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Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

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Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Rewriting bank regulations will hurt small businesses : In the typical fashion, Congress is now attempting to solve a “crisis&# by creating a new government agency with an unlimited budget and almost unlimited regulatory powers. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. On-Demand Small Business Infrastructureâ„¢ allows you to run your business online. Enhance Your Work-Life Balance Have it all your way – family, friends, work and most of all a life! OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. — ST.

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What To Do When Clients Haggle

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Or, maybe the client doesn’t want to save a buck – maybe he just really, really wants to work with you and is just trying to find a way to hire you without blowing his budget. Modify your proposal so that it fits in with the client’s budget. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved.

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Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You?

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Unfortunately, he didn’t have the budget for any of the strategies. Just like the first potential client, this one didn’t have the budget for the proposed strategies… But he understood that nothing would change until the company changed how it was responding to the situation. Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You?

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

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Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Big trouble in small business : SMALL business advocates are worried that access to research and development tax incentives will be blocked rather than advanced under proposed changes designed to foster innovation. Concentrate on your business, not your office.

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How to say no to clients | Men With Pens

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A truly strange scenario is the client that asks you to rush and asks you for a discount because they have a small budget. Just say no Sometimes I’ve proposed something reasonable after my ‘no,’ like “I can do that for you in a couple of weeks, would that work?&# Giulietta Nardone Take Back Your Life!

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Do Clients Need to Like You to Buy? | Men With Pens

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With that trust, i can offer my professional opinion on a topic, or proposed course of action that is reinforced with the weight of the trust i have created with my customers. How To Promote Your Business On A Budget Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) January 11, 2010 at 7:06 am @Michael – I’m tossed up about that.

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