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Last week, we escaped to Vail for a little R and R, time together
hiking, playing and discussing future plans for Make-it-Fly®.
We also enjoyed visiting over tea and dessert with a fellow Make-it-Flyer.
We were married five years ago
this Friday! Time has flown by—so much fun
stuff has happened in those years. We plan to celebrate (weather
permitting) by enjoying a supper with friends who were in our
wedding at the park where we were married.
Owning and operating a business can be demanding. We trust that
you’re taking time out this summer to enjoy life and play
too!
Our very best regards,
Dave and Victoria
P.S. Don’t forget the Make-it-Fly®
Café a week from Thursday, August 30!
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Mark Ryan
Snelling Professional Services
Mark Ryan believes his diverse
career well prepared him to take on his new role in the staffing
industry. “I worked in the financial services
sector in a variety of positions, ranging from training and marketing
to operations and management, for over 25 years,” he says.
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Mark was comfortable hiring and managing large
numbers of employees remotely. “I know what it takes to
get a job done,” he says. “I understand the skills
needed in a potential employee so that they can hit the ground
running and contribute to a winning team.”
Mark and his wife Judy bought the Snelling franchise in March
of 2005. “We are a full-service staffing and recruiting
company,” Mark says. “We provide temporary employees,
career placements and executive searches.”
While many clients are the employer, Mark enjoys encouraging
those individuals in career transitions to work with his recruiters
to try to find the right employer and future position.
Q: What do you find most fulfilling
about running your business?
MR: Nothing beats
matching a candidate with a client. It impacts both the candidates’
families and helps grow the economy.
Owning my own franchise gives me the freedom to determine my
own success. I have a real hand in our success direction. I can
look around my office and see people getting along, without the
burden of politics. Mostly, I am grateful to be able to do the
work I love. I know that my strength is being in front of prospective
employer clients, convincing them that they have equal value and
need in using our services.
We strive to find the right person to help them in their business
by matching job skills, personality traits, and business culture.
At Snelling, if it ever comes down to sending a candidate who
might fail to thrive in a work environment, we would refrain from
sending them to the job site. Our goal is to save our clients
time and money. When you send the wrong person, you don’t
save anyone anything.
Q: What motivated you to start
this business?
MR: I enjoy people
and I need people. Before coming into this business, I thought
about other directions but they were not nearly as attractive
as this one was to me. This business combines the right levels
of opportunity, pay back and helping others in their success goals.
Q: What book has been most helpful
to you in your business?
MR:
I read the Bible every day. It keeps me grounded. Keeping
ethical is a top priority. There are too many unethical people
in this business. There are those who charge both candidate and
client. We charge only the client because they have the most to
gain by the right hire. I would not dream of taking money from
a prospective employee and guarantee finding them a job. It may
or may not happen.
Q: Who has influenced you most
in your life?
MR: My maternal grandfather
was a bigger-than-life influence in my youth and young adulthood.
He was a railroad engineer and a real man’s man. What I
remember most about him is that he made sure he provided for his
family. He never thought of himself and always took care of everyone
else. He taught me to have a love of sports, too.
Q: What has proved to be your most
successful marketing strategy?
MR:
Networking by far has been my most successful strategy.
We do mailings, emails and cold calls, but nothing is as much
fun and productive as networking.
Q: What have been the greatest
challenges you have had to overcome, or are currently facing,
in your business?
MR:
Most businesses don’t realize that we save them time
and money in the hiring process. They can be “fee averse.”
Once they see the benefit, they are clients for life.
Of course, fees can vary by job, position and difficulty of search.
Often, initially an employer may think that when they have an
opening, a lot of money can be saved if they do it themselves.
When you take the time to sit down to think about what is involved,
it can be mind-boggling. This is truly a time when “time
equals money.”
Q: How did you benefit/are you
benefiting from participating in a Make-it-Fly®
program?
MR: I have met some truly
remarkable people and I have benefited from the accountability
process.
Q: What would you say to other
business owners who are contemplating getting involved in a Make-it-Fly®
program?
MR: Just
do it! (But you must be committed to make it work!).
Mark Ryan
can be reached by phone at: 303-794-4331, or visit his website
at: www.snelling.com/littleton.
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Consistency
is essential for a successful networker. Plan
to show up at events on a regular basis. Clearly define
who and what type of people you want to meet and get to
know. Take time to look at all the events in your area
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 Systems—Your
Ticket to Freedom!
By Victoria Munro
Small business owners are famous for working hard to build their
dream, but without effective systems
in place, these dreams often turn into nightmares.
Life becomes an endless, overwhelming to-do list—daily running
ever faster on the proverbial gerbil wheel to catch up and keep
up. They’re headed for burnout, yet taking time off can
be tough.
If you had to take time away from your business,
could someone step in and take over without facing
confusing challenges and wasting time figuring everything out?
Would the business falter or fail? Putting systems in place will
free you up to step away when needed. In addition, when you want
to sell or hand your business over to others, stepping in to run
it will be easier, significantly increasing its value to a potential
buyer.
Creating systems for your business can be a challenge—the
larger and more complex the operation, the bigger and more time-consuming
the project will be. But resist the temptation to put this off
until a quieter or more suitable time in the future—that
rarely happens. Instead, put a plan
in place now to create systems that free you to take time away,
to work on instead of in the business and to
grow it in the way you want to, rather than being a slave to it.
Six Steps to Create Systems for
Your Business
One: List every
task, however small and seemingly insignificant, you typically
perform as you run your business.
Two: Prioritize
these tasks and, starting with those most critical to your success,
schedule regular times to document the detailed step-by-step process
you follow to complete each task. It may not be easy to make time
in your busy day to do this, but be assured, it will save
you time and stress over the long haul. Aim to address one or
two tasks each week in this way.
Three: With the
desired outcome in mind, carefully analyze each task. Examine
how you approach and complete the task. Ask yourself if the way
you’ve been doing this is really the easiest and most efficient
way to achieve your goal. Can the process be shortened, simplified,
improved upon or made more efficient? Maybe test different approaches.
Four: For each
task, write down a detailed step-by-step description of exactly
what you do. Ask several others, including one or two who know
little or nothing about your business, to read your directions
and give you feedback. Does it make sense? How easy would it be
for someone else to follow your directions? Next, watch someone
complete the task using your instructions. Be ready to answer
questions and make notes to clarify vague or misleading instructions.
Five: Using the
information gained from your observations and others’ feedback,
further enhance or rewrite your step-by-step directions for the
task.
Six: Consider who
else, now or in the future, could do this task well. What kind
of skills would he/she need?
Creating systems for everything you do in this way will, over
a period of time, produce vital content for a usable operations
manual. This will simplify your
life, build value into your business and free you to take a vacation!
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Victoria’s
Marketing Advice
Give Stuff Away!
To build relationships with potential
clients and let them know what you offer, give away something
free: a white paper, a helpful article or a booklet (and
make sure your name and contact information are clearly
displayed.) Perhaps offer a complimentary consultation
or a discount on a first visit. Be sure that whatever
you give has genuine value for these possible future clients.
List several things you could give away right now!
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The
Make-it-Fly® Advisory Board 101
Each
Make-it-Fly® Advisory Board 101 program
consists of 12 non-competing business owners who meet once a month
for three consecutive months. In the spirit of giving, they offer
each other solutions, ideas, resources and encouragement. Dave
and Victoria facilitate each group and share powerful tools to
assist business owners in reaching their goals and living more
balanced lives.
If you have experienced a Make-it-Fly®
program, please share the following openings with other business
owners who need support. Call Dave for more information at 720-962-8888.
Programs are held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Current program openings in Denver:
- Fridays - September 7, October 5, November 2, 2007
- Tuesdays - October 2, November 6, December 4, 2007
Click
here to sign up for Advisory
Boards.
Or call Dave at 720-962-8888.
Alumni
Boards are groups of 12-14 small business owners who have
participated in at least one Make-it-Fly®
Advisory Board 101 and wish to continue the support and accountability
with a group of like-minded, giving business associates. Members
meet once a month for a three-hour meeting.
If you completed the initial Make-it-Fly®
Advisory Board 101 and are interested in more information on Alumni
Boards, call Dave at 720-962-8888.
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Café
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other.
Next
Café is scheduled for
Date: Thursday, August 30, 2007
Time: 4:30 to
7 p.m.
Location: Seasons Café
in the DTC, located at 8101 East Belleview, in the Marina Square
Center.
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