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- (April 23, 2025)
(April 23, 2025)
Dave Lavinsky
April 23, 2025
Here’s what we will cover this week:
Discover how smart investments in tools and partnerships can boost efficiency and give you a competitive edge.
PlanPros.ai offers personalized business plans to help you scale with tailored strategies.
Learn key e-commerce metrics for Q1 and how they can inform your growth strategy for 2025.
Quote of the Week
“Longevity is a fleeting moment that lasts forever.”
~Vidal Sassoon
This Week’s Tip
When I started out, I quickly realized that the right tools and investments could make all the difference. For example, by upgrading from shovels to a snow blower, I could clear driveways faster than my competitors, giving me a huge market advantage. The same applies to your business. Think about your "plant, property, and equipment" (PP&E). Can tools, tech, or machinery boost your efficiency or reduce costs?
Beyond that, offering a range of products or services can also set you apart. A local pizza shop near me offered 36 varieties, making it tough for competitors to enter the market. Can you expand your offerings to meet more customer needs and make it harder for others to compete?
Lastly, partnerships can be a game-changer. By teaming up with major websites and organizations, I became their exclusive business plan provider, gaining access to new customers while keeping competitors out. What strategic partnerships could help your business grow and give you an edge?
So, ask yourself:
What investments in equipment or tech could improve efficiency?
How can you diversify your products or services to stay ahead?
Which partnerships could accelerate your growth?
By building these organizational assets, you’re setting your business up for long-term success. Smart investments today lead to big rewards tomorrow.
This Week’s Resource
Personalized Business Plans for Maximum Impact
Your business deserves more than a cookie-cutter plan.
PlanPros.ai’s tailored strategies are designed for entrepreneurs like you who refuse to settle for average.
Whether starting from scratch or scaling your business, PlanPros will help you succeed.
Answer a few simple questions, and PlanPros does the rest.
Trivia
Today’s Question: With an initial enrollment of 50 students and the name Business Training College, what is the name of the downtown Pittsburgh university that currently has over 3,000 undergraduate students and the Pioneers as their nickname?
Previous Question: What kind of security, which derives its value from an underlying asset or benchmark, began as a way to limit exchange-rate risk, but now encompasses a wide range of futures, forwards, options, and swaps?
Previous Answer: Derivative
Derivatives are financial contracts set between two or more parties that derive their value from an underlying asset, group of assets, or benchmark. A derivative can trade on an exchange or over the counter. Prices for derivatives derive from fluctuations in the underlying asset.
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