| (Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:43:55 +0000) |
| Disaster Preparedness for the Small Business Owner |
How quickly can your company get back to doing business after a tornado, fire, flood or computer crash? Every year, thousands of companies are unprepared. The US Department of Labor states that over 40% of small businesses that experience a disaster never reopen, and of the remaining companies, at least 25% will close within 2 years.
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| Author: Cindy Hartman |
| Directory: Small Business |
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| (Published: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:16:06 +0000) |
| If there was just one thing.... |
Why do only 5% of businesses keep in touch with their Customers?
How do you keep in touch with your clients after the initial sale? If you are like 99.9% of businesses I deal with, you never follow up with them after the sale – or very infrequently to say the least.
Companies consider it a hassle to follow up with their |
| Author: Troy White |
| Directory: Advertising and Marketing |
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| (Published: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:43:22 +0000) |
| How To Get Results When Writing For The Web |
| You would think, writing is the same no matter where you are. Not So! Technical writing, legal writing, novel writing, love writing and web writing all require you to associate with your reader. Although writing for the web is not much different than writing to a friend, there are some guidelines you should consider. The main objective is getting y |
| Author: Donald Yates |
| Directory: General Business |
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| (Published: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:31:47 +0000) |
| How To Secure Your Retirement And Never Leave Home With An On-Line Business |
Relax and let the Internet do it for you
There are a lot of options when setting up a home business but is working from home really a good idea? People are acclimated to the old idea that retirement comes from a good job. The idea of making enough money to retire while at home is completely alien to the average person’s thinking. The fac |
| Author: Donald Yates |
| Directory: Home Based Business |
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| (Published: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:34:26 +0000) |
| The power, and danger, of your database |
One of my clients is a land developer in an executive lake front community. The homes are $750,000 – $1.5 Million dollar custom built beauties.
We were brought in to "be" their marketing department. To most outsiders, our firm looks like we are actually employees.
The reason we were brought in was their past ma |
| Author: Troy White |
| Directory: Advertising and Marketing |
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| (Published: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:01:43 +0000) |
| Do You Have What It Takes To Develop A Product For A Home Based Business? |
Developing specialized products for Home Based Businesses
Producing a product in a home environment is challenging to say the least. Most neighborhoods have regulations against tampering with chemicals or manufacturing of any kind. It is not easy to set up a laboratory or machine shop for developing new products in your garage.
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| Author: Donald Yates |
| Directory: Small Business |
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| (Published: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:53:22 +0000) |
| B2Bs Evolution May Displace Internet Leaders from Current Positions |
| According to Superbrands, an organization which evaluates brand equity, in a survey compiled by a council of senior business leaders and 1,500 independent professionals; search engine Google is the brand which has made the most impact on the UK business sector. Google topped the poll of 500 brands by scoring highly in terms of quality, reliability |
| Author: Salil Pillai |
| Directory: General Business |
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| (Published: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:04:55 +0000) |
| Powerful Questions That Will Increase Your Sales |
I recently wrote an article called, Feeble Questions Can Kill Your Business. In the article, I stated that too many sales people get caught in the trap of asking low-quality questions instead of more powerful ones. Many people contacted me and requested more information on what constitutes a great question. This article will address that issue.
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| Author: Kelley Robertson |
| Directory: Sales |
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| (Published: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:59:08 +0000) |
| Suit Up and Show Up |
How to Suit Up and Show Up for Success
The first time I was called to go on a big Los Angeles TV station, I danced around my office in excitement, amazed that my efforts were being noticed by the outside world. My whoppin’ 3 minute segment would be broadcast live at the wee hour of 5:15 am meaning I’d have to get up at around |
| Author: Nancy Marmolejo |
| Directory: General Business |
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| (Published: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:01:26 +0000) |
| Commercial Finance- The Mortgage Meltdown |
| Commercial Finance- the Mortgage Meltdown explores the history of the mortgage meltdown of 2008, and the likely consequences to the public. The article looks back at the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980’s for comparisons. The effects on commercial finance, purchase order financing and accounts receivable financing are also discussed.< |
| Author: Gregg Elberg |
| Directory: Finance and Banking |
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| (Published: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:19:26 +0000) |
| Essential Management Skills |
Management done well looks easy. Some people seem to be naturals when it comes to managing people, process or money while for others it just seems to be one big struggle. If you are to succeed in management there are certain skills that you need to master, including:
Prioritising
As soon as you become a manage |
| Author: Duncan Brodie |
| Directory: Management |
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| (Published: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:51:37 +0000) |
| Get Organized for Business Success |
Get Organized for Business Success!
Ever wonder why some businesses are more successful than others? There are several reasons, some are; focus, dedication, talent, marketing and organization. Why organization? Without organization you cannot stay focused, implement marketing strategies, have time to work on your business-not just in it and wi |
| Author: Laurie Bornstein |
| Directory: Small Business |
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| (Published: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:41:59 +0000) |
| Simple things to test in your marketing and advertising |
Send out 2 or more separate mail-outs (different promotions) in the same package – test to see profitability.
Check the weight of your package now – is there extra weight allowed before going to the next postage level? If you can include more materials to bring it up to the maximum weight allowance, add more. (Make sure the w |
| Author: Troy White |
| Directory: Advertising and Marketing |
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| (Published: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:54:37 +0000) |
| The REAL Reasons Why You…Procrastinate |
(The first in a series of myth-busting pieces…) In contrast to most advice columns, I think procrastination has less to do with fear, and more to do with hope.
When you procrastinate on doing the ‘big rocks’ in your life (finding your next career step, starting a business, writing your book, etc.) you do so to preserv |
| Author: Sharon Melnick |
| Directory: Coaches and Mentors |
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| (Published: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:12:24 +0000) |
| 5 Tips for Effective Influencing |
Whether you are working for an organisation or running your own business, influencing is a key leadership quality that you need to have and develop. Influencing is the ability to affect the decisions of others. So how can you become more effective when it comes to influencing others?
Be clear on your outcome
In any situation w |
| Author: Duncan Brodie |
| Directory: Management |
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| (Published: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:54:22 +0000) |
| Improving Team Performance |
Most managers and leaders are dependent on others to achieve results. Teams in many ways determine the success or otherwise of a manager or leader. So what can you do to improve performance?
Create clear outcomes
Teams are most successful when they are working towards a clear goal or outcome. Having clear outcomes is one of th |
| Author: Duncan Brodie |
| Directory: Management |
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| (Published: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:19:46 +0000) |
| Surviving Technology – 5 Tips to Keep Your Customers from Firing You… |
| As a business owner, how you perceive your customers trickles down into all aspects of your business. How you feel about them, talk about them, and serve them provides a filter that your employees and service providers see through, and that your customers can perceive right away. This is a filter that your customers are intuitively aware of in thei |
| Author: Sandy Reed |
| Directory: Small Business |
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| (Published: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:35:58 +0000) |
| The Secret To Filling The Prospect Pipeline In 2008 |
The quest of filling the sales pipeline is of paramount importance for all companies.
B2B Magazine in their December 10, 2007 issue, the article - 'BtoB' survey finds marketers plan to increase budgets in 2008 shared this statistic:
"The primary marketing goal for 2008 is customer acquisition, cited by 62.4% of responde |
| Author: Joyce McKee |
| Directory: General Business |
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| (Published: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:11:08 +0000) |
| Three Essential Ingredients in Successful Teams |
| A team exists to deliver results. We have all seen or experienced the benefits of being part of a team. We can recall that it was challenging but there was a real determination to get the right result. It can often seem like results just happen. While there will be situations or opportunities that arise by chance, success in a teams does not happen |
| Author: Duncan Brodie |
| Directory: Management |
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| (Published: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:46:22 +0000) |
| Be An Aspiring Leader Who Inspires Others |
Ninety Percent Inspiration, Ten Percent Perspiration
Live and learn, isn’t that a popular saying? In any society, living certainly contributes to the learning process. Anyone who aspires to be a leader certainly knows perspiration is a contribution from the masses in which he/she has to inspire to be followers. But, where do successful |
| Author: Donald Yates |
| Directory: Management |
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| (Published: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:53:49 +0000) |
| Accounts Receivable Financing- Bueno! |
Accounts Receivable Financing- Bueno explores the international world of exporting to Mexico from the U.S. and importing to the U.S. from Mexico with the availability of commercial financing in the form accounts receivable financing.
According to Wordreference.com English to Spanish dictionary, the Spanish word “bueno” has ab |
| Author: Gregg Elberg |
| Directory: Finance and Banking |
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| (Published: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:11:28 +0000) |
| MICRO Management Negates Career Advancement |
When you stifle the creativity of your associates through
micro-management practices then your company pays in lost
profits and career advancement.
Nothing kills the spirit of your associates quicker than a
boss or supervisor looking over every move that needs to be
made each day with each project.
Give som |
| Author: Don Monteith |
| Directory: Management |
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| (Published: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:14:57 +0000) |
| Business Optimization - Getting more done in less time |
Owing a business is an audacious task. There are numerous
things that need to be completed in a day. It gets so
frustrating that owners and fitness professionals question
how all will get accomplished. The crux of the issue lies
not in the amount of time or lack of time, but organization.
The successful entrepreneur i |
| Author: Drew Stevens |
| Directory: General Business |
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| (Published: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:20:16 +0000) |
| Small Business Loans: 10 Step Guide to Getting Your Commercial Loans Denied |
As a small business owner, real estate developer, stock
market investor or ebay power seller, obtaining money to
start, expand or buy inventory can be an immense challenge
in today's business arena. There is some amount of
preparation that must be done from the very beginning.
It makes absolutely no sense to dream abo |
| Author: Floyd Tapia |
| Directory: Finance and Banking |
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| (Published: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:15:43 +0000) |
| 12 Keys to Tuning Up Your Sales Force |
| Many cars today tell the driver when it is time to perform maintenance. Even better, some tell the driver that maintenance is needed in 1,000 miles with updates along the way. It would be great if as a business executive or small business owner, you had this kind of technology at your fingertips. Unfortunately, managing a sales organization will al |
| Author: Lee Salz |
| Directory: Sales |
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