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Banishing Time Vampires

Monday, August 11th, 2008 by Kate Hyland Mercer

Come join us at a Workshop this coming TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2008 at 7.30AM - 9.00AM. The Seminar is titled BANISHING TIME VAMPIRES.

Learn how to manage time effectively on a consistent basis. Since time is a most precious resource, join us and learn how to focus more on what is impotant rather than just doing more.

This seminar will be lead by Kate Hyland Mercer, Principal of Business Concepts, Inc. Kate has just been named one of the Top 10 Women Executive Coaches by the Boston Women’s Business Journal, a Boston Herald Publication.

This event will be held at the Malborough Regional Chamber of Commerce Office. Call the Chamber office at 508-485-7746 to put your name on the list, or check out their web site to register www.marlboroughchamber.org !

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Business of the Business

Friday, August 8th, 2008 by Kate Hyland Mercer

Business Concepts is proud to join the culturally relevant masses and finally have a business blog.

This blog is going to be very specific around the topics that business owners and CEOs care about. I’ll apologize up front…there won’t be any cute discussions about our dogs or our employees’ kids. No, there is only one point of this blog, just as there is only one point of our business: We are on a mission to empower entrepreneurs to build bold and fulfilling companies and keep more of the money they make. As such, each of our posts or discussion threads will be focused on the things that are top of mind to the CEO and help them gain clients and make money… Hence the name of the blog: The CEO’s Agenda.

Things that we are going to talk about include: Should I

  • have a partner
  • incorporate
  • help my employees with benefits?
  • How to handle operational issues
  • When to seek outside assistance
  • When to hire that first employee, or the 20th one
  • How to think about branding, positioning, and who your customers really are, and
  • What are the problems your company solves.

    Once in a while we might even venture into the scary sales area, since if it’s not on the top of mind of the CEO, you might need a new CEO! And, of course, what if your business is killing you? How does the CEO or business owner or partner decide what to do then? How does an executive decide to hire a mentor/coach/advisor? How does an entrepreneur ask for help without losing the power of being the leader? All excellent topics and since we’ve been there ourselves, we have a lot of opinions on what works, and what doesn’t.

    Please feel free to share your perspectives often. The small business owner and start up entrepreneurs need good, solid experiential stories from others who have either learned the hard way, or learned from someone else!

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    Business Concepts, Inc. Builds Business Blog

    Monday, July 7th, 2008 by Kate Hyland Mercer

    Business Concepts, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are building a blog. It will be a business-only blog which suits us because we are in the business of business.

    Check back at the end of the month!

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