Welcome to WorkSavvy—support for your dream of business startup.
help and support for the would-be & early-stage entrepreneur;
guidance on your business plan, small business finance, and marketing;
free resources & tools for business startup, plus cost-effective advice.
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Naturally I'll be pleased to hear from you. If you would like me to help you, write and tell me what you need. In the meanwhile, please make free use of anything you find here.
Here is how the WorkSavvy website is organized:
This home page introduces the website and invites you to feel how it is to be in business; what it takes to start a business; what are the factors for a successful business startup?
WorkSavvy LLC helps unborn and newborn businesses, by working with entrepreneurs on
personal and business development, and on the actions that will give them the greatest chance of building a sustainable enterprise, through concern for the planet, people and profits.
Entrepreneurship & You covers what it takes to be an entrepreneur or to start your own business and helps you decide if you really do want to be starting a business. It will help you work out the key ingredients of behaviors for business success. There is help on many aspects of entrepreneurship and business that will save you time, money and energy.
First Steps to a Business Start covers the essential initial activities involved in starting a business and evaluating the small business idea; the whats, whens, hows—as well as the do's and don'ts you will need to think about before you get too far down the track. Take a good look at this page and you'll see clearly what to expect from your business.
Savvy Business Planning covers whether you should be writing a business plan or not, what business planning involves, when and how you should do a small business plan. The page helps you understand what benefits you can expect from business planning. There is a mine of practical information related to preparing business plans, including business plan software.
"A lot of stuff to get people into the right frame of mind for business success!" an affiliate partner
Savvy Business Finance covers the basics of small business finance, as well as getting and managing loans and investment. Lots of good advice on financial matters and tools that can help you. It stresses the importance of sales, cash flow, cash flow forecasting and shows how financial bootstrapping your small business can increase revenue and decrease costs.
Savvy Marketing covers where to start in thinking both about marketing strategy, the marketing plan and promotion; small business marketing is something you do—above all, it is a way of being. It is an activity that never ends and it is important to use all the marketing tools that are available. Here you will find many ways to access them, including marketing software and plenty of practical ideas for low budget ways to make your business known.
"You have no idea how happy I am to have found your website. The search is over, it's amazing, thank you!!" a budding entrepreneur
Savvy Business Organization covers entrepreneurship and organizing yourself (your mind, your attitude and time management), how to start a small business, what organizational structure is appropriate for your business, organizing people (colleagues and networking) and how to measure progress—if you don't know where you are, you won't be going very far, at least not in the right direction.
Savvy Web-biz covers using the Web as a resource and a key ingredient of your sales strategy. Cyberspace is now vital for all businesses, even those not seeking direct sales via the Web; a Web presence is an inherent part of doing business. Here you will find many simple and effective ways to deal with what may seem like a daunting subject, including business software (much of it free), website editing software—free and paid-for.
Savvy Business Resources are sources of information and help in addition to the many references and links that are on all the other pages: included are books, magazines, newsletters, articles, tools and links to other places on the Web that will help to guide you to business success. Do not hesitate to grab any of the many opportunities for shortcuts, help, inspiration that lie out there, waiting for you.
"A great resource for budding entrepreneurs." a management consultant
Sustainable Business Startup helps the entrepreneur consider the opportunities for a new business to attain profitability and success in the market, without compromising resources
for future generations. Small business has an advantage in pursuing a values-driven set of goals matched with commercial objectives through closeness to the community, single mindedness and flexibility. Here you will find many pointers to help you commit to sustainability and develop a sustainable business.
WorkSavvy Compendium of Enterprises Committed to Sustainability lists hundreds of businesses who go beyond seeking the maximization of profits for their shareholders. The list is growing daily. Collaborators are sought for the Compendium, so as to make this reference source for entrepreneurs better and more useful.
About WorkSavvy covers what WorkSavvy offers would-be and new entrepreneurs, how to use the WorkSavvy services (and alliance colleagues) and how much they cost. This small business online assistance service (with telephone support) is very practical and ensures that you only get what is useful to you. It's a complete small business startup resource. Realize your business dream and achieve sustainability from your startup—start sooner, develop stronger and last longer!
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In 2006, an average of 0.29 percent of the adult population (or 290 out of 100,000 adults) created a new business each month, representing approximately 465,000 new businesses per month. |
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American entrepreneurs—according to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Acivity for 2006. |
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a try1. Feel what it's like to be running your own business—NOW!
The business has a real & separate identity. People refer to its name & qualities.
2. Sense what it's like to have paying customers —TODAY!
Monthly figures show the business is alive and growing. There's value to what you're doing.
3. Experience the contribution your business is making—DAILY!
People enjoy making and using your products & services. They're coming back for more.
To value what's available here on WorkSavvy or to get a return on the investment of working with me, then you'd be wise to know where I'm coming from. Here are my views:
On Entrepreneurs
Anyone can start a business. Yes, anyone! You for instance, BUT what's required is:
On Entrepreneurship
... and take a look at Entrepreneurship & You.
If you are seeking help to start a business, the place to start is with yourself. There are some factors that are likely to give you the best chance. Here's some that I consider important. What about you?
1. Left Brain: logical, sequential, rational, analytical, objective, looks at parts; Right Brain: intuitive, holistic, synthesizing, subjective, looks at wholes. If you'd like to find out about your own thinking qualities, take the BrainMap profile.
Makes sense to you? Then see the rest of the WorkSavvy website, and let's get cracking!
The WorkSavvy website aims to appeal to people with differing thinking attributes.
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For the Analytical |
For the Conceptual |
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Here you'll find information backed by hard data & plenty of references. The site is logical and based on rational methods. |
Here you'll find innovative ideas & plenty of lateral thinking. It's intuitive and will lead you to your own conclusions. |
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For the Structural |
For the Social |
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Here you'll find well ordered information that you can run with right off the page. The site has plenty of 'how-tos' for your use. |
Here you'll find examples of what others have done and the links to them. The site is informal and you can contact me anytime. |
Derived from Geil Browning's work and Emergenetics®, with appreciation.
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Welcome to WorkSavvy / Entrepreneurship & You / First Steps to a Business Start / Savvy Business Planning / Savvy Business Finance / Savvy Marketing / Savvy Business Organization / Savvy Web-biz / Sustainable Business Startup / Savvy Business Resources / About WorkSavvy! / Lift Off newsletter / Contact WorkSavvy : will @ worksavvy.biz
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William Keyser • WorkSavvy LLC • will @ worksavvy.biz • last updated 11 November, 2007
