Losing Balloon Jobs to Competition Today’s post is shared with permission from David Mahoney, Owner/CEO of Balloons Everyday, Carroliton, TX (near Dallas) Tips #100 for Newbies – I am the biggest loser I have lost 27 jobs this month so far to competition, high prices, small budgets and other things. I am not talking […]
Confidence and Communication to Grow Your Balloon Business When I took the step in 2003 to purchase a balloon business, I don’t think I really had any idea at the time how much confidence, self-esteem and communication would play an important role in the success of my business. I think by now most people […]
Is your balloon business booming or are you having a rocky start to 2018? How is 2018 going for you? I know many that have had a rocky start to 2018 and others whose businesses are booming! We all have life circumstances that can cause us to take time away from our businesses. Personally, I […]
How do YOU define Business Success? Grab a piece of paper or the notes app on your phone and jot down your definition of Business Success. Is it a specific amount of money that your company earns? Is it the amount of money you are able to pay yourself from your business? Is it […]
Cold calling or building relationships: which do you prefer? On an October 2017 webinar with Chad Johnson, Creating Sales Opportunities was a hot topic. When we brought up the words “Cold Calling” the responses ranged from – “gives me chills”, “I don’t know what to say”, “I don’t know who to call”, “what happens when […]
Face Your Fears and Take Action! What is your FEAR? As you wake up today and look at your plans for the future, in reaching for your dreams, what scares you? It is OK to have fear, we all have something in our life that tends to creep up or jump out at us and […]
Site Visit Challenge! While on a site visit with a local venue I did a Facebook Live. If you would like to see the video: Members of Balloon Coach Community on FB go to the group https://www.facebook.com/groups/ballooncoachcommunity/ And click on the Post from Thursday, 10/19 with caption Check […]
How do you handle obstacles and changes? One thing about life is things are ever changing and obstacles will pop up and block us from the path we are on from time to time. The question is how do you handle those situations? Think about if for a minute..what is your natural reaction when something […]
Balloon Business Overhead Overhead – if you are new to business this word may trip you up a bit. Heck for those of us in business, we often forget about all that is an overhead expense! All businesses have regular expenses that are not directly related to producing goods or services. These indirect expenses […]
5 Steps to Soar After a Storm Sometimes as you build a business, life gets in the way. Storms happen and take time to rebuild and then move on. There are things you learned in the past and forgot, and things you are learning and just not putting into action. The last few weeks have […]