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3 Tips for Responding to the Inevitable ‘Your Price Is Too High’ Rejection

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Your prospects are concerned that later, after purchasing from you, someone else in the company will ask why they didn’t choose a cheaper competitor. This article was published in January 2014 and has been updated. They don’t want to be embarrassed by appearing to be poor negotiators. Photo by Foxy burrow/Shutterstock.

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The One Thing You Never Hear About Becoming Wealthy

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If you’ve ever listened to a podcast or read an article in which a financial expert is being interviewed, you’ve likely heard them respond to a version of this question. The starter home we purchased in 2007 lost over half of its market value less than a year after we bought it. The guru is ready to knock it out of the park.

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Keep a Classic Approach to Your Brand

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But while the company flourished in Europe—according to a Harvard Business Review article written by Gehring, “From 2000 to 2006, while Hilfiger’s U.S. In 2006, Tommy Hilfiger was purchased by Apax Partners, and Gehring assumed control of the American branch of Hilfiger. This article was published in June 2014 and has been updated.

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Rebranding? 7 Keys to Ensure a Smooth Transition

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In the digital age, they are ultimately in control of whether they will ignore your messages, view or listen to them, share them with or without favorable comments or make a purchase. This article was published in October 2014 and has been updated. Photo by Dean Drobot/Shutterstock The post Rebranding?

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18 Million Americans Work in Multi-Level Marketing

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The Economist article  Pharaonic creations covers the growing multi-level marketing industry and the various legal battles around whether or not they are illegal pyramid schemes.  According to the Direct Selling Association  (DSA), the industry's trade group, in 2014 these firms generated $34 billion in U.S.

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Obamacare's Impact on Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

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This increase is clearly due to Obamacare, which took effect in 2014. Hoffman's article references a recent U.S. Treasury study that shows in 2014 1 in 5 ACA marketplace consumers was a small business owner or self-employed.  This means about 3.3 million more independent workers have health insurance than in 2013. 

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How to Partner with a Rival for a Win-Win

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The benefit was that we really were educating the client base to make enlightened purchasing decisions in our industry, which only stands to raise the bar for everyone. The partnership rollout began in November of 2014, and both partners have seen success. This article was published in April 2015 and has been updated.