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We understand at Upton Ryan that rejection is inevitable for your sales team; it can also be the hardest thing about being a salesperson. Ensure your team knows how to handle rejection by considering the following tips from the Upton Ryan team: 1. Act with grace and dignity. Respect the prospect’s opinion and accept their decision. Remain…

We at Upton Ryan know that being able to trust your team is the gold standard of knowing you are running your business in the correct way but introducing a few simple processes ensures that is much harder for someone to abuse your trust. Think about these tips from the Upton Ryan team to safeguard…

Companies are only as strong as the sales team they have in house. The Upton Ryan team are aware that customers want to know what’s in it for them personally, not listen to a script. Teaching your sales team to ask effective questions, be attentive, and personalise your sales discussion to each prospect can help…

Upton Ryan knows that running a business will always mean incurring certain expenses, or ‘spend’. There are always costs, overheads and supplier bills that mount up – and these expenses will gradually chip away at your cash position, making it more difficult to grow and make a profit. So, what can you do to reduce…

So, what’s the difference between wearing the Director hat and the Leadership hat? In a nutshell, Director is a strategic role and Leadership is an operational role. At Upton Ryan, we have refined our leadership and directorial structure. Has your company defined its leadership structure? The Upton Ryan team has put together eight key differences…

We at Upton Ryan understand that your small business may sometimes have to deal with the fact that a valued staff member may unexpectedly move on to a new opportunity. It is only natural to feel sad and disheartened when a staff member leaves you, especially if it was unexpected. However, to prevent any further…

The Upton Ryan team are acutely aware that in this day and age online reviews have become the new go-to on social and they have tremendous power when it comes to influencing decision-making behaviours. Research shows that over half of all consumers are likely to seek out additional information and that online reviews matter most…

You will know as much as we do in the Upton Ryan office that for your business to make money, you need to generate revenue. In the last eighteen months, you may have had to shift your thinking on how to generate revenue for your business. You produce revenue through your usual business activities, by…

The Upton Ryan team knows that we all have the same amount of working minutes each day, but some employees achieve so much more than others. How can you free up time to help lead a better business and ultimately achieve your businesses goals? So what type of employee do you need to keep an…

The Upton Ryan team realise that the post-Covid economy in Ireland has created a number of challenges for the average business. Depending on your business purpose and strategy, you may need to either upsize or downsize, to secure the long-term future of your company. But what are the implications of scaling up, or scaling down,…