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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I supplied tickets to more than 8,500 people, netting over $1 million in profits. Over the years, I’d developed contacts, partners and skills, and I had the industry reputation necessary to put together a contract this big. It wasn’t just my money, either. So it came to me: I should become a coach.

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5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses

The Small Business Blog

5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 09, 2009 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Contact local development agencies – some may offer training programs Hire local teachers or consultants to run short training schedules.

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To boost productivity in the UK, we need to think big and different

Workplace Insight

The decline in UK productivity since the Great Recession of 2008/2009 has been a matter of concern for business leaders, policymakers, and economists alike. Most industries have large inefficiencies which represent a major opportunity and the potential for productivity gains is enormous.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

A Niche Market Can Be Your Train to Succes s: Talking to my fitness trainer the other day reminded me of niche markets and how they’re central to so many small business’s success. has improved in the wake of the economic revival, says a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). — ST.

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Top 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips

The Small Business Blog

Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. You are training your customers that that is what you are worth. Listen carefully to what your B2B clients require. If you can determine exactly what they need, you can serve them better.

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Are You A Competent Communicator?

The Small Business Blog

We receive great value in having monthly training/touch base meetings at the minimum to see how everything is going. The more “true” answers you had the better you are at communicating with your team. Michael Delpierre Said on February 14th, 2010 at 9:20 pm I agree about staying in contact with your remote team. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

The Small Business Blog

« 5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/10 » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 1:41 pm and is filed under Comments. Who the hell made Sugar a Lord anyway any why? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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