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Welcome to our blog, The Next LVL, where our team shares relevant and useful information you can use to LVL-Up yourself, your business, and your lifestyle so you can #GetItHandled®.
Effective Strategic Advice Comes from Lived Experience, Not Hypotheticals in Business Books
What you need from a small business consultant is an approach built on lived experiences and the drive to go with you along the way.
Rona Jobe's 5 Favorite Time Tracking Apps for Solopreneurs
Learn about Rona’s five favorites and how they can help you optimize your time
3 Reasons Solopreneurs Should Be Tracking Their Time
How time tracking helps solopreneurs be more efficient and profitable.
SMART Goals Are Not Always the Answer — Here’s Why
If your SMART goals keep failing, you may need to use HARD or FAST goals instead.
How to Use Your Vision to Create Business Goals
Want to know why you keep failing to reach your annual business goals? Because you are confusing your “vision” with your “goal.”
Tips to Scale Your Business Development while Managing your Team Capacity
As a small business owner, you're likely already juggling a lot of responsibilities. It can be tempting to put off business development until a later date; however, this can hinder your long-term growth and ultimately impact your bottom line.
What is Process Documentation & Why Is It Important?
Process documentation is the gateway to better efficiencies, effectiveness, and eventually scalable growth in any budding company.
Your First Steps in Building a Successful Team
If you’re uncertain about how to bring on a first team member or get anxious because you’ve never hired anyone before, you are not alone.
Why Delegation Is Key For Entrepreneurs
As an entrepreneur the biggest challenge can be letting go. Here are three BIG ways that delegation can help.
Finding and Solving Your Pain Points
Discovering and solving your company’s pain points is the only way to make sure that your company can grow and develop into what you dream it to be.
Five Reasons Your Business Needs a Well-designed and Cohesive Look
Building a visual representation of your business using fonts, colors, illustrations, and patterns takes organization and strategy. By taking the time to make your look cohesive and recognizable, your brand is elevated.
Five Ways to Find Meaningful Work as an EFM
Congratulations, you are starting the life of an EFM (Eligible Family Member). You have agreed to move every 2-3 years and will soon learn the weight of all of your clothes. You will become an expert at planning the unplannable.
LVL-Up’s Genesis: Combining Small Business Needs with EFM Talent
Learn how LVL-Up Founder Rona Jobe used her experience in management consulting and the Foreign Service to launch LVL-Up Strategies.