• How to free up more time

• Strategies to make more money

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Becoming more organised

• Try and keep your work area tidy. Only
  order the minimum supplies you need and do not
  clutter your desk with any unnecessary items.
• Invest some time in forward planning.
  Start your year with the end of the year in mind.
  Start your quarter with the end of the quarter in
  mind. The same applies to your week and your day!
  What this means is to have a focused daily,
  weekly, quarterly and annual action plan to
  ensure you have the right people working on the
  right things in the right way that will help you
  achieve your company vision.

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Freeing up more time for myself

• Think about the time when you plan your
  annual family holiday. And consider the time and
  effort spend on things such as looking through
  flights, choosing suitable accommodation and
  thinking about day trips. After all, no one would
  turn up to the airport and choose a random
  destination! Choosing a perfect holiday takes
  weeks and weeks of preparation. A similar
  approach can be applied to your business. Think
  about the potential results you could achieve by
  being organised!
• Make an ongoing effort to stay
  organised. Being organised has many benefits
  including allowing you to remain focused on your
  business. Commit to maintaining order each day
  while always moving forward and reviewing things
  as necessary.

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Freeing up more time for myself

• Learn to work smarter with e-mail. How
  many of you have your email notifications turned
  on during the day and get sidetracked when an
  email pops up? A massive tip with emails is to
  switch your notifications off so that you can
  focus on the task you need to be doing. Set times
  of the day aside to read emails and always plan
  your day as a priority before you even look at
  your inbox on a morning.
• Are you finding yourself completing
  routine activities in a long-winded and
  repetitive way? Make use of versioning and
  templates to prevent this from occurring. You may
  also want to consider better organising your
  desktop filing structure on your PC so that
  crucial files can be accessed quickly.

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Creating and nurturing a great team

• Ensure that all staff have full involvement with
  the business at all levels
• Engage and mentor new team members. Their
  development will be accelerated and the team will
  take shape much quicker
• Create clearly defined roles for all members of
  the team so that staff understand what is
  expected from them. This also has the added
  benefit of boosting staff morale
• Make your staff work better as a team by engaging
  them in team building exercises. However be sure
  to budget appropriately and offer appropriate
  incentives for participation
• Make use of the different personalities in your
  team and be aware that different job roles demand
  different personalities. Do not attempt to fix
  a persons personality

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Creating and nurturing a great team

• Develop a more comprehensive network through
  guest speaking, development sessions and
  invitations for important partners and customers
  to attend meetings
• Ensure your team feel valued. This can be
  achieved by learning more about your staff
  offering suitable opportunities for growth and
  progression. Make sure to celebrate their success
  as well
• Identify staff problems earlier on. It is likely
  that not everybody will fit your culture so be
  careful of who you hire and only fire someone
  after several verbal and written warnings
• Work on dissolving negative dynamics such as
  reluctance to change, lone wolves, favouritism
  and micro-management

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Making more money

• Make sure that your pricing and costs
  are correct. Consider increasing your prices by
  3 to increase turnover and profit. Conversely,
  you may want to reduce direct costs by 3 or
  more, allowing a more significant margin of
  profit. Above all, a healthy bank balance can be
  maintained by collecting money quicker.

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Things that can be done to make more money

• Ensure that your product or business is
  presented in the best possible way. Ensure that
  all of the advantages of your product or service
  is emphasised so that sales performance is
  maximised. Furthermore, work out what is unique
  about your proposition and how you are different
  from your competitors. Above all, why should
  people choose you?

• Firing poor performing staff, customers or
  suppliers. Poor performing individuals can create
  high levels of stress and damage the team
  environment
• Diversifying your marketing strategy to develop
  the most leads as possible
• Using add-on sales to increase the number of
  products sold to customers
• Working out why customers are using competitors
  over yourselves

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Are you ready to make 2019 the best year for your
business?

• Give yourself and the business the best
  chance you can of making 2019 a great year by
  doing your planning now. That way in January you
  will be prepared to get cracking straight away
  and hit the ground running. We have presented
  some hints and tips to make the most of the year
  ahead. In this post we have mentioned

1. Ways to become more organised
2. How to free up more time
3. Methods to create and nurture a great team
4. Strategies to make more money

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