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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or what about an elegant restaurant that has a dress code prohibiting shorts? Instead of turning someone away, a restaurant staffer escorts him to a private closet that has “loaner pants.” A couple of hours later, the happy patron pays his $200 tab; he will return to the restaurant nine times the next year.

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Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business | THE SMALL.

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Google Alerts are also a great source of information by providing email updates of the latest relevant Google results (news, web etc.) Steve Said on January 26th, 2010 at 3:38 pm I often find that CI is overlooked by small businesses especially regarding restaurants for example. Say you have a competing restaurant a few blocks away.

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New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

The Small Business Blog

I decided that I should first ensure that I have a product to sell and then move on to phase 2 which was to ensure that I had customers who would buy my product. I sent about 70 emails to different wine farms around SA and received about 5 positive replies. Get your suppliers to advertise in it!

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Ten Small Business Startup Ideas – 2009/09/20 | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

The Small Business Blog

A YouTube channel reviewing local restaurants. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. A café for aspiring filmmakers to congregate and show their work to receive feedback. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Collaborating With The Enemy: Competitive Advantage? | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

I’ve got 26 restaurants within a mile of me, and many are on the same three streets! (in We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. in Crystal Palace, London, UK if you’re wondering!).

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Entrepreneurship live and kicking! | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Emmanual Opanuga is opening a shoe store chain , focusing on customer care while understanding the price pressures in this business. Raphael Dobbin is not going to help me loose any weight soon with his idea of a West African restaurant, but he was going to offer me free fruit as a dessert option for healthier living.

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