Begin to Develop Your Leadership Leverage

1. Accept the fact that effective delegation is a leadership imperative and decide to improve your delegation skills immediately.

You Should Write a Business Plan

1. To avoid big mistakes: The last thing you want to do is work on your start-up for a year, only to realize you were doomed to fail from the start.

Banks Want to Make Small-Business Loans

1. Get your financial house (and documentation) in order. - Typically, a business needs to have been profitable for the past three years in order to qualify for a bank or SBA loan.

Start Getting More Sales and Customers

1. Reciprocity. - The principle of reciprocity means that when someone gives us something we feel compelled to give something back in return.

Develop a System

1. Shelter your personal finances. - I'm not talking about opening an account in the Cayman Islands,

Consistent Service Builds Trust

Here are some tips:

1. - Set yourself apart from the competition. Give your customers something they can’t get elsewhere.