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Businesses need to develop. Below are are some important business development resource web sites. These web sites can be useful tools for your business.
The Small Business Administration
The Small Business Administration's mission is to "maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters."
American Express’s OPEN Small Business Center.
The Internal Revenue Service has valuable information about Employer ID Numbers, Starting a Business, Operating a Business, Employment Taxes, and Small Business Trends and Statistics.
Invaluable information about demographics, markets, etc.
US Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Center.
FedStats provides easy access to statistics and information produced by more than 100 US Federal Government agencies.
The U.S. General Services Administration
Includes information on Per Diem Rates, Mileage Reimbursement Rates, and links to the Office of Small Business Utilization which advocates for small, minority, veteran, and women business owners to promote increased access to nationwide procurement opportunities.
Wall Street Journal’s site for entrepreneurs.
Here are a few “must reads” recommended by our clients and your CCA Business Development Coaches.
Customer Culture, Michael D. Basch
High Five! The Magic of Working Together, Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles
How to Master the Art of Selling, Tom Hopkins
Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill
The Sales Bible: the Ultimate Sales Resource, Jeffrey Gitomer
Customer Satisfaction is Worthless, Customer Loyalty is Priceless, Jeffrey Gitomer
Raving Fans, Ken Blanchard, et al
The Leadership Challenge, James M. Kouzes, et al
The Millionaire Next Door, Thomas J. Stanley, et al
Cashflow Quadrant, Robert Kiyosaki, et al
Thinking for a Change, John C. Maxwell
Failing Forward, John C. Maxwell
Crucial Conversations, Kerry Patterson, et al
Who Moved My Cheese?, Spencer Johnson
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki
First, Break All the Rules, Marcus Buckingham
Managing by the Numbers, Chuck Kremer, et al
Direct Mail Copy that Sells!, Herschell Gordon Lewis
The Ultimate Sales Letter, Dan S. Kennedy
Marketing for Business Growth, Theodore Levitt
Built to Last : Success Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business) by Jim Collins
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy
First, Break All the Rules: What World's Best Managers Do Different by Marcus Buckingham
Discussion Guide: Collins' Good To Great by Editors of BrownHerron
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
The Transparency Edge: How Credibility Can Make or Break You by Barbara Pagano
The Truth About Money 3rd Edition -- by Ric Edelman
A New Brand World, Scott Bedbury, et al
Lovemarks: The Future Beyond Brands -- by Kevin Roberts, A. G. Lafley; Hardcover
Unleashing the Idea Virus -- by Seth Godin
Selling the Invisible : A Field Guide to Modern Marketing -- by Harry Beckwith
The Experience Economy - by B. Joseph Pine
Here are a few “must reads” recommended by our clients and your CCA Business Development Coaches.
The Art of Facilitation: How to Create Group Synergy -- by Dale Hunter
Masterful Facilitation: Becoming a Catalyst for Meaningful Change by A. Glenn Kiser
The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook, Peter M. Senge
A Manual for Group Facilitators -- by The Center for Conflict Resolution, John Dallman
Join Together: Group Theory and Skills (8th Ed.) -- by David W. Johnson, Frank P. Johnson
Lasting Lessons: A Teacher's Guide to Reflecting on Experience -- by Clifford E. Knapp
Processing the Experience: Strategies to Enhance Learning -- by J.L. Luckner, Reldan S. Nadler
Quicksilver: Adv. Games,Trust Activities & Guide to Leadership -- by Karl Rohnke, Steve Butler
The Skilled Facilitator -- by Roger Schwarz
Working with Emotional Intelligence -- by Daniel Goleman
Most sales lead vendors now offer their data online, and many offer increasingly more powerful tools for selecting and managing the leads they provide. Here are just a few of our client's favorite lead providers
Dun & Bradstreet, Sales and Marketing 1-800-624-5669
Hancock Information Group, 407-682-1556
InfoUSA, 1-800-321-0869
IdEXEC, 1-877-443-3932
Hoover's Online, 1-800-635-9715
Harris InfoSource, 1-800-888-5900
Lead Generators Corp., 1-800-306-1365
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