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How to maximize operational efficiencies, avoid feeling like you are being held hostage by a key employee and make onboarding a fun and smooth process by systemizing the processes in your business. Hiring, training, sales, accounting, operations, all key processes of your business, can and more importantly should be systemized. Having documented systems in place makes onboarding and transitions run smoother. Everyone knows where to go and what to do…simply follow the system. Key employees can leave for a few days without chaos. New employees have a resource to turn to instead of having to ask someone how to do everything (or worse, just guess). And the business owner can go on vacation and not have to worry about things falling apart. In fact, Johnette van Eeden did just that – went on vacation for a month during the busiest time of the year and didn’t have to worry because she knew we had the systems and people in place to make it run smoothly.

Join in for practical discussions with Entrepreneur and Expert “Blind-Spot” Coach, Glen Ramsay on the value of creating accountability with like-minded individuals to grow your business. This dialogue will connect the dots between measureable results and how to achieve them. Coach Glen expresses that success is habit. Join in on the discussion and gain insight on some effective habits which will spur your success in 2016.

Join in for practical discussions with Entrepreneur and Expert “Blind-Spot” Coach, Glen Ramsay on the value of creating accountability with like-minded individuals to grow your business. This dialogue will connect the dots between measureable results and how to achieve them. Coach Glen expresses that success is habit. Join in on the discussion and gain insight on some effective habits which will spur your success in 2016.

Breaking news… br LinkedIn overhauls the Groups feature, Messaging on the site be completely revamped, Endorsements are popping up every time you open LinkedIn, the new mobile app seems to have a mind of it's own and people are able to publish full length articles on their profile. Join bestselling author Wayne Breitbarth (Power Formula forLinkedIn Success: Kick-start Your Business, Brand and Job Search), a nationally recognized industry leader in LinkedIn training and marketing, as he shares easy (but killer) strategies for capitalizing on LinkedIn's latest updates and revisions. Topics will include: Â LinkedIn Profile 3.0, LinkedIn Publishing, Endorsements vs Recommendations, Calls to Action, Referrals on LinkedIn and so much more. Don't let this challenging economy stop you from reaching your goals in 2016. Start the new year with a LinkedIn strategy that will help you blow the doors off your projections--and your competition!

Breaking news… br LinkedIn overhauls the Groups feature, Messaging on the site be completely revamped, Endorsements are popping up every time you open LinkedIn, the new mobile app seems to have a mind of it's own and people are able to publish full length articles on their profile. Join bestselling author Wayne Breitbarth (Power Formula forLinkedIn Success: Kick-start Your Business, Brand and Job Search), a nationally recognized industry leader in LinkedIn training and marketing, as he shares easy (but killer) strategies for capitalizing on LinkedIn's latest updates and revisions. Topics will include: Â LinkedIn Profile 3.0, LinkedIn Publishing, Endorsements vs Recommendations, Calls to Action, Referrals on LinkedIn and so much more. Don't let this challenging economy stop you from reaching your goals in 2016. Start the new year with a LinkedIn strategy that will help you blow the doors off your projections--and your competition!

Are you motivated by helping others, by making money, by fear or greed? Are you motivated by someone else’s direction or example? Learn how this turnaround expert delves into the psyche of a CEO to help him understand how human behavior affects a company’s financial status and growth. Insolvency, bankruptcy and reorganization are powerful challenges and require an inner strength that comes from faith, know-how, experience and bravery. Hear how Patrick Rettig, CEO of the Rettig Corporation, offers you a second chance that will restore order to your life. He will share with us some of his unique philosophy that has saved over 800 businesses in the last twenty years. He is the one entrepreneurs turn to when they are “on the Coliseum floor” and need someone who will fight to save them.

Are you starting a business; growing a business; selling a business or re-charging a business? Do you have the right stuff to build a highly organized, innovative, productive, and profitable enterprise? How well does your business stack up with other companies? The ManageHub Success Score will tell you! It is a powerful, first-of-its-kind, Baldrige-based assessment that you can use to help measure and monitor the overall organizational health of your business, business unit or professional service firm. It was created in collaboration with the Alliance for Performance Excellence which is an outreach arm of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. Most importantly, your Success Score will identify specific ways you can sharpen your leadership skills, build a living strategic plan, engage your customers and employees, and optimize your operations. Join us to find out how to obtain your Success Score and how to use it to enhance your competitive edge and become a market leader.

Are you starting a business; growing a business; selling a business or re-charging a business? Do you have the right stuff to build a highly organized, innovative, productive, and profitable enterprise? How well does your business stack up with other companies? The ManageHub Success Score will tell you! It is a powerful, first-of-its-kind, Baldrige-based assessment that you can use to help measure and monitor the overall organizational health of your business, business unit or professional service firm. It was created in collaboration with the Alliance for Performance Excellence which is an outreach arm of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. Most importantly, your Success Score will identify specific ways you can sharpen your leadership skills, build a living strategic plan, engage your customers and employees, and optimize your operations. Join us to find out how to obtain your Success Score and how to use it to enhance your competitive edge and become a market leader.

Most people are familiar with the phrase, “You can have it all.” Some believe this is an accurate possibility; however, having it all isn’t always a possibility for entrepreneurs. You can be a mother/father, wife/husband and business owner, but you can’t do it all by yourself. Apart of growing your business is learning how to delegate responsibilities to others, along with surrounding yourself with trustworthy people. Entrepreneurs need to learn how to compartmentalize their time, while knowing that running your own business is not a nine to five job. Even though it is rewarding to help people and be your own boss, becoming an entrepreneur is not meant for everyone. Running a business requires a lot of time, energy and money as well as juggling multiple roles within a company. Deborah Gregory, former IRS attorney and co-founder of Gregory Law Group, will share with us how she balances her role as a co-founder of a tax law firm, along with her role as a wife and mother to two boys.

Most people are familiar with the phrase, “You can have it all.” Some believe this is an accurate possibility; however, having it all isn’t always a possibility for entrepreneurs. You can be a mother/father, wife/husband and business owner, but you can’t do it all by yourself. Apart of growing your business is learning how to delegate responsibilities to others, along with surrounding yourself with trustworthy people. Entrepreneurs need to learn how to compartmentalize their time, while knowing that running your own business is not a nine to five job. Even though it is rewarding to help people and be your own boss, becoming an entrepreneur is not meant for everyone. Running a business requires a lot of time, energy and money as well as juggling multiple roles within a company. Deborah Gregory, former IRS attorney and co-founder of Gregory Law Group, will share with us how she balances her role as a co-founder of a tax law firm, along with her role as a wife and mother to two boys.

What does it take to have an entrepreneurial mindset and how to overcome some of the mental roadblocks challenges an entrepreneur faces. As a serial entrepreneur Raj Daniels has been actively involved in five different verticals. He will be sharing his personal journey through some of his various endeavors and how he uses his past experiences to now teach and mentor young entrepreneurs and business students. He will also share why and how he has become known as the Connector in the Dallas Startup ecosystem and his systematic way of creating a network of people that bring value to each other.

What does it take to have an entrepreneurial mindset and how to overcome some of the mental roadblocks challenges an entrepreneur faces. As a serial entrepreneur Raj Daniels has been actively involved in five different verticals. He will be sharing his personal journey through some of his various endeavors and how he uses his past experiences to now teach and mentor young entrepreneurs and business students. He will also share why and how he has become known as the Connector in the Dallas Startup ecosystem and his systematic way of creating a network of people that bring value to each other.

We all know that startup companies are more innovative than mature ones, but how does it relate to people? Our guest spent many years researching the field of creativity and innovation in companies, and included the answers in his PhD dissertation and book: From Startup to Maturity. In this week's program he will discuss the vicious cycle of trust and innovation. How does trust affect creativity and innovation? How does innovation affect trust? It is easy to fault management for not accepting great ideas, but are we really giving them a choice? Dr. Solomon will share ideas on how to break out of this cycle, and use it to increase individual creativity and organizational innovation!

We all know that startup companies are more innovative than mature ones, but how does it relate to people? Our guest spent many years researching the field of creativity and innovation in companies, and included the answers in his PhD dissertation and book: From Startup to Maturity. In this week's program he will discuss the vicious cycle of trust and innovation. How does trust affect creativity and innovation? How does innovation affect trust? It is easy to fault management for not accepting great ideas, but are we really giving them a choice? Dr. Solomon will share ideas on how to break out of this cycle, and use it to increase individual creativity and organizational innovation!

Thank goodness for the Internet, social media and my favorite networking tool...Linkedin. As a small business owner, it is your responsibility to manage your company, your employees, and to generate business. As all of you do, I juggle many things; one of the most important is lead generation. I have to be sure that among all the other things I do, I keep the leads flowing in. The minute I stop it is disastrous. I have to get connected and stay connected with my clients as well as people who can be my clients. But, I have limited time to do it just like all of you! When I first started my company 21 years ago, I’d attend networking events but these take up a lot of time and I could only effectively connect with about 5 new people in an hour’s time. For me, networking online can be so much more efficient and just as effective. That’s where LinkedIn comes in. In 1 hour I can connect to at least 20 people in a variety of different ways. Learn how to build your your NETWORTH.

Passion gives you the fuel to stay the course, and when it may not seem possible, you do it anyway. People describe that when they are in the zone they are able to filter out background noise and it's easy to get lost in the work and not notice the passage of time. Passion must be channeled as a force for the greater good or else it can be counter-productive. How can passion and purpose play a positive role in your business? Tilde Guajardo, Founder & CVO of Womanars, discusses how she identified her own passion and purpose and the process she went through to turn it into a business, and how it has enabled her to become a powerful SOMO (Social & Emotional) Leader, who is having a positive impact in her community and business.

For the last 60 years the greatest business minds have been theorizing, codifying, and perfecting a body of knowledge used by the largest, and most successful organizations to innovate and grow. It is the ultimate secret of success! This success comes from applying a systematic approach that is so powerful and effective that the United States government created a program to encourage its adoption. Now you can apply these same methods in your businesses. Join us to learn about this step-by-step approach. You will learn practical steps you can begin implementing immediately to help transform your business into a highly, organized, innovative, productive, and profitable market leader.

Join in for practical discussions with Entrepreneur and Expert “Blind-Spot” Coach, Glen Ramsay on topics often overlooked that distinguish business owners from entrepreneurs. This dialogue will tap into your strategic plans, spur your creativity, and either confirm or disrupt existing processes.

Are you experiencing high-level of change in your working environment? Dealing with so many decisions and not sure what to do? Is it fear stopping you to move forward? Would you like to know how to get from where you are to where you want to be? Izabela will share three SuperPower stories from business, sports & life that can help you to overcome fear on your path to greatness while leaving your legacy.

It is six months since my interview with David F. Shutler, President and CEO of Utility Systems Solutions – an energy conservation company - that was making that big leap from start-up to scale-up business. That big leap required a fundamental shift from the spontaneous, ad hoc, free-spirited enterprise he started to a more formally planned organized and disciplined business he is leading today. David will give us an update on the five challenges he faced during his company’s growth spurt and the changes he had to make to keep it alive and well! Listen to his lessons learned and how he is building a solid, sustainable, saleable business!