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I am seeking suggestions on different Tips & Tricks to rapidly growing a new business.  This is a generic question, and doesn`t apply to a specifc business, but I want to compile ideas for all types of new small companies. 

Any out of the box ideas on Financing, Marketing, Staffing, Selling, Operations, Accounting, etc. would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

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Mike Michalowicz
Author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

The only real trick to it is having the cash flow and customer growth to sustain it. 

You have to get out there. Let folks know that you are in business. You need to fill a need and find the folks who fit that need and get them on board with your business. You have to build a solid relationship, have great service and just because you think you have someone on board.....that is not where you stop. Treat every client/customer as if they were your first sale at all times...don`t get lax with a client because they have been with you a while. That will create word of mouth and that is what will build your business. Focus on not only new business but sustaning and growing the relationships you already have. If you can do this by multiplying your own system by using reps of your company to do the same....this will multiply your efforts and then grow your business. Remember to always listen to your customer, even if it hurts...and fix any issues in your system. Be solid and spread the word.

 

Erin

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Develop something new on your own. Don`t just try to sell someone else`s stuf, like ten zillion other people. If you can`t devise something unique or unusual, and have to sell someone else`s stuff, then at least find something unusual.

So many people here wonder why they`re not visible, not getting huge traffic, not getting out there, not rolling in the dough. Mostly, it`s because they`re just another derivative of an already popular business.

As Yogi Berra said of Jones Beach: "Nobody goes there anymore; it`s too crowded."

You need help from `experts`. You may be the expert in your product or service but you can`t be the `expert` in web design, marketing, finance, tax, PR, etc.

If you want to grow rapidly you stick to what you are good at and call in the experts to do the rest.

Andrew