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What Are 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence & How Do They Shape Your Future?

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As such, it can be learned over time to unleash the power of your own personal development. Consider, for instance, an entrepreneur who has a great relationship with an essential supplier. The product, price and speed of delivery are each excellent, yet their customer service could use some improvement.

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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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The window to make a strong first impression with a customer continues to shrink. In a study published in Psychological Science , Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveal that it takes only a tenth of a second to form an impression of someone when you first meet. Do your homework.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

In the simplest form this means having more money coming in than is going out. Shop around : Make sure you are getting the best deals from all you suppliers- right down to your electricity, broadband and gas bills. If you are bulk ordering or placing regular orders business owners are often receptive to a deal being done.

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Entrepreneurship live and kicking! | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Francis Xavier Sixth Form College in London. But then my business education does not limit me to just ticking boxes on a form (-forgive me for this little side dig, but it had to be done!). What have I learned yesterday? Quality, customer service and a niche market, what could possibly go wrong.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/01

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Lessons from recession will help SMEs’ future roadmap courage and… : Learning lessons from recession important for future upswing SMEs should graduate from growth by default. Plenty of Indianapolis-area companies are for sale. … Addressing the need gap of SMEs’ needing small funding, R. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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

The Small Business Blog

So now I had my supplier with whom by this stage I had built up a good base for a trustworthy supplier by way of emails. They had even agreed to offer me a free case with a certain number purchased – a good incentive I had aimed to pass onto my prospective customers. Get your suppliers to advertise in it!

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Apple – a customer support nightmare! | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

I called again and again after waiting 20 minutes on the phone, I had to explain all this again, I was told I would get a return form to fill in. BST: Kathrine also did not get one of the supervisors to call me – so I guess Apple has decided to ignore me – lesson learned. So I waited until next day – no call.

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