“How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? –Dr. Seuss Are your work days making a mad dash toward the end of December? Trying to manage year-end wrap-up, New […]
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Beeline for Business… The Business Review
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The Business Review is a quarterly publication produced by Kerry Heaps, Founder and President of Kerry’s Network Inc. The Business Review is a resource for business owners featuring articles written by business owners. The October-December 2013 issue of The Business Review features articles by Amy Schofield of Schofield Strategies; Josh Hinds and yours truly. Enjoy!
Beeline for Business… (Paper) Mail Management
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As a small business owner have you been busy running your business, know the year-end is fast approaching and you’ve waited ’til now to organize your office? Focus on tackling one area at a time. RealSimple provides this helpful Mail-Organizing Checklist with tactics for managing paper mail.
Beeline for Business… Not Procrastination…Prioritizing
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Guilty. I’m as guilty as any other solopreneur when it comes to working ON my business. Guilty. I enjoy the work I do for others and tend to leave my own projects on the back burner. I admire my colleagues who are disciplined and dedicate time each week for administrative time of their own by […]
Beeline for Business… Tasks and Time
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TASK – definition (Yahoo Dictionary): n. noun A piece of work assigned or done as part of one’s duties. A difficult or tedious undertaking. A function to be performed; an objective. tr.v. To assign a task to or impose a task on. Is your time better spent on revenue-generating business activities such as sales and […]
Beeline for Business… Ergonomics – Does Your Workspace Need a Makeover?
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Small business owners spend a lot of time at the desk behind their computer, working steadily without a break. Home-based business owners may opt to use their kitchen table as a desk for their computer or even worse, sit cross-legged on the couch with the (literally) “laptop” computer. This Mayo Clinic article offers a helpful […]
Today we are busier than ever and certainly always pressed for time. Multitasking mars our thought processes. How does this impact our productivity? The instructor of my Time Management course utilized Stephen R. Covey’s Time Management Grid as an effective method for organizing priorities. The ideal is to perform work in Covey Quadrant II, “the […]
This event being held Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from 9:30am to 2:30pm at Marston Pavilion aboard MCB Camp Lejeune is for female active duty personnel and military spouses to explore the exciting world of entrepreneurship as your next “tour of duty.” Hear the stories of women veterans who own their own businesses, discover what it […]
Beeline for Business… Follow-up Techniques that Make Sense.
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Learn how to turn prospects into customers with these techniques from President of Kerry’s Network, Inc., Kerry Heaps. Follow-up Techniques that Make Sense If a prospect isn’t ready to become a client, follow-up is crucial. If you meet with a prospect and they decided to go a different direction or went with a different company, […]
