Business (Self-Counsel Press)

Sales Staff? No Problem! Do you find yourself managing salespeople, and wondering how to get them to care about their sales as much as you do? Do you wonder what it takes to build a successful team, and happier manager-employee relationships? Solving Sales Staff Problems takes a proactive approach and offers management tips to take control of the important things before they get out of hand. It includes advice for what to do when dealing with common sales staff issues, too. This book is an invaluable resource for managers of salespeople in any industry. Written by an experienced sales manager and consultant, it includes hard-earned tips to help anyone turn their sales staff problems into profit.

From author Angela Crocker, thought leader on online communities, digital decluttering, education technology, and content planning, comes the definitive guide to working from home for employees and entrepreneurs. Most books about working from home are written for the businesses and employers managing others. This book is for the employees and the self-employed - the workers and the entrepreneurs - who are often overlooked when it comes to how to handle working from home. Including how-to's and case studies, Crocker discusses how to carve out your work space and meeting space, how to deal with communication technologies, and of course, how to set and maintain boundaries for a healthy and happy work and home life - and so much more.

Building a business is hard enough. Entrepreneurship while dealing with a chronic illness or condition is even harder. 'Chronic Profit: Building Your Small Business While Managing Persistent Pain' shares the story of how one entrepreneur sought freedom from cubicle life along with the flexibility to be a parent and a business owner, and learned to extend herself enough grace and compassion to excel in business while still taking care of herself. This book covers business-building strategies that will work for any entrepreneur, such as the importance of building foundations and systems; why standardizing and simplifying offerings is something we often don't do enough; and how to shift your perspective and reframe common business problems. Another important topic, especially for businesspeople dealing with chronic pain, is how to refuel and do self-care, and as author Alison Tedford shares, that can mean a lot more than taking bubble baths - it may involve developing a coping toolbox full of proven tools such as mindfulness, gratitude practices, and more. Often, we struggle when asking for help but Tedford also discusses how to do that effectively, and leaves the reader feeling there's hope and that anyone can find joy in the journey of creating their own sustainable business while managing diverse issues and persistent pain.

"Why don't I just hire a damn publicist?" Nobody can sell the idea of your creation better than you. If you're a performer, athlete, entrepreneur, charity, small business owner, or entertainer of any kind, Media Whore contains vital information forged from over 10,000 hours of experience. The goal: for you to embrace a simple mindset of how to garner media attention for yourself and your creations: newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the infinite possibilities available online -- at zero cost. Written from the perspective of award winning writers, The Shehori Brothers, who years ago became publicists out of necessity to promote their own projects. Media Whore was created for you to easily understand and implement a straightforward approach to engaging the media and obtaining long-term results. Regardless of where you are on your path. The media attention you'll generate will also assist you in areas you may not have even considered, such as government grants, corporate sponsorship, work visas, and new employment opportunities. From getting an agent, to landing the dream gig, to taking your business to the next level, you just have to ask for it. Media Whore simply shows you who and how to ask, what you're asking for, and when to ask for it. "Just have to ask for it?" That sounds far too easy…Yes it does.

There are books out there for marijuana entrepreneurs opening retail locations; there are also books about how to grow cannabis. 'CannaBiz' is the only book at the moment that is for the retailer and also for growers/producers/suppliers of marijuana, and everything in between. As there are dozens of (new) opportunities in this emerging industry such as providing security and courier services; making concentrates and edibles; growing and distribution and sales, and many more, this book sheds light on all of the business opportunities available in this industry that emerges as it becomes more legal and/or regulated everywhere in North America.

There are many reasons entrepreneurs decide to start online businesses – whether solely online or to accompany an in-person business or brick-and-mortar location – but not everyone knows how to get one going. For those who have the drive but may not know how to begin, this kit offers step-by-step instructions. It covers: ● Researching and finding a niche market and customers ● Picking a business structure, a name, and registering the business ● Finding out about laws and regulations that may affect the business ● Developing a product or service and pricing accordingly ● Defining a brand image ● Creating a website and launching the business The kit includes a downloadable portion that offers useful web resources and blank worksheets and template forms for your use, such as: ● SWOT analysis ● Cash flow budget ● Balance sheet ● Income statement ● Start-up expenses ● – And more!

Reconciliation is for businesses, too. From colonization through the Indian Act and residential schools, there is a lot of complicated history in the country we now call Canada. Between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people there is a disconnect, a fractured relationship we now need to make right. But what does Reconciliation mean, and specifically what does it mean for businesses? 'The Canadian Business Owner's Guide to Reconciliation' is about how our history affects the present, and how we need to deal with the past so we can move into the future together. It's about creating opportunities to include Indigenous voices in business, education around Indigenous history and best practices for businesses, and how we can reverse some of the unfair and unsustainable practices to create a better, more inclusive climate. Author Alison Tedford brings her experience working with government, business, and nonprofits on Indigenous issues including reconciliation over the past two decades to this book. If you're in business in Canada, you need to know how you can participate in reconciliation and transforming relations for a brighter future.

Learn how to invest in Canada's growing cannabis market! Have you thought about how you could make money in the emerging legal cannabis market? Canadian Cannabis Stocks Simplified is a concise and straightforward guide on investing in Canada's new and growing cannabis industry. This book is a primer for Canadians investing in the stock market, but also a guide on the cannabis industry in this country and how to capitalize on it through the stock market. It is for those new to investing, those curious about the opportunities to invest in cannabis stocks, or both. Author Corinne Doan, MBA, has not only worked as an investment advisor and stockbroker, but she has also been a lifelong advocate for cannabis and the industry surrounding it. Her relatable teaching style and simple advice is easy to understand and makes this book a quick, educational read, sure to open readers' eyes to the opportunities that abound. Take a risk on this book; the rewards might just be all the "green" you can make investing in Canadian cannabis stocks.

Get your hands on the pricing strategies big businesses already use. For many business owners, the process of determining how to price products or services is akin to boiling eye of newt in a cauldron surrounded by wicked witches. But pricing is not magic, any more than selling is magic. The Dark Art of Pricing demystifies pricing for small- to medium-sized businesses. Pricing should be of the utmost importance to business owners because it is possible to use price strategies to engineer a deliberate profit. It is possible to drive sales and cut costs. An accountant can tell you how to cut costs. Sales trainers can help you improve sales. But what is often mostly ignored is pricing, and focusing on price allows you to find that sweet spot where you become the price leader because you are the best in your industry or area, and the go-to company because of the value you offer. Finding the right pricing strategy is, like developing a sales program, work. It takes testing and tweaking. But the "how" and "why" are buried in corporate vaults and academic journals, almost inaccessible to the average business owner. Author Andrew Gregson has started and owned five businesses including two franchises, and spent years consulting on profitability to small- and medium-sized businesses in North America. He simplifies the strategies that help business owners find ways to charge what they are really worth, drive larger profits, build wealth, and eventually attract buyers when the time comes to retire to a sandy beach.

The world as we know it has changed. Even businesses that long declared that working from home wasn't an option have found themselves adjusting and overhauling their business models, since the only other alternative is to close. Despite being thrust into this "new normal," businesses and their displaced staff have risen to the challenges and acclimatized to ways of working remotely. Since then, the idea of managing remote workers has grown and become more widely accepted as a viable way to do business. If your business needs more employees but you don't have the office space to accommodate them; if someone on your staff wants to work from home; you want to promote a flexible work environment but fear losing profits; or you simply need to adapt due to a pandemic as so many have had to do, managing remote staff may be the answer. Managing Remote Staff: Capitalize on Work-from-Home Productivity explains how to: • Determine whether remote staffing is right for your company • Assess new and current candidates • Train managers and employees remotely • Help at-home or off-site staff to cope • Set up the home office • Measure the success of your program • Take care of the legal details This book provides managers with the tools to set up and maintain a productive remote staffing program that benefits both employees and employers.

Some of the common questions businesses, educational institutions, and communities ask are: "Do we need an Indigenization strategy? If so, why; what is it really?; and, how do we do it?" Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Business is for organizations and allies who would like to make a positive difference by learning how to amplify Indigenous voices, Indigenize businesses, and support Indigenous entrepreneurship, all in the bigger spirit of reconciliation. Author Priscilla Omulo addresses Canada's complicated history with Indigenous peoples and how that contributes to today's challenges in the business realm. While the challenge is real, so is the opportunity, and Omulo's step-by-step guide explains how any organization can make immediate plans to improve the way they do business by doing the research, consulting the right people, and formulating a strategy to move forward. Omulo shows readers how a commitment to doing the right thing will lead to a more sustainable and inclusive place for all, and a stronger foundation for businesses and other organizations.