JJ Ramberg
Start Small Win Big: Your Week 7 Action Plan
Step 6: Put systems into place to keep your staff focused. When you’re just starting out a business, generally things work a little ad-hoc. There’s not much of a need for systems because it’s likely just one or two of you working together and so it’s relatively easy to keep track of everything. Also, it’s…
Start Small Win Big: Your Week 6 Action Plan
Pt 2: Start Small Win Big 2013 Challenge
Here she pushes you to identify your most important business goal and helps you achieve it in months. Missed last month’s segment with Steps 1 through 4? Find it at SUCCESS.com where you’ll see extra tips from SUCCESS editors and from Ramberg, and experience the fun and support of fellow SUCCESS readers. You’ll win a shot…
Start Small Win Big: Your Week 4 Action Plan
Step 4: Understand your finances. A couple of months ago I spoke to a woman who owned a struggling stationery business and I asked her how much longer she thought she could survive based on how much cash she had available in her company. She looked at me like I had just landed from…
Start Small Win Big 2013: Your Week 3 Action Plan
Step 3: Look at metrics. It’s week three and it’s time to set tangible goals to measure your success. To set your goal, you need to know the key drivers of success for your business. For example, do you want to sell more products? Set your goal for increasing the number of units sold. Do…
Start Small Win Big: Your Week 2 Action Plan
Step 2: Keep it simple. A couple of years ago at my company Goodsearch.com, we started asking ea
Running a Business is Hard. Here’s Help.
By now, I hope you’ve all read about
In 2005 I left my job as a journalist at CNN to take a chance and co-found the company GoodSearch.com, whose mission is to allow everyday actions to help your favorite cause. About six months later, I was recruited by MSNBC to host its new program Your Business, which focuses on giving advice to small-business…
Pt 1: SUCCESS Start Small Win Big 2013 Challenge