The Small Business Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Build your own network! It might take time, but you will learn a great deal about how to, and how not to, do things! Another vital action when starting a business is to network – you can begin to do this by using the power of the web to find relevant social media sites for your niche, and then branch in to face-to-face networking.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 20, 2010

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. It may seem obvious, but periodically asking a customer about how you or your service/product can help make their work-flow easier builds relationships.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Build your own network! Learn everything you can about your competition, their products and how they advertise. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 20, 2010

Build your own network! Your business being online is about more that having a website though; having an online presence includes activities such as blogging, social networking and having active discussions with people within your arena. Online presence brings more traffic (eventually customers) to your business.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

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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JANUARY 13, 2010

Build your own network! Although he never finished high school, Scudamore loves nothing more than learning. Within his business he has established what he calls a Mentor Board of Advisors, a group of people he turns to for advice and learning. Concentrate on your business, not your office. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Build your own network! Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Build your own network! Learn about how your company structure affects pay. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it! What is Small Business Infrastructure?

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Build your own network! No large retailer can be all things to all people, and there are always going to be segments of the population whose needs for particular products and/or services are going unmet. Learn how your small business can capitalize on these unmet needs and find and master your own niche market.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 16, 2010

Build your own network! If an area such as accounting is your weakness, rather than wasting time learning the skill it may be more cost-effective and time efficient to outsource the service. Benefits of Online Software for Small Business. Concentrate on your business, not your office. How to be successful and eco-friendly.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Build your own network! If you are no longer personally growing and learning in your role it can cause your business to stagnate. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Build your own network! You might be surprised how much you can learn about your people and your business! when I was managing people I learned fast that setting an example got the most response and number 4 helped keep people fired up. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Build your own network! Not only that, you have someone that is learning the latest and greatest tech practices. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2010

Build your own network! When you begin employing staff you need to quickly learn how to not only manage them, but also how to help them achieve their best. Allow your staff time to come to you with ideas or questions; you’ll learn a lot about your business and might even discover an avenue you’d never thought of taking.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 21, 2008

Build your own network! The fact that there are plenty of highly profitable companies, with for instance bad customer service, does not mean they are not loosing customers. Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes. Thanks for your good points.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

Build your own network! And don’t forget to network, network, network! Jp14 Said on March 5th, 2010 at 10:36 pm Another common thing is to keep learning. Making your small business carbon neutral. Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2010

Build your own network! For example, if you learn about products that are doing well in other countries then you may be able to adapt them for sale here if no-one else is doing it. Benefits of Online Software for Small Business. Concentrate on your business, not your office. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Build your own network! « Top 5 Serious Start-Up Mistakes Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? We work through a reseller network to deliver outsourced help desk and pc management services to small and mid sized businesses. You ask a question, I answer! Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Build your own network! I look forward to reading your pitches, and learning more about your small businesses! do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it!

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Build your own network! Lessons from recession will help SMEs’ future roadmap courage and… : Learning lessons from recession important for future upswing SMEs should graduate from growth by default. E-Mail me or follow me. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Build your own network! Entrepreneurs benefit from mentors : Starting a new business involves a steep learning curve, but thanks to a local mentoring program, owners of fledgling Sask atoon businesses can call on the experience of established entrepreneurs. You ask a question, I answer! Starting a Small Business?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Build your own network! I came across one company from Canada which took SEO optimisation into their own hands and learned through experience and extensive testing a few proven ways to boost Google’s rankings of your website. E-Mail me or follow me. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2008

Build your own network! Now you can learn what went wrong and understand your business better, it will force you to rethink and face facts. You will be amazed what you can learn about the financial dynamic in your small business within one hour, that is often all it takes to get started. E-Mail me or follow me.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Build your own network! Life is about never giving up so if you must fail, fail fast, learn from it and move on… Lars Hilse Said on August 7th, 2010 at 2:52 am Yes and no… Yes, because there are some old school business people out there who believe that 9-5 is mandatory for success. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 20, 2008

Build your own network! What have I learned yesterday? Quality, customer service and a niche market, what could possibly go wrong. You ask a question, I answer! Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Outsourcing Options For Small Business Focus on your business, timeshare professionals.

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MARCH 30, 2010

Build your own network! Another tip I have is to learn to say ‘no’ Too many people especially in this economic downturn are too afraid to say no to tasks or turn down work if they are a freelancer. What is Small Business Infrastructure? How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Build your own network! Cash-flow – compare your cash-flow fore-cast with the actual numbers on a regular basis and learn from it, it’s not about being spot on, but about knowing what happened so you can control it. Enhance Your Work-Life Balance Have it all your way – family, friends, work and most of all a life!

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JANUARY 13, 2008

Build your own network! But saying that, we are still learning and growing. I have learned a lot just from the info posted here! How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral. Starting a Small Business? On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online.

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 26, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. This was an interview I was excited a lot about because I’ve written about American Express a number of times and in pretty much any customer satisfaction or customer service ranking, American Express makes the list.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 16, 2008

Build your own network! If you consider the skills potential of parents, if each parent would only contribute one hour on average per week to their learned professions. Concentrate on your business, not your office. Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Build your own network! Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Yet despite the complaints, customer satisfaction in the airlines industry has noticeably improved according to JD Power and Associates, a California-based research firm. Their overall score increased by 26 points.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

Build your own network! Although this is a competitive market, if you are talented and customer focused enough then you can become successful. Skills needed: You will need to be very good at graphic design and it will help if you know how to print T-shirts already, although you could learn. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Build your own network! Mel @ Make Rain Said on July 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am Wow this is great to know going to have a look at it as I am busy learning how to use pastel, maybe this is something that will come in handy and maybe a little easier to use. E-Mail me or follow me. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Build your own network! At the same time business failure is far less an issue, as the risk associated with these ventures is very small, with the right mental attitude of the entrepreneur towards failure, the learning effect of a failure can be enormous. Emerging economies like China, India and some others are learning from the U.S.

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AUGUST 28, 2007

Build your own network! By discussing these issues everybody in the company knows what is going on, “em-powering&# them to understand my vision and decisions, while at the same time giving me the opportunity to learn where my vision for my business has not made it to my staff. Making your small business carbon neutral.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Build your own network! Thank you very much for your comment – if you try any of my tips and learn something new come back and tell us about it! Outsourcing Options For Small Business Focus on your business, timeshare professionals. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. What is Small Business Infrastructure?

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