By Daniel M. Murphy on 2/26/2009

Growing is the natural order of all living things, including businesses.  If something is not growing, it's by default declining or even dying.  Besides, if you aren't continually growing your company, odds are one of your savvy competitors is!  As an owner, your challenge is to keep your business vibrant and growing at all times...even in challenging economic times.  Have the right mindset, marketing, and dare to go for growth!

Start by making no excuses.  Even with a tougher economy, you...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 2/23/2009

Yesterday, I had a very busy Sunday afternoon with my boy.  It was an unusual sports extraveganza... one indoor soccer game and three basketball games all in ONE day.  While Matthew did well and had a blast, I on the other hand was flat out exhausted by the early evening.  Since I was mentally and physically fried, when we arrived home last night I turned on the TV, turned on the fireplace, turned off my brain, lay down and chilled out.  I had to re-charge my battery.

As usual, I began channel...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 2/19/2009

The New York Enterprise Report, a magazine dedicated to helping small and midsize businesses with practical solutions, approached me to respond to a reader's question for their February magazine.  The question I was asked to answer in depth was as follows: "In order to stay competitive in this economic climate, I find I have less and less time and energy to be strategic because I'm spending more and more time putting out fires.  How can I focus on being the strategic business owner I know the company...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 2/16/2009

This business coaching blog will be brief today.  I am in San Diego at the International Franchise Association (IFA) Convention.  And yes, I am actually working hard while I am here.  I am proud to represent The Growth Coach franchise system and my primary purpose is to meet with and convince other franchise executives on the merits of offering business coaching programs to their franchise owners throughout North America.  National accounts (franchise systems) are becoming a growing segment of The...

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