Courage To Succeed Building and Growing a Successful Business.

The thought of filing for bankruptcy when your business is in distress can be scary but delaying the use of this legal tool can cause further harm.  Today's episode of Courage to Succeed, I offer encouragement to use this business tool to get a fresh start for you and the business.

What is being bonded all about and how can having a bond help your business succeed?  In this episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast, I am joined by Charles Harris, the owner of Quantum Source Insurance Group.  Charles will share some of the ins and outs of bonding.

Now is a good time to set aside some quite time to think about and write your business plan.  in today's episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast, I encourage you to not over think it, just jot down your thoughts and keep it simple.

If you are the one person in the business that is ultimately responsible for it's success or failure, you are the CEO.

This special episode of Courage to Succeed is joined by Thomas Ellis author of B.U.D. The Sales Process that Gets Results! Thomas will share some insight on how he assist small businesses build string sales teams.

There is value in attending the pre-bid or pre-proposal conference and you should incorporate the attendance in your strategy for growing a successful business.

In this episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast, my special guest Dennis C. Smith discusses the how black owned businesses can collaborate to improve the low number of state contract awards.

Do you have a strategy for responding to request for proposals?

Your customer will remember and recognize you when they realize that by speaking up you saved them money or helped them to win.

You are succeeding and it is ok to take a break!

Have you ever wondered why you can go to a McDonald's or other retail brand anywhere in the country and everything is exactly the same? These brands have in place a Standard Operating Procedure that ensures consistent product and service.  Having an SOP in place can help your business.

Competition is healthy in business it forces you to innovate and focus on what's important in order to win.  This is a contest and to be successful you will need to figure out how to compete. 

If you are in business or considering starting a business, you most likely have heard of business development programs referred to as certifications like MBE, WBE or DBE.  In today's episode I provide a basic overview and share some thoughts on these programs.

The Government marketplace is without doubt one of the largest areas for business opportunity. This episode of Courage to Succeed shares some thoughts on how to get involved.

Do you understand how to develop the price for your product or services? Have you considered how having pricing strategies for specific business goals can impact your ability to win? In this Episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast, I share my thoughts on how to develop a fair market price and offer some thought on price strategies that may help you win more business.

Have you considered a business partnership, joint venture, subcontractor or teaming arrangement as you look to grow your company?

In this episode we explore some of the benefits and a few things to keep an eye on as you think through the choices of finding a partnership.

Do you get confused with all those acronyms? They are used in both government and commercial business. This episode of the Courage to Succeed podcast takes a look at each to offer a basic level introduction to each and how they are used. 

Finding the Courage to Succeed has become one of the main themes of my life.  Finding ways to overcome the challenges that block you from getting to the success that you want and deserve, is what this episode of the Courage to Succeed discusses.