Who are you calling?

Who will you be calling today?

The National Do Not Call list and your small business.

The National Do Not Call List (DNCL) will launch Today September 30, 2008. Scott Kendall, The Technology Coach sent the following e-mail. I thought it was so helpful that I asked if I could share it with you.

The Do Not Call List is designed to reduce the number of unwanted telemarketing calls and faxes Canadian consumers receive. Key facts for Small Business Owners!Telemarketers are those who make calls or send faxes to sell or promote a product or service, or to request donations. Exempt telemarketers include registered charities, newspapers, political parties, as well as organizations that conduct market research, polls and surveys.

Are YOU a telemarketer?If you make calls or send faxes to sell or promote a product or service, or to request donations, then you are a telemarketer."But I only make warm calls, Follow up when clients / customers request it or I was calling because I was given your name as a referral!"According to the CRTC "Telemarketing" means the use of telecommunications facilities to make unsolicited telecommunications for the purpose of solicitation.But you might be exempt! Click here to read my Blog this week and find out if the rules apply to you and under what circumstances.

Scott Kendall

The Technology Coach

www.TheTechnologyCoach.ca

scottk@thetechnologycoach.ca

Office 905-366-8234

To discuss how to market your business without phone calls, call Cheryl Rankin, Fit For Business at 647-287-0320.

Cheryl Rankin

Fit For Business

647-287-0320

info@fitforbusiness.ca

http://www.fitforbusiness.ca/

Do it right the first time!

When we try to rush to get things done, many little things go wrong which slow us down. In the majority of situations like this we actually have to redo our work.

My son came home the other day very upset that the teacher did not like his title page that he completed in less than 1 minute. In the evening, when he started the project he said "it will only take a couple of minutes". We suggested he slow down and do it right the first time and not risk having to redo it yet again.

His finished title page looked great and it did not take as much time as he imagined.

Slow down!
Do it right!
Your attention will focus on the project!
Your productivity and accuracy will go up!

Whether it is recording a new business contacts phone number in the correct spot the first time or filing things in the correct place - do it right the first time and watch your business grow.

Check our web-site for upcoming info on "Shape Up Your Sales" workshop and consultation. This sales training workshop will help small businesses grow.

Cheryl
Fit For Business
647-287-0320
info@fitforbusiness.ca
www.fitforbusiness.ca

Routines

Wow! It is September and everyone is getting back into school routines, fitness routines, but have they also figured out their business routines.

Little things that can make a big difference in a business success can easily slip through the cracks whether life is just busy or whether things like summers and vacations get in the way.

This blog has not received any attention from me since the start of the summer. It is part of my marketing and communication plan so in addition to consulting my clients on routines sometimes I have to consult myself.

To get your business in a routine -
1. Determine how each duty impacts the big goal.
2. Clarify how often this duty is necessary.
3. Who is doing each duty?
4. What is the most productive time to do the duty? Phone calls at lunchtime and dinnertime usually produce lower results. E-mail newsletters sent on Mondays get lost in the weekend in-box.
5. Schedule in the duties - be sure to set any electronic schedules to repeat. Write it down for this week and all the weeks until Christmas.
6. Set up a reminder system - do you send yourself an e-mail whose delivery is delayed until the correct time? Do you have it in your daily schedule that you review daily? Do you have a business buddy who will check on you?

Routines can increase the productivity of all apsects of your business - start today! Do not wait for tomorrow.

Call Cheryl at Fit For Business if you need help clarifying your business plan for the next few weeks.

647-287-0320
info@fitforbusiness.ca
www.fitforbusiness.ca