10 Excellent Reasons to Do Good Business

 

Good Business is more than a product, more than a sales method, more than a service. It has everything to do with building relationships.

The following are 10 reasons to do “Good Business”

1.     Good Business means listening more than talking. Find out what your customer needs and seek to meet it.
2.     Good Business is about clear communication. Make sure it’s crystal clear to those whom you do business with. Always look below the surface of their answers when you ask them questions.
3.     Good Business is more than sense of self. It’s showing that you care.
4.      Good Business is more than technology. It’s about applying technology to help people and it’s about taking the time to cultivate a relationship with someone.
5.    Good Business is more than promises. It’s fulfilling what you promise.
6.         Good Business is more than getting the next sale. It’s about going the extra mile.
7.           Good Business is more than making a profit. It’s about making sure that the customer is taken care of, even if it costs you money to achieve that.
8.           Good Business is about reliability. Your word is your honor.
9.     \    Good Business says that whether you buy off me or not I like you.
10.      Good Business is about honesty.

Capstone Consultants with a story about an inspirational little girl

http://www.alexslemonade.org/about

Alex’s Lemonade Stand

This foundation was created to raise money and awareness of childhood cancer causes, primarily focused on research into new treatments, and cures.  Their purpose also is to encourage and empower others, especially children, to get them involved with making a difference for children with cancer.

Their founder and creator is a little girl named Alex. She was diagnosed with childhood cancer just before her first birthday. When she was 4, she told her parents that she wanted to set up a lemonade stand in the front yard. When asked by her parents what she had planned to do with the money, she stated that her plan was to raise money to give to doctors to help them find a cure for cancer. Her first “Alex’s Lemonade Stand” was held with the help of her older brother Patrick; they raised an astonishing $2,000 in one day. Alex continued to set up her lemonade stand every year, while very bravely fighting childhood cancer herself. As news spread of this remarkable little girl, so dedicated to helping other sick children, people everywhere were inspired to start their own lemonade stands and donating proceeds to her cause.

Sadly in 2004 Alex passed away at the age of 8. Her stand and inspiration had at that point raised more than one million dollars towards finding a cure for the disease that took her own life. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was started by her parents in 2005 to continue the work that Alex has started. Their mission is simple: to raise money for, and awareness of childhood cancer causes- especially research into new treatments and cures- and to encourage and empower others (especially children) to get involved in making a difference for children that suffer with cancer.

Since Alex set up her very first lemonade stand back in 2000, and truly exemplifying the saying “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade”- ALSF has raised more than $50 million. That money has helped to

-Fund over 200 cutting-edge research projects

-Set up a travel program to help the families of children receiving treatment

-Develop resources to help people everywhere affected by childhood cancer

This foundation is the living embodiment of Alex’s determination and hope. Alex believed that every person can make a difference, and that together they could find a cure.