How much do your employees know about your business? Are they familiar with the competitive landscape? Do they have a sense of where you expect the company to be in three to five years? How much do they understand about your industry in general? Developing Thought...
It's likely you've experienced situations where you had to fire an employee, severe relations with a bad client or report to your company that a major project's been shelved. It's part of what comes with the job. But the way in which you deliver that news makes all the...
“From Hunter to Hunted: Best Practices in Closed-Loop Marketing” Las Vegas, NV, February 6, 2014 – Catapult Groups, a peer advisory firm for CEOs, business owners, and entrepreneurs will host its monthly Coffee with Catapult executive roundtable on Friday, February 21 from 8am-9am. Led by Catapult Groups...
For many years, salespeople had the market cornered on providing production information to their customers. When it came to 'pitching' their products and services, they had all the answers. They could dole out information at a pace of their choosing and as part of a...
Catapult Groups Survey Finds Business Leaders Upbeat for New Year Las Vegas, NV, January 29, 2014 – Catapult Groups, a peer advisory firm for CEOs and business owners based in Las Vegas, today announced the results of an index of CEOs, business owners and entrepreneurs on...
Good clients are a pleasure to work with. They know what they want from you and they’re clear about expressing their needs and challenges. Best of all, you can count on them to pay what they owe and to do so on time. Then there are bad...
In December, 2013, Catapult Groups unveiled the first of our new quarterly Catapult Groups Entrepreneurial Index. The Index is designed as a forecasting tool to assess how business owners across the United States feel about the business climate for the first quarter of 2014. The...
There are mistakes every entrepreneur makes when he or she is just starting out—and there are mistakes even veteran business leaders make time and again. The key is reducing or eliminating costly errors that can stifle the growth of your business. Business Leads, pay attention to...
Whether your business is established or in the early stages of growth, a strategic approach to marketing your product or service are critically important. The business experts at Catapult Groups suggest it's important to remember that marketing, as a part of your overall strategy, is every...
We all hope to start the new year by improving ourselves – eating right, staying healthy, being more productive. But before any of these resolutions can become reality, we need to regain focus in our daily lives, both at home and most especially in the...