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The Making a Difference Foundation Ensures People Without Housing Aren’t Without Good Meals

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Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank was established in 2008, and today, it’s the largest independent food bank in Pierce County, Washington, serving more than 70,000 people per month. The organization purchases half the food wholesale and relies on individual contributors, donations, foundations and grants for the rest.

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Meet the Christmas Tree Farmers Keeping the Spirit of Christmas Alive

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Many farmers forgo the wholesale market by welcoming visitors to purchase fresh trees—one of some 25 million sold in the U.S. We loved the idea of farming Christmas trees and giving our children that lifestyle.” At some of the 15,000 Christmas tree farms across the United States, this picture-perfect scene isn’t fiction. every year.

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Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget

The Small Business Blog

Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products. Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 29, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Don’t overlook the usefulness of this.

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Do You Fill Your Employee's Bucket? » Make or Break Moments

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Were they asking questions about lifestyle? Were they suggesting a second pair purchase? As was my practice during my visit, I kept an open ear to the customer conversations to see how the customers were treated and to critique the sales conversation. Were they making recommendations based on those facts?

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Takeover Disasters | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Takeover Disasters by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 22, 2008 The process of taking over another company can be a very exciting time for you and your business, but it can very quickly turn into an unpleasant experience with serious lasting consequences. bookmarks for April 17th through April 22nd | AccMan Said on April 22nd, 2008 at 7:59 pm [.]

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Top 5 Ways of Being More Efficient in Business

The Small Business Blog

Don’t purchase containers to store more documents and files – throw away as much of your old stuff as possible instead. Top 5 Ways of Being More Efficient in Business by Stefan Töpfer on May 17, 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 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips

The Small Business Blog

If they are unhappy with their purchases, work hard to repair the relationship between businesses. Make sure they know exactly how your products and services can help their business succeed. You need to convince them that you can help cut costs or beat the competition. Keep following-up over a period of time. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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