Jon’s Blog
“It totally changes the way you think about your business.”
Bill Waterhouse, Geneseo, NY
Are You Still Excited About Your Business?
Are your future plans for your business so exciting that every morning, you can’t wait to get out of bed and get to work on them, even when you are tired and worn out?
What’s Your Calendar Say?
How to use a calendar to create the twelve month revenue strategy that will make 2011 great for your business!
Don’t Be a Shoveler
At our Destination Business BootCamp, one of my favorite chapters to teach is how entrepreneurs and owners must attain a balance as the leader of the business to maximize the potential of their business. Without a doubt, it’s the chapter where the owners in attendance do less talking and contributing than any point of the BootCamp, and I know why. During this chapter, I hammer home the point that owners must quit operating as Mom and Pop business proprietors and instead, must start running their businesses like a CEO would run their company…
There are Easier Jobs than Being an Independent Business Owner
As I travel the country, I am constantly reminded that there are easier jobs out there than being an independent business owner…You know what I like? I like helping people who wake up in the middle of the night with big dreams, with new ideas, and with fears that they won’t make payroll this month…
Free Webinar, February 2 and $200 Early-Bird BootCamp Registration Discount
Free Webinar on February 2: Jumpstart 2011: 12 New Ideas and Powerful Tools to Grow Sales & Eliminate Headaches in Your Business…
2011 Reality Check: How Really Different Is Your Business?
How dependent is your business on its current location for its sales?…
What Small Business Owners Do Everyday
I saw this video on YouTube, and it reminded me of some of my small business clients who are working so hard during this holiday season. This was originally on the Ed Sullivan Show…
Creating an End-of-the-Year Sales Increase
Want to create a sales increase in your business before the end of the year? Here are four simple keys that every business owner should be doing right now, but most aren’t…
You’re Invited to a Free Webinar: Your Organization Could Win a $1000 Scholarship to our Destination BootCamp By Watching
Your organization could win a a $1000 Scholarship to our Destination BootCamp, just for watching our free webinar!
The Growing Menace of Being Average
There is nothing more damaging to a business, or to a business district, than being average…
What Happens When Owners “Get It”
How can owners go from being seemingly apathetic and stagnant to invigorated and proactive in one week? Here’s how…
There’s Nothing Fun About Business Reinvention
You should realize that many business owners are at their financial, emotional, and creative-thinking limits coming into this all-important 4th Quarter of the year..
Two Workshops in Ohio: Learn How to Become a Destination in Norwalk and Urbana
I’ll be speaking in Norwalk and Urbana, Ohio on October 27 and 28! You can change your business and change your community at the same time! Here are the details:
Wake Forest NC Regional Workshop, This Wednesday, October 13
Business owners in North Carolina and Virginia will be traveling to a Destination workshop on Wednesday, October 13. Several communities are sending groups of 10-16 owners from over 4 hours away to attend! That’s dedication!
Live Webinar on Wednesday, September 29: “Identifying and Targeting Your Most Profitable Customers”
Here’s an open invitation: I will be hosting a Live Webinar tomorrow, September 29, at noon Mountain time on “Identifying and Targeting the Most Profitable Customers”.
