1. 10 Tips to Rev Up Your
Business
Susan Kates, MBA
April 11, 2012

2. Tip 1
Why?
Why am I starting this business?
The answer might be surprising.

3. Tip 2
 Know your numbers.
 Don’t let things slide thinking the problem
will go away. It never does, in fact it gets
tougher and tougher

4. Tip 3
 Own your outcomes.
 Pick3 things, ONLY 3 and make them
happen. Be specific, be clear and write
them down.

5. Tip 4
 Know who you are targeting.
 Talk to your customers so you know who
they are and what they are looking for.
 What is the problem you are trying to
solve.
 Ask them if your product offers a solution.

6. Tip 5
 Create your top 50 list.
 Who are the people and businesses you
are trying to connect with.
 Use

7. Tip 6
 Find the right environment for success.
 Find a place to work, if where you are
working isn’t working for you

8. Tip 7
 Don’t reinvent the wheel.
 Know your competition, know what they
are doing, but don’t try something so
different that it doesn’t work

9. Tip 8
 Work the media.
 Find your angle and work it.
 Don’t forget social media can also help
you.

10. Tip 9
 Find collaborators.
 Collaboratorswill help promote your
business. Remember you will need to
promote their’s

11. Tip 10
 Stay organized.
 Plan your work and work your plan.

12. Recap
A product for everyone
rarely reaches much of
anyone.
 Seth Godin