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Most contractors are interested in getting government contracts, and the City of Portland has a wealth of government work available for bidding, providing the contractor meets a number of basic requirements and certifications. Getting government contracts or City of Portland contracts can be more easily obtainable with having an EEO certificate.
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Posted in General Business, Operations management, PM, Project management, Social Responsibility, Strategic Planning
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Tagged business consultant, City of Portland Contracts, Fisher Business Management, Getting government contracts, Governement Work, operations management, Portland, small business consultant
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Customers fuel your profitability and growth, that’s certainly no secret. However, for businesses experiencing considerable traffic, keeping track of client information, appointments, customer needs and other vital data is critical, time consuming and can be very problematic. For instance, how do you keep track of people that call into your business? If you’re jotting down post it notes and using email and texts to communicate, chances are good you’re losing information and not serving your customers as well as you should. Your operations management plays an enormous role when it comes down to customer relations, so getting a customer relationship manager will help to save you time and money.
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 OK, I think I’m ready to disagree with Sheryl Sandberg and Lean In. A little bit. This has the caveat that I am thrilled that she wrote this book, put so many gut feelings to paper, and then supported them with hard data. She has a chapter subtitle that is one of my personal values (What would you do if you weren’t afraid?). I see her knowledge sharing as an extremely valuable piece of mentorship for my own path. And, for that, I am specifically grateful. However, she wrote this book to begin a conversation, and I’m nobody’s yes-woman. So, here goes.
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When it comes to online marketing, you have a wealth of options available. You can make use of everything from blogging to social bookmarking sites. However, social media has become one of the best ways to enjoy targeted marketing and better lead generation. In the social media world, Pinterest is the “new kid on the block”, but the site can offer quite a few advantages for general contractors in marketing. What should you know?
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Posted in General Business, Marketing Consultant, Marketing online, Online Marketing Consultant, Operations management, Sales and Marketing
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Tagged business consultants, business management consulting, Fisher Business Management, General Contractors Marketing, internet marketing strategy, Lead Generation, marketing consultants, marketing strategy planning, Online marketing, small business marketing consultant, Target Marketing
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When selecting keywords for a marketing campaign, you will find that the Google keyword tool is an extremely helpful piece of software, available free of charge at www.google.com/adwords. Simply start by writing out a list of possible keyword phrases, being as specific and descriptive as possible to reduce the amount of competition, and then go to the Google keyword tool, enter each phrase into the Find Keywords box and hit Search. A market consultant can also assist you with this process and can even give advice on the type of words you should use to entice the traffic you are seeking.
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Posted in Business Management, Consultants, Marketing Consultant, Marketing online, Online Marketing Consultant, Sales and Marketing, SEO
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Tagged business consultant, business management, customer relations management, Fisher Business Management, Google Keyword Tool, Market Consultant, marketing consultants, marketing strategy planning, Online marketing consultant, SEO, small business marketing consultant
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As a business owner, you are naturally very curious about your competition, and you should be. While the work flow is generally quite similar from one general contracting company to another, there are many times when you can’t help but wonder what the other guy – or gal – would do in your place. This desire to upgrade is also referred to as “best practice”.
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Posted in Business Management, Consultants, General Business, Operations management, PM, Project management, Strategic Planning
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Tagged Best Practices, business consultant, business consultants, business consulting, business management, business management consultant, business management consulting, Competitive Analysis, Fisher Business Management, General Contracting, small business consultant
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Your dad started the family business and grew it into what it is today. However, there comes a time for every business founder to retire. If it’s about that time for your father, there are a few things you can do to make the decision to step back from the business more appealing and less fearful.
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Determining whether you’re running a profitable business or not can be harder than you might think. Just because you’re making sales doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re actually earning money. You’ll need to perform a profitability analysis in order to determine if you’re actually making money with your business and by figuring out your profit margin.
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Posted in Account Management, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business Management, Consultants, Customer relations, Finance Management, Financial Planning, General Business, Operations management, PM, Project management, Return on Investment, ROI, Sales and Marketing, Strategic Planning
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Tagged Accounting, accounting for small business, bookkeeping, bookkeeping for small business, Fisher Business Management, marketing strategy planning, operations management, Profit Margin, Profitablity Analysis, return on investment, ROI, small business marketing consultant, small business marketing strategies
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Growing your small business takes careful planning and far-sighted business management practices, starting with a well defined business strategy. It’s hard to get somewhere if you don’t have a clearly defined path. EMyth Management recommends the following three steps to help you get started:
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Posted in Account Management, Accounting, Business Management, Consultants, Employees, Finance Management, Financial Planning, Financial Practices, General Business, Operations management, PM, Project management, Strategic Planning
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Tagged Accounting, accounting for small business, business consultant, business consultants, business consulting, business management, business management consultant, business management consulting, customer relations management, EMyth Management, Fisher Business Management, management consultant, operations management, organization, project management, small business, small business consulting
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Anyone interested in getting government contracts with the City of Portland should take the time and effort to go through Portland’s Equal Employment Opportunity, or EEO, certification process.
The City of Portland requires that all vendors and contractors who do business with the city in amounts greater than $2500 per year be certified as EEO employers. This requirement also applies to construction project sub-contractors who are also interested in getting government contracts. An EEO employer is one who does not engage in discriminatory practices as defined in City ofPortlandcode, and is certified as an EEO employer byPortland’s Bureau of Purchases.
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Posted in Business Management, General Business, Operations management, PM, Project management, Social Responsibility, Strategic Planning
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Tagged business management, City of Portland, EEO, Fisher Business Management, Getting government contracts, operations management, organization, project management, small business
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