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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. I was caught in the middle of a scandal, between one supplier and thousands of people I made promises to. I had a team of employees and $1 million in sales my first year. It wasn’t just my money, either.

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Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget

The Small Business Blog

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. Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products. Don’t overlook the usefulness of this.

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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 Țpfer 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 Рsome 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. All suppliers have best practices which can be distributed by role to enable active reminders, ongoing support, plus tracking of use and improvement of content daily.

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Do You Convey Value?

Make or Break Moments

Perhaps your suppliers have raised prices. Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on June 24, 2010 under Communication , Connecting Moments , Trust | Be the First to Comment I have been saving a torn out letter to the editor since May 26. The letter struck a cord with me. This election year the local school put a levy on the ballot.

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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. Halloween Business Ideas : Don’t just look at Halloween as a trick-or-treating obligation or a chance to party. — ST.

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Economics - Small Business Quote of the Week

The Small Business Blog

. “The volatility at the core of deregulated financial institutions makes a world economy that is organised as a system of free markets essentially unstable&# John Gray (b. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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