Courage To Succeed Building and Growing a Successful Business.: Recent Episodes
Dennis Harris
Information and discussion on how to build and grow a successful business offering products or services to the government and commercial market.
Thinking about joining an association to support your business activities? You may be getting many offers to join a group but determining which one fits your needs can be challenging. This episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast discusses some things to consider when seeking a group to join.
The thought of filing for bankruptcy when your business is in distress can be scary but delaying the use of this legal tool can cause further harm. Today's episode of Courage to Succeed, I offer encouragement to use this business tool to get a fresh start for you and the business.
What is being bonded all about and how can having a bond help your business succeed? In this episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast, I am joined by Charles Harris, the owner of Quantum Source Insurance Group. Charles will share some of the ins and outs of bonding.
Now is a good time to set aside some quite time to think about and write your business plan. in today's episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast, I encourage you to not over think it, just jot down your thoughts and keep it simple.
If you are the one person in the business that is ultimately responsible for it's success or failure, you are the CEO.
This special episode of Courage to Succeed is joined by Thomas Ellis author of B.U.D. The Sales Process that Gets Results! Thomas will share some insight on how he assist small businesses build string sales teams.
There is value in attending the pre-bid or pre-proposal conference and you should incorporate the attendance in your strategy for growing a successful business.
In this episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast, my special guest Dennis C. Smith discusses the how black owned businesses can collaborate to improve the low number of state contract awards.
Your customer will remember and recognize you when they realize that by speaking up you saved them money or helped them to win.
Have you ever wondered why you can go to a McDonald's or other retail brand anywhere in the country and everything is exactly the same? These brands have in place a Standard Operating Procedure that ensures consistent product and service. Having an SOP in place can help your business.
Competition is healthy in business it forces you to innovate and focus on what's important in order to win. This is a contest and to be successful you will need to figure out how to compete.
If you are in business or considering starting a business, you most likely have heard of business development programs referred to as certifications like MBE, WBE or DBE. In today's episode I provide a basic overview and share some thoughts on these programs.
The Government marketplace is without doubt one of the largest areas for business opportunity. This episode of Courage to Succeed shares some thoughts on how to get involved.
Do you understand how to develop the price for your product or services? Have you considered how having pricing strategies for specific business goals can impact your ability to win? In this Episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast, I share my thoughts on how to develop a fair market price and offer some thought on price strategies that may help you win more business.
Have you considered a business partnership, joint venture, subcontractor or teaming arrangement as you look to grow your company?
In this episode we explore some of the benefits and a few things to keep an eye on as you think through the choices of finding a partnership.
Have you connected the dots between your business success and how you treat your customers? Do you have a mindset and culture that makes it easy to do business with your company? Episode 7 of the Courage to Succeed podcast is a presentation on Customer Service and attempts to offer an alignment between the growth of your business and customer interaction experience. Please share your thoughts or experiences at www.scottupshaw.net
Do you get confused with all those acronyms? They are used in both government and commercial business. This episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast takes a look at each to offer a basic level introduction to each and how they are used.
Finding the Courage to Succeed has become one of the main themes of my life. Finding ways to overcome the challenges that block you from getting to the success that you want and deserve, is what this episode of the Courage to Succeed discusses.
This episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast deals with the area of business-to-business prospecting. I share some information and tips on the value of prospecting or how to find new business opportunities or new customers to help your company grow and succeed.
This episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast is a presentation on the importance of the business infrastructure. Some of the key things that are required to be in place in a company in order for it to be run successfully.
Understanding the reason why you started a business or want to start a business is important. Your "Why" will impact your though process and help to provide staying power if the going gets tuff.
Courage to Succeed Episode 1 Developing Your Business is a preview of the new podcast show discussing an overview of the resources and considerations needed to develop the business as a company prepared for growth.