Knowledge Centre
Running a small business means you are constantly learning on the fly. The Knowledge Centre is here to make that a little easier. It is a growing collection of articles, resources, and tools that I share freely because I want the small business community to thrive, whether you are a coaching client or not.
Sales: Building the System to Consistently win the RIGHT work When we look at the sales process for a service-based business, particularly those in the trades, we're looking at a system that starts with generating leads and ends when the quote is accepted, the work is...
Strategy: Goals, Priorities and Dependencies
Part 3/4 You’ve set the direction for your business, you know why you’re going there and when, and now you know how you’ll respond to the things that might come up along the way. That’s pretty sweet! It gets even sweeter when you start setting some goals that you can...
Strategy: What Might Come Up?
Part 2/4 So you’ve set your strategy’s timeline and answered a few questions, what next? When I was building out my own strategy, the next thing I thought of was “how do I make that happen”. It’s a logical first thought but we need to take a step back from that and...
Strategy: Getting Started
Part 1/4 This past week, I practiced what I preach and finally put pen to paper and got started with the strategy for Rodie Coaching. I immediately found greater clarity for where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do to get there. Creating a strategy is something...
Squamish Chamber: Guest Post
Being a member of the Squamish Chamber of Commerce is a great way to connect with the local business community, to gain advocacy, and to experience additional business and networking benefits. I took the opportunity to work with them on a guest post that tells a...
Make Pricing a Strength
More often than not, when I talk to clients about pricing their work, they tell me it’s a bit of a headache. They know that getting quotes out quickly is important to winning work, but it just takes too long or is too hard to get it done within that prime 48 hour...
