Step It Up VA Coaching

JUNE 16, 2011

Go through the business cards you collected and follow up. Reconnect with business associates and former clients. Read those business books you purchased ages ago but haven’t had a chance to read. Go through those business magazines. Learn that new software that can likely improve business processes.

Business Cards 100

Business Cards Filing AT&T Purchasing 100

Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. The Dymo business card scanner app for the iPhone  is such a product.    the growing use of smartphones as our remote controls for life and business. 

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Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Go to the nearest newspaper/magazine stand. Buy a dozen magazines. In your alumni magazine, you read about a classmate who’s doing something unusual with his or her life. Be sure to go to the exhibit hall and collect a lot of brochures, business cards and free samples from every booth. Tear pages out.

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UPS Business Cards Restaurants 2011 100

Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

A good mailing list is the foundation for your business. Having a database of names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and other personal information gives you the tools to connect personally with current and potential clients, business associates and even competitors. Get to know the managers or owners of these businesses.

Social Media 100

Social Media Business Cards Calendars Travel 100

Ian's Messy Desk

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

After information is delivered (training, new policies, etc.), Have every group member place their business card into a bowl or container. Sources: Games Magazine; The Great Book of Business Games , E. Act It Out. Change Places. Each person takes the new idea they have received, and builds on it.

Skills 100

Skills Business Cards Resume Budget 100

The Small Business Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

Build an identity for your business online by using ready-made stylish templates. Invest in a colour printer to make business cards, stationery and letterheads look more professional. Testing can be as very simple as you may ask your customer how they came to know about your product or business.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

The following information should be included in your message: The start and end dates of your absence. The name, contact information, and office hours of someone to contact if they require immediate assistance. The name, contact information, and office hours of someone to contact if they require immediate assistance.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Look into mass advertising options like local newspapers, regional magazines, community bulletin boards, local radio, or even TV news. Put your best stuff in a classy two-pocket folder with a business card in the die-cut slot, and place a folder on each chair. Get Invitations Out Early –Get your name out there. You can do it.

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AT&T Gifts Expenses PowerPoint 40

Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

It’s like saying, “Hey, so, sorry we stole your information without your knowledge from Facebook, but we’ll make it up to you by offering you 0% APR on a credit card! I trusted those companies with my information, with the understanding that they would use it responsibly. That’s asking for forgiveness. It’s easier, yes.

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2010 Legal AT&T Email 40

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

I also can use the recording to make a cd and give to potential clients or current clients instead of a business card or brochure. In addition to sharing and posting on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, I like to adapt for other media, as well as information products (eBooks and special reports).

Social Media 100

Social Media PowerPoint Facebook Gifts 100

Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Like carrying a business card. Branching out is a great gig—I make friends, I expand my thinking, I have a laugh, and it even has positive business results. Or from the business side, do you know about things like how to select a general contractor, how to make sure you get what you pay for, how to read or write an estimate?

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2009 AT&T Gifts Training 40

Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Who started this myth that information and knowledge should be free? Once the amount of information completely overwhelms anyone’s ability to process it, people will pay for trust. I see one of two things, a blogger, who is paid to write content that promotes the services or products of another individual or business (ie.

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2009 AT&T Retirement Twitter 40