November 2023

No Excuses!

November Offers More Than Just Turkey!

Notable November Monthly Holidays

Here are the most common month long observances in November:

National Adoption Awareness Month
National Diabetes Awareness Month
Sweet Potato Awareness Month
Native American Heritage Month

November Weekly Holidays and Observances

There are so many holidays in November, some span an entire week! Let's take a look at some of the most celebrated November weekly holidays:

Game and Puzzle Week
Geography Awareness Week
National Children's Book Week
National Deal Week
American Education Week
National Family Week
Homeless Awareness Week

Hey CEO's, Bosses, & Creative Entrepreneurs,

Greetings from the Mississippi, I am thankful for so many people, places and things at this moment you wouldn't have enough time for the reading of them all but the Most High knows my heart. I have been able to get a lot accomplished over the last few weeks. I am looking forward to a productive and prosperous 2024. The plan is written. The goals have been established. Most importantly the prayers are being lifted up...

Most small businesses saw various changes to their business activity this year, you had a few months of smooth sailing, a few months of dipping low as you could go, and a few months of the high tide where you were able to see clearly above water and this was a welcome relief after the challenges they’ve dealt with post Covid-19. Consumer spending remained high through the first half of the year and summer travel picked up but as we headed toward the fourth quarter we had to really think out-of-the-box and truly in industries like my own get out-of-the-box and hustle the networking scene to build from a different angle. I've come to value as well as increase my B2B (business to business) relationships for growth potential, expert knowledge and diversity, and increased inspiration to keep striving.

However, small businesses in America are still facing a variety of obstacles on a daily basis — many of which are outside of what they can control. Meanwhile, consumers are facing their own challenges, rewriting everything from where and how they communicate to when they shop or don't shop.

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The top of the funnel is where you seek to create awareness and demand in order to generate leads. These could be leads you develop from your attendance at events like trade shows, presentations that you deliver, or from networking. You can even generate leads from referrals or through optimizing your website to make it easier for leads to find you! Join us to learn tips to find prospects.

9 Must-Do End of Year Tasks for All Business Owners

Don't let the year end without completing these important business musts.

1. Make any major purchases

2. Contribute to your self-employed retirement account

3. Prepare to send 1099s to your independent contractors

4. Get your bookkeeping up to date and schedule tax appointments

5. Plan a bookkeeping method for next year

6. Plan your business entity and tax election changes

7. Cancel any unused memberships and subscriptions

8. Plan your goals

9. Last but not least — celebrate yourself!

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE. DETAILS ON THE BUSINESS MUST AND WHY THESE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT

4 Must-Do Holiday Marketing Ideas

Holiday marketing planning can be a little overwhelming. When in doubt, focus on at least implementing these top four holiday-marketing ideas to set yourself up for success.

1. Offer a coupon

The key to a great offer is that it’s compelling enough to get people to act. You can add a coupon to any email and let customers redeem in-store or online.

2. Plan an event (in-person or online)

Hosting a holiday event is the perfect way to thank customers for their continued support. It’s also a great opportunity to interact with your audience face-to-face.

3. Run a contest

Contests are a great way to engage your audience and can help generate buzz during the holiday season. Come up with a prize that your customers will love, and encourage them to enter by providing their email address.

4. Always add value for your customers

If running a promotion doesn’t fit your business, you can still do something special for your customers by sending a thank you email or offering something of value.

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My pastor, Dr. Kelcey West sent this to our training chat and asked us to challenge ourselves to add a scripture for this pic. I want to challenge your thinking.

Do you feel like your in this position with your business? If so, how long have you been in this position and what, how, or who can help you get out of this position? Is it worth it? Keep Going or Give Up?

If any of these thoughts came to mind then contact me for a FREE Introductory Consultation

Book your free 30 minute consultation with me to help you start, grow, or transition your business. Growing your business doesn't have to be draining... IT HAS TO BE STRATEGIC.

I get it!! I've been there!!!

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Wondering how this holiday season is going to be different and how to position promotions?

It's not to late to offer a holiday promotion! As product business-owners, we typically build our sales promotions in preparation for the biggest buying season of the year, quarter four.

Yet there’s a few things to know about this year’s holiday buying season.

✅Consumers are shopping earlier.

✅They've had more time to spend online now.

✅They’ve been purchasing online more than ever and earlier.

✅They’ve been more thoughtful about how they spend this year.

Also, the holiday experience is going to be different. They say we're in a recession... shhhh don't spread that gossip. 👎🏼

The good news is…

You can offer a “Rock Your Holiday Promotions” that will help you take advantage of the last few stragglers purchasing gifts this holiday season.

So you are not alone in this, we are challenging every entrepreneur who receives this newsletter to show us your creative promotions for a Free Vacation Give-Away!!

I will send you where ever you want to go, Trip on me! (Exclusive hotel accommodations)

(You will be responsible for taxes, resort fees, & your airfare)

SEND ME YOUR HOLIDAY PROMOS VIA EMAIL FOR CONFIRMATION

AND I WILL ADVERTISE HERE AND ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES

AS AN ADDED BONUS TO YOUR FREE VACATION!

Just a few suggestions as we challenge you:

✅ Offer value to customers to stay relevant and compete with the big guys.

✅ Show up and stand out.(Change Up Your Branding For a Holiday Look)

✅ Anticipate delays in shipping and how to deal with that

✅ Create a relationship with their customers (Offer a Gift w/Purchase)

✅ Set up schedules to deliver offers and sell to customers while they sleep.

✅Prepare early by building awesome promotions

We are all in this together.

So many of our entrepreneurs have had the best months ever and now it’s more important than ever to be prepared for the holiday season and close out the year strong.

Because e-commerce sales since March have been record-breaking and we can’t wait to see our community of product-based business owners ROCK IT these last few weeks, we are ready to play Santa to you for your efforts so show us what you got in the Promo closet! 🎅🏼

The free promotion is what we all need right now. 4th Quarter Motivation!

Each product-based business owner will walk away with their Holiday Promotions in the can and your sales ready to snowball. 🎅🏼☃️🤶🏼

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