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Business Coaching And How It Works
By Michael Gultz-5845
Business coaching is a tool used by small business owners to improve their business. By going through these coaching clinics, clients are able to identify what is most important to them and put their thoughts and actions together accordingly. One of the most important things for a successful business starts with making more meaningful choices and consistent actions. By having coaching it gives you a means for more balance, financial flexibility, for you business to prosper.
Some people who work with a business coach are Entrepreneurs, business owners and even people who are in a transition period in their lives. So it doesn't matter what walk of life a business coach would help greatly. So business coaching is a helpful tool in not only just business but in personal lives as well.
Just as in sports, where even the most successful athlete would take tips and advice from coaching because a coach
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Slide show: Shakeup among top bank brands<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/25_topusbankbrands2012*100.jpg?v=1'>There was a big shakeup at the top of the banking brand rankings released this past week, which included many of the largest banking companies operating in Arizona.
Wells Fargo & Co. jumped ahead of Bank of America for the second spot on Brand Finance's Banking 500, a list of the best global banking brands in 2012, which was released Feb. 1.
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is the No. 3 banking company in the Phoenix area in terms of local deposits, and employs more than 10,000 people in Maricopa County...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/qOFxMhJb1hQ" height="1" width="1"/>Arizona gas prices hit January record, expected to move higher<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/01/10/gasolinepump*100.jpg?v=3'>Arizona had record-high January fuel prices, and that trend is continuing into February, according to the American Auto Association.
The January average was $3.311 per gallon, an increase of 12 percent from the January 2011 average of $2.960.
The state?s average for February 2011 was $3.148. So far this month, the average price is almost 9 percent higher: $3.415.
In the past seven weeks, the national average fuel price has climbed 3.3 cents to $3.488 per gallon. In Arizona, the price has increased 2...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/RokQT1PjGUw" height="1" width="1"/>LVM Systems expanding in MesaLVM Systems Inc., a provider of call center software for the health care industry, is nearly doubling its space.
Construction started last week on a 7,000-square-foot structure just north of its existing 10,000-square-foot headquarters in Mesa. Construction costs are estimated at about $1 million, said company spokesman Lorenzo Sierra, adding the project will be financed through a combination of cash on hand and a bank loan.
The new building will accommodate up to 40 employees, he said.
The company employs 61 people nationwide, including 51 at its headquarters...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/lgGk5MhbrhM" height="1" width="1"/>National Laser Institute to hire 40 in Scottsdale, expand nationally<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/Louis_Silberman*100.jpg?v=1'>The National Laser Institute, a medical aesthetics training facility and spa in Scottsdale, is planning to hire 40 people locally and expand nationally.
The school employs 100 people, and owner Louis Silberman said he?s looking to hire 40 new employees in a variety of positions during the next 12 months. Positions include 10 more instructors with experience in procedures like laser hair removal and Botox injections. The other 30 positions include marketing, admissions and spa support jobs.
To accommodate its new staff the institute plans to add 5,000 square feet to its administration building in Scottsdale near Bell Road and the Loop 101...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/uIHEIC_T-N8" height="1" width="1"/>The Marketing Coach: Lead generation, not sleaze generationIf you ever need a good laugh, just take a look at the marketing pitches of scheisters in the real estate, insurance and other lead-generation industries. One group, ?Mike and Carl,? explain that if you only follow their method of creating marketing videos, you will never have to network again. Thus, sayeth Mike and Carl, you?ll get to spend more time with your family.
If only that were so.
The reality is that most businesses need a combination of marketing, networking and lead generation to bring in the customers...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/zEAZ3EK-icM" height="1" width="1"/>Flexible electronics, displays heading in consumer directionsThose interested in flexible display and electronics technology saw glimpses of the future this week at a national conference in Phoenix, and that future is trending more toward consumers.
The Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference and Exhibition, developed by the FlexTech Alliance, came to Phoenix this week to show off the latest in digital screens that can bend and move.
Malcolm Thompson, chief technologist at the FlexTech Alliance, said as the technology has evolved, so have the applications...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/ztMBO5BoSi0" height="1" width="1"/>Gabby Giffords, Mark Kelly back former aide for U.S. House seat<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/gabrielle-giffords_214x320*100.jpg?v=1'>Ron Barber, a former aide to Gabrielle Giffords during her tenure in Congress, is running for her Arizona congressional seat.
Barber has backing from Giffords and her husband, former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly.
Giffords resigned last month as she continues to recover from being shot through the head and brain during a shooting rampage in Tucson in January of last year.
The special primary and general election are being held to finish Giffords? term.
Barber is a former district director for Giffords...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/6ovqcddxaFM" height="1" width="1"/>Arizona reaps $1.6 billion from national mortgage settlement<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/page20_Horne_Tom.jpg?v=1'>Arizona officials unveiled an agreement Thursday worth as much as $1.6 billion locally as part of the national mortgage settlement against five banks over mortgage abuse and fraud.
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne had vowed the state would not join the national settlement unless it could resolve its separate lawsuit against Bank of America Corp.
The Arizona agreement, officially reached at 11 p.m. Wednesday night, will require Bank of America to pay $10 million to the Arizona Attorney General...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/xZyzz_IQj-8" height="1" width="1"/>Archway Holdings buys medical office buildings for $14.5MArchway Holdings Corp. of Beverly Hills, Calif. purchased three medical office buildings in the Phoenix metro area for a combined $14.5 million.
In the first deal, Archway purchased the 101 Medical Office Center at 9250 W. Thomas Road for $8.6 million. The seller was the original developer, McShane Corp. of Chicago. Archway paid cash and renamed the 80,815-square-foot property Estrella Health Center. It was built in 2009.
In the second deal, Archway purchased a note secured by two properties for $5...<div class="feedflare">
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_phoenix/~4/6768SNcrpGQ" height="1" width="1"/>Tempe apartments sell for $45 million to Seattle company<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/San%20Portella%20Apt*100.jpg?v=1'>Pillar Communities in Seattle purchased the San Portella apartments in Tempe for $45.1 million, or $146,428 per unit.
The complex located at 2155 S. 55th St. was built in 2008 by a joint venture involving Mark-Taylor Inc. of Scottsdale and Principal Real Estate Investors of Des Moines, Iowa.
The legal selling entity was Apartments at Fountainhead LLC. The legal purchasing entity was PrivatePortfolio Group LLC.
Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham and Asher Gunter of CBRE in Phoenix represented the seller...<div class="feedflare">
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can point out something to the athlete that he or she may not see with their own eyes. Another reason good coaching comes into play in sports or whatever profession is good coaching provides encouragement and challenges people to achieve their greatest potential. Strategic initiatives business coaches uses this same approach to coach to achieve success in your business and personal lives. So just how does business coaching work? Having a coach is like having a partner. You are both trying to achieve the same goal, which is to improve business success. Business coaching is done by telephone for about 50 minutes. The business session will start with what you are hoping to achieve. Each of the consecutive sessions will help in leading up to a path to a successful business. This usually starts with breaking down the problems that are holding you back. You also need to determine what opportunities are available to you to improve your situations. A good business coach will help you through all of this and get your business on the right track. Michael Gultz has 10 years of experience working with small business owners who are looking for strategies for success as a www.sicoaching.com/ >Small Business Coaching advisor.
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Food safety firm Locus Traxx adding 110 jobs in Jupiter
Locus Traxx plans to add 110 jobs as it opens a food safety and security facility near Jupiter, according to an announcement from the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County and the Workforce Alliance.
The company will expand with a 60,000-square-foot lease in Florida Research Park, where it will report on the temperature, security and location of food shipments as they are in transit. Locus Traxx plans to boost its workforce from 50 to 160 by the end of the year.
?We are so pleased to have assisted another technology and innovation company in growing jobs in Palm Beach County,? BDB President and CEO Kelly Smallridge said in a news release...<div class="feedflare">
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Regulators approve 1st United acquisition of Palm Harbor bank
Both federal and state regulators have approved Boca Raton-based 1st United Bancorp?s application to purchase Palm Harbor-based Anderen Financial.
The $37 million deal was announced in October. In a news release on Wednesday, 1st United (NASDAQ: FUBC) said it expects to complete the acquisition early in the second quarter.
After earning $3.7 million in 2011, 1st United finished the year with $1.42 billion in assets. Anderen Financial?s Anderen Bank subsidiary held $207 million in assets at year-end...<div class="feedflare">
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Massive mortgage settlement has winners and losers
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/southflorida/print-edition/Roy-Oppenheim*100.jpg?v=1'>The $25 billion federal/state settlement with the nation?s largest mortgage servicers has created some winners and loser among borrowers, especially in South Florida.
The deal is supposed to allow for financial relief to homeowners who are underwater ? owing more on their mortgages than the value of their homes. According to CoreLogic, about half of the mortgages in South Florida are underwater. However, it seems unlikely that everyone will qualify for relief, said Boca Raton attorney Marlyn Wiener, who represents borrowers in loan modifications and short sales...<div class="feedflare">
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Related Group plans new Hallandale Beach condo development
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/SFBJ%20Jorge%20Perez%20315*100.jpg?v=1'>The Related Group is planning a new condo development in Hallandale Beach that would also include a hotel. The 31-story Beachwalk tower would have 84 residences and 432 hotel rooms.
The proposed project would be located on the Intracoastal Waterway, at the western end of the Hallandale Beach Boulevard Causeway, according to Condo Vultures.
Related is already selling units for its 49-unit, oceanfront project Apogee Beach in Hallandale Beach. It broke ground on the project in December.
Beachwalk is the 22nd project to be proposed east of Interstate 95 in South Florida...<div class="feedflare">
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Direct Title president charged with fraud
The president of an Oakland Park title company was charged with wire fraud for her participation in a mortgage fraud scheme where Bank of America provided one of the mortgages.
Michelle Austin-Wilks, 38, of Parkland, was charged with wire fraud. She faces up to 30 years in prison.
According to the criminal complaint, Austin-Wilks was president and director at Direct Title & Escrow Services. According to a news release, she and others allegedly profited by fraudulently buying and selling residential real estate property in Broward County through straw buyers...<div class="feedflare">
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Equality Florida backs Competitive Workforce Act
Equality Florida's top priority in the current legislative session is passage of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act, which would add sexual orientation and gender expression as protected in employment, housing and public accommodations, the group's deputy director said at a Miami event on Thursday.
Stratton Pollitzer, deputy director of Equality Florida, talked about his group's efforts during the Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's State of our Community Luncheon.
While Miami-Dade County and many others Florida locations offer anti-discrimination protection for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people, some areas of the state don't, he said...<div class="feedflare">
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Miccosukees fight IRS summons of Lehtinen
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida is trying to prevent the federal government from using a summons to obtain documents and correspondence from its former attorney, Dexter Lehtinen.
The tribe sued Lehtinen, a former U.S. attorney, in December for alleged malpractice in failing to properly advise it regarding obligations by tribe members to pay federal taxes on income that may have been derived from gambling operations. Lehtinen denies the allegations.
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Florida to get $8.4B from national mortgage settlement
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/SFBJ%20Pam%20Bondi*100.jpg?v=1'>The proposed mortgage settlement between 49 state attorneys general and the nation?s largest loan servicers could net $8.4 billion in relief to Florida homeowners, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Thursday.
The joint federal-state investigation resulted in a proposed $25 billion settlement over the mortgage practices of large banks and loan servicers, including robo-signing, where lenders were alleged to have filed foreclosure lawsuits without verifying the accuracy of the documentation...<div class="feedflare">
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Regulators block five South Florida assisted living/home health providers
Florida regulators said they revoked or surrendered the licenses of five assisted living and home health companies in South Florida in January.
The Agency for Health Care Administration said these providers are no longer eligible to participate in Medicaid and Medicare. They could attempt to stay in business with private pay, but most assisted living and home health facilities depend on these government programs.
Following are the companies AHCA took action against:
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University of Miami spends most on athletics in South Florida
The University of Miami spends more on athletics than any other South Florida university, according to a new database that analyzes Equality in Athletics data from the U.S. Department of Education.
The UM athletic department ranked 43rd out of 340 athletic departments nationwide, spending $57.6 million on Hurricane sports during the 2010-2011 season. Of the total, $24.4 million was for football expenses and $5 million was for basketball expenses. Other South Florida schools trailed far behind UM...<div class="feedflare">
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