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Entries in Business Model (22)

Tuesday
Jun142022

Economic storm clouds coming?

With financial storm clouds brewing, many leaders are about to do the same thing to their organizations that those floodwaters did to the park. In an effort to prepare for difficult times, they will eliminate costs. But in the process, they will indiscriminately eliminate programs, people, operations, and systems that will dramatically and deleteriously change the organization. Read on to explore what to do instead.

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Sunday
Feb022020

Get real about your business model.

Is your business model working? Do you know the key drivers of your business model? Can you identify what the key activities and relationships are? How do you measure progress?

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Wednesday
Dec042019

Guest Post: Why Your Board's Unenthusiastic About Helping You to Find New Donors 

"Can I contact all your friends to sell them something?" If someone you barely know asks you this, you say no. Yet, this is what board members often hear when nonprofit leaders ask them to share the names of their business contacts, friends, and relatives.

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Wednesday
Nov062019

5 Habits that Hinder Revenue

Here are just five habits out of a long list that actually hinder revenue and profitability. All are straight from my work with top clients. Once I brought the habit to my client’s attention, together we could resolve it. See if any of these may be lurking around your organization.

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Tuesday
Nov052019

Is your business model alien to you?

Your business model reveals an entire system, and like any system, it has levers that propel the engine. Find out five ingredients of your business model to rev that engine up.

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