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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Entrepreneurs benefit from mentors : Starting a new business involves a steep learning curve, but thanks to a local mentoring program, owners of fledgling Sask atoon businesses can call on the experience of established entrepreneurs.

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MAY 4, 2010

I was there with 17 others from Norma Rist’s Rist List group of women-business owners (8 of us pictured above) and so we split up and attended different sessions than came together at lunch and dinner to share what we’d learned.

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APRIL 1, 2008

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Small Business Start-Up Idea – T-Shirt Design by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 02, 2008 There is always a great demand for custom-made T-shirts, ranging from sports teams in need of new kit to event organisers wanting promotional shirts to give away.

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AUGUST 8, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. They all have to do their part by providing excellent customer service. Without exception, all of your staff need an in-depth knowledge of the product or service that you provide. Explaining it to potential customers should become second nature to them.

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MAY 18, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. by Stefan Töpfer on May 19, 2010 While we all hope to make our customers 100% happy all of the time, and this must of course be what we strive for, there will be occasions where a customer is less than happy with the service you have provided.

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MAY 13, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. It is difficult to say but in small business we can learn a lot abut the importance of public relations through this story. On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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JUNE 20, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. Make sure they know exactly how your products and services can help their business succeed. Excellent list in all.

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JULY 27, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. If you haven’t been immediately struck with inspiration, then coming up with a concept for your small business can be difficult and frustrating. However, there are some tried and tested methods you could use to come up with an idea that suits you.

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JULY 13, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. A large amount of start-ups fail due to lack of research about the marketplace they are about to enter. It might take time, but you will learn a great deal about how to, and how not to, do things! start-up in business.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Learn about how your company structure affects pay. « Keeping Track and Keeping Up: Are You Focused? Starting a Small Business? On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Offer signing-on bonuses as an incentive if you are desperate to secure the services of your best applicant. « Getting Fired Up! Enhance Your Work-Life Balance Have it all your way – family, friends, work and most of all a life!

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JANUARY 21, 2008

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. The fact that there are plenty of highly profitable companies, with for instance bad customer service, does not mean they are not loosing customers. How to be successful by focusing on your core business. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Brian Scudamore dropped out of high school in 1989 with $700 (£400) and a beat-up old pick-up truck to start his company 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Although he never finished high school, Scudamore loves nothing more than learning. Interesting blog article Stefan.

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JULY 20, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. People often say to me that their small business doesn’t have a website as it’s too complicated, takes up too much time or is too expensive. start-up in business , use online IT. Online presence brings more traffic (eventually customers) to your business.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. If an area such as accounting is your weakness, rather than wasting time learning the skill it may be more cost-effective and time efficient to outsource the service. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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MARCH 14, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Learn everything you can about your competition, their products and how they advertise. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Benefits of Online Software for Small Business. Concentrate on your business, not your office. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Not only that, you have someone that is learning the latest and greatest tech practices. A lot of sign up time and advertsing to wade through but worthwhile in the end. Outsourcing Options For Small Business Focus on your business, timeshare professionals.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. If you are no longer personally growing and learning in your role it can cause your business to stagnate. Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. How to be successful and eco-friendly. Making your small business carbon neutral.

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MAY 20, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. When you begin employing staff you need to quickly learn how to not only manage them, but also how to help them achieve their best. Effective Small Business Planning Strategy Planning your small business is the best way to avoid costly mistakes.

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. If you have then you must keep up-dating your costing every few month, as they will change as the business grow and changes. Bad debts – look at your past performance, come up with an average monthly figure and mark your products and services up accordingly.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 24, 2010 Many Search Engine Optimization (SEO) consultants and companies have theories about the best SEO tactics, but they don’t always back them up with proven experiments. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 17, 2010

Summer is one of the best times for me to catch up on my learning, so this summer I’ve decided to go to camp! Where else can you learn 10 new skills over the summer that will help you increase your income opportunities in 2010? It’s also a great time to stretch your mind and enhance your business! So let’s do BOTH!!

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JUNE 17, 2010

Summer is one of the best times for me to catch up on my learning, so this summer I’ve decided to go to camp! Where else can you learn 10 new skills over the summer that will help you increase your income opportunities in 2010? It’s also a great time to stretch your mind and enhance your business! So let’s do BOTH!!

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 27, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. I look forward to reading your pitches, and learning more about your small businesses! If you are new to facebook send it to me here and I’ll put it up – you still need to get your friends to vote for you. You ask a question, I answer!

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Quit the day job and take the plunge, or build up steadily until you have the security you need to enter fully in to the world of the self-employed? That is why I will always say there is no iron-clad correct way for a business start-up to progress.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

Handbook topics include Linking Time Management To Results, Linking Customer Service To Results, and others. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

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MARCH 20, 2008

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. What have I learned yesterday? So here are my favorite small business start-up ideas: Natalie Douglas is going to continue in a good family tradition and open a child care nursery , keeping it small and personal for parents and children.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2008

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Now you can learn what went wrong and understand your business better, it will force you to rethink and face facts. I knew starting up company is not a peace of cafe but did not realize I would have needed so much money. Starting a Small Business?

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JANUARY 13, 2008

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. This finding is not entirely surprising, since I believed for a long time, that getting too hung up about business plans can be a great waste of time, especially if you are not in a position to evaluate all variables that make up small business success.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 July, 2010 Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie® Award winner Lynn Holgate, an Executive Assistant at High Performance Technologies, Inc. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. This limited co-operation served us all well, something some of the new start-ups should not forget. But seriously, we should establish a standard of service, security and co-operation, for the sake of our customers and for our own sake. Absolutely not!

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MARCH 2, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. If a start-up funds the development of their company through internal cash flow and are cautious with expenses, the company can grow with low-risk to all those involved. Simple ideas on how to bootstrap your small business start up are: - Work from home.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. The money that leaves a small business is often taken up with overheads that are necessary for the day to day running of the business. « Top 5 Serious Start-Up Mistakes Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? Build your own network! lower overheads.

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APRIL 16, 2008

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. If you consider the skills potential of parents, if each parent would only contribute one hour on average per week to their learned professions. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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MARCH 30, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Another tip I have is to learn to say ‘no’ Too many people especially in this economic downturn are too afraid to say no to tasks or turn down work if they are a freelancer. Being working in the full time job, studying and also working in the start up.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. We tend to get so caught up in the features, that translating that into how a product/service contributes personally to myself is overlooked. Outsourcing Options For Small Business Focus on your business, timeshare professionals. Thanks for the reminder. -AC

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. This development was by popular demand, as a number of customers requested this functionality. What a great team.keep up the great work. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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