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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor

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Build your own network! Look for someone with expertise in your industry so they will already know the relevant issues. Develop a network of mentors you can rely on for good advice. E-Mail me or follow me. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. What is Small Business Infrastructure? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Top 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. E-Mail me or follow me. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. You ask a question, I answer! Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP.

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Top Five Tips for Paying Yourself

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Research the going rate for CEOs in your industry. This is especially true in the construction industry during the slow times of the year Bosco Said on February 20th, 2010 at 8:26 am Its a great tips for us ,and i love this blog,so many informative tips,thanks Stefan. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Collaborating With The Enemy: Competitive Advantage? | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Not surprisingly this group includes mentors within his own industry, but what is unique about Scudamore is that some of these mentors run the businesses he competes against every day. Working in tandem with your competitors has benefits in addition to getting a good beat to what’s happening in your industry.

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As Sage Goes Down Others Need A Reality Check. | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Nacamar, was one of Europe’s largest ISPs in the late ’90’s, today part of Tiscali, had continuous problems with hacker attacks, hard disk failures, network outages and other network problems. Many a time these problems were outside our own network and control.

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5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Steven Said on November 11th, 2009 at 1:04 pm These are all great tips but another tip I would like to offer is to see what courses your industry association or governing body are offering or whether they can recommend any training providers specialising in your industry. E-Mail me or follow me.

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Top 5 Tips for Giving a New Business a Kick Start

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! It is such an important point that you make about gaining testimonials from your first customers, but I also think those customers should be asked about their contacts in their industry and see if you can sell to their contacts. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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