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Worsening Access To Finance For UK Small Business

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Worsening Access To Finance For UK Small Business by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 16, 2009 Following on from my interview on CNBC, I came under fire with some criticism for suggesting the banks and the government is failing small business with access to affordable finance. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

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If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. Getting a better price is especially easy to do right now, since suppliers are tripping over themselves to get business. Get better payment terms by negotiation.

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Ideas - Small Business Quote of the Week

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Theodore Levitt (1925-2006) US management theorist, Inc (February 1981) To view previous quotes, click here « Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/10 Top 5 Website Design Tips » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 7:35 am and is filed under Business Quotations.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/17

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had announced to create and offer products for the Indian market – products that will be developed in India, for India. Restructuring – a word used by BIG Business to lower cost, fire employees and squeeze suppliers. Intuit Money Manager set to make India debut : Earlier this year, in March, Intuit Inc. — ST.

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Turbocharge Your Sales

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The recent downturn has made companies think twice about who they are dealing with and has made them potentially more likely to switch suppliers. Look at researching prospects, making initial contact, presenting the product and closing the deal. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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