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How To Make Traditional Business Cards Work For You In The Digital Age.

Tips From T. Marie

Purchasing traditional business cards used to be one of the first official things you did when you started your own business. Today, with everything from file storage to forms being offered electronically, many business startups are abandoning the traditional business card altogether.

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Business Travel Is Back: How to Maximize Your Miles

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And although Neff likes his current card, he wouldn’t pass up the right offer for a different one—one with a big sign-up bonus, for example. The Global Business Travel Association expects business travel to rebound this year, with spending surging 38% to more than $1 trillion.

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How to Find and Win More Clients as a Home Business Owner

Tips From T. Marie

However, if you love being social or can get over your aversion to it, networking events can provide valuable opportunities for home business owners to meet potential clients. Be sure to bring business cards and have a brief, clear elevator explanation you can give of your services. Get creative.

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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what a recent client told me when I opened a drawer in her office and found it filled with business cards. The cards had been collected over a year or so of miscellaneous networking events and trade shows.    Over time, she had forgotten who many of the people were or even why she had kept the card. . 

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Tackling Business Strategy: 6 Tenets of Building a Scalable Brand

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Scalability refers to the ability of a business to increase revenue without much increase in costs. For example, suppose you own Emma’s Pet Treats. Work with a professional graphic designer at the planning stage of your business and consider all the possibilities for future growth. Summary: you’ve built your scalable brand.

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Money Saving Deals for Businesses: Get What You Need Without Breaking the Budget

Tips From T. Marie

For example, my recent purchase of AudioHero * was $39 for a lifetime subscription which includes 3000 downloads. I got a similar deal on WebinarNinja , which has gone through a major overhaul since my purchase to become one of the premier webinar services out there. Software Subscriptions.

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Love Your Office Space Series: Just Add Personality

Tips From T. Marie

For example: On my desk I’ve used wooden crates I purchased at Michael’s , painted them in soft neutral shades (no stark white or black, rather Oyster and Driftwood), then turned them on their side. Inside is another painted mini-crate that holds my business cards with a small faux succulent on top.