Timeout: Strategies to Focus Your Small Business and Make It Thrive

Has your business progressed like you hoped it would? Are you working more hours than ever but still feeling further behind? Are you like most small business owners who are too busy to think about the important stuff? Timeout! According to the Small Business Administration, half of small businesses fail in the first five years. Not taking time to think is one of the most common reasons for this. Most owners juggle innumerable issues while trying to run their companies and often lose sight of the big picture. It's time to regain focus. Using the five tenets of Bill Duthler's FOCUS strategy, Timeout will help you separate the important issues from the urgent. This book will also help you restore your sense of confidence that you are working smarter and on the right things. Timeout will help you determine whether your business is operating correctly and headed in the right direction, and that you are communicating the way you should internally and-more crucially-with your clients. Learn how to: ? Take a Fresh look at your business ? Own the leadership and a niche in your marketplace ? Be Client focused ? Be Unique among your competitors ? Have the right Structure in place Whether your business needs a simple course correction or a complete reboot, Timeout will help you think in new ways to make your business thrive.