The Venture Edge

Patricia Sigmon is a successful entrepreneur, a sought-after speaker, and one of today's leading experts in the field of profit management. She is founder and president of David Advisory Group (www.DavidAdvisoryGroup.com), a boutique firm that specializes in helping CEOs and small and midsized businesses reengineer their business practices to generate more profit, cut inefficiency, and optimize their earning potential. Long story short, Patricia knows what she's talking about when it comes to how to squeeze profit out of a business. Here are six ways to boost your bottom line, adapted from Patricia's new book Six Steps to Creating Profit published by John Wiley & Sons. 

As you may have noticed, I have posted a few times over the past year about the coming Green revolution in business. It's already well underway, and businesses of all shapes and sizes are getting on the bandwagon. Why? Because (1) customers increasingly want to buy Green products from companies that care about making the world a better place in which to live, and (2) companies are increasingly realizing that being Green can help attract quality employees, save money, and improve the bottom line.