Making a Successful Business

The Business Reality Network is all about how to begin and run a successful business. In this week’s program, Ren discusses the common traits he has noticed personally that make a business successful. As a guideline, the BRN will be providing a list of Bob Parson’s “16 Traits of a Successful Business” in this week’s newsletter.

Do you have the magic recipe for creating a successful business? Have you seen family members or people you know make critical errors in running their businesses?

Strategic Marketing

A business without a strategic marketing plan is akin to a ship without a rudder. A wise entrepreneur will use and update his or her plan regularly as the business grows and changes. Ren spends the hour talking about the benefits and importance of reviewing both your short term and long term goals and revising where you are and where your business is headed.

What benefits have you seen from developing a strategic marketing plan for your business?

The "R" Word's Back

You hear it everywhere; our country is in a recession. Ren talks about what you can do to drive sales and make your business profitable even in tough times. He also talked about if your culture is focused on the downturn in the economy, it can affect every aspect of an entrepreneur’s business if they let it.

Are you finding that your business has come upon hard times and you feel you have the economy to blame? What are you doing to help your business stay alive in this difficult market?