Ground Floor Partners, Business Growth Consultants: Business Growth Bits
Tips and Tricks to Grow Your Business
November 2011
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Gulo

Gulo is a Chicago-based company committed to providing quality web-based services to organizations of all sizes. We're builders. We design and create websites, apps and web-based software. Our development clients include CME Group, Columbia College, Follett Library Resources, USIT and NYT Best-Selling Author Gretchen Rubin.

http://www.gulosolutions.com
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Ground Floor Partners

312-726-1981

www.groundfloorpartners.com
Greetings!

Growing your existing business can be more challenging than starting a new one. November's Business Growth Bits focus on small improvements that add up in your bottom line.  
 
Andrew Clarke
Share Your Workload, Not Your Life
As your business grows, you have to add people. Share your workload - but keep your private life private - using Google Calendar and Astrid to-do manager. Both free, cloud-based tools let you share selected categories and items while keeping others private.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlecalendar/about.html
http://astrid.com/features

Go Incognito to Check Your SEO
Search engines are increasingly personalizing search results based on your web browsing history, so you probably see your website as higher-ranked than it actually is. For a quick look at depersonalized search results, switch to Incognito mode in Chrome or Private Browsing in other web browsers.

Consider Switching to a Smaller Bank
If you're fed up with fees, it's time to take another look at local and regional banks. Smaller banks have caught up with debit cards, online banking, online bill payment, and other must-have banking technology, and most offer fee-free checking for you and your business.

Starting a new business? Launching a new product or service? Struggling with increasing competition or lower margins? We can help you take your business to the next level. Call us at 312-726-1981 for a free initial consultation.