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How Are Your Customer TouchPoints?

This customer touchpoint tool helps you improve the way you “touch” a customer or potential customer during the entire lifecycle with your business.

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Ready to Grow? 5 Things to Keep Top of Mind

Sometimes, a new market opportunity creates rapid business growth. Other times, growth comes more gradually. Just ask Matt Zorn, president of Zorn Compressor & Equipment, a family-owned company based in the Midwest.

“We’ve been growing steadily for more than 60 years, but it hasn’t always happened at the same pace,” says Zorn. “While our fundamentals have remained the same, we’ve had to adapt and innovate as our customer needs change.”

Is your business primed for growth? Before you explore new opportunities, Zorn offers five important things to consider.

  1. Understand the numbers. It's not enough to
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5 Signs Your Business Is Primed For Growth

Expansion is a big step, and it's important to recognize the signs that your business is truly ready to grow. Here are five indicators that suggest it's time to explore new opportunities and gain momentum.


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