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Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

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One small business financing alternative is the private lender. Flaherty wants code of conduct for credit, debit cards : Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is proposing a voluntary code of conduct for credit- and debit-card companies that could mean savings for consumers and small businesses. 2010 may be no better. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor

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Look for someone with expertise in your industry so they will already know the relevant issues. Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 25, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Be honest with them regarding the success of your business.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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RBI draws flank from panel : The carte blanche given to private and foreign banks by the Reserve Bank of India to charge interest rates on credit cards at their whims and fancy has come in for severe criticism by the parliamentary standing committee on finance. per cent in April 2011 has angered small business owners.

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Top 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips

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Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. Top 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips by Stefan Töpfer on Jun 21, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Top Five Tips for Paying Yourself

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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. Learn about how your company structure affects pay.

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

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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. Think airline alliances.

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Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

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I disagree with your view that all businesses owners currently in trouble are ignorant, maybe you need to start talking to some small business owners who are not in the services industry to get the real understanding of the problem. I’m talking about new business, not financing overheads which they have been doing in part.

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