
Coach Ellie Marshall’s Blog
Straight talk on scaling your business, increasing profits, and confidently leading.
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How to Grow a Small Business Fast: 8 Proven Strategies
Unlock 8 proven strategies to accelerate business growth, including how Marcus built 70% recurring revenue and Sarah increased profits by 31%. Award-winning certified business coach reveals exactly how to grow your small business fast and offers a complimentary strategy session to fast-track your success.
How Discounting Destroys Profits for Small Businesses: 5 Hidden Dangers
While discounts can attract customers in the short term, they often do more harm than good for small businesses. This post reveals five hidden dangers from eroding profit margins to damaging your brand reputation. It offers practical tips on how to avoid the pitfalls of discounting and protect your business’s bottom line.
Time Management- Top 5 Time-Saving Strategies
Effective time management is a crucial skill for all executives. If they hire a certified executive coach, they will learn how to accomplish more in less time and achieve their goals faster.
3 Easy Steps to Writing Your Company's Vision Statement
Writing a vision statement for your business can be challenging because it must define your company values and future goals. While many established companies focus on their mission statement, a vision statement is a valuable tool for inspiring your team and giving you direction for the future
Why Quarterly Planning Is Important for Your Small Business
Quarterly planning is imperative if you are a fan of efficiency and want your team to hit its goals. Quarterly planning is easier to track long-term goals over a shorter period. It's easier to track the progression of goals over 90 days than over 365 days (for an annual planning strategy). Many yearly plans can quickly become outdated. This depends on what is happening in your company, industry, and the economy.
Top 7 Reasons to Work with an Executive Coach
Are you a business owner or CEO looking to improve your performance, build leadership skills or increase profit for your company? You may want to consider hiring an executive coach to work with.
8 Signs Someone Is Lying to You
How do you really know if someone is lying to you?
"You should pay careful attention to their facial expressions, body language, and speech patterns", says Lillian Glass, a behavioral analyst and body language expert who's worked with the FBI on unmasking signals of deception.
Have You Earned the Right to Lead?
Having position, title, rank, or degree doesn't qualify anyone to lead others and the ability doesn't come automatically from age or experience. No one can be given the right to lead. The right to lead can only be earned.
What a Final 4 Basketball Team Will Teach About a Better Business Mindset
I love college basketball. My son played in high school and I quickly learned that it was exciting, fast paced and the players give 100% effort in every game.