Blog 21: Exit Interview

 1. My EQ is "What is the best strategy a manager can use to make his small business more successful?" My first answer is to have a good management style. My second answer is to create a good business plan. My third answer is to create a good marketing plan. My best answer is my answer two because it is the backbone to a business. It helps you organize your goals and all the important details about your business. With this you can stay on task more easily and make decisions that will better help your business.

2.  I first came to this answer when I read a source regarding a business plan. It brought up some of the points I stated above and got me thinking about how it was a good answer to my EQ. When I asked my mentor about it he agrees with the fact that a business plan is extremely beneficial to a business' success. With that in mind and  a few other articles I read, I found that a business plan was the best answer of the three I chose.

3. I in general just had difficulty deciding on answers for my EQ. When it comes to business there are multiple different things that can affect how successful a business is. I overcame this by talking to my mentor and getting his opinion on my potential answers. With his help I was able to choose my answers. This along with just doing a little extra research helped me with my answers.

4. My two most important sources to answer my EQ would be my mentor and the book The Ultimate Marketing Plan by Dan Kennedy. My mentor as I previously stated was a great help whenever I needed a question answered. The book itself just provided a great deal of useful information that while primarily helped me with my answer three also helped me with my answer two/best answer.