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Tackling Business Strategy: 6 Tenets of Building a Scalable Brand

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Revisiting our example of Emma’s Dog Treats, pet health and happiness should be key in her values media. Her brand also reflects values of pet love, health and well-being. Meanwhile, a service she uses herself offers great training for disobedient pets. But naming her particular supply region would not be as scalable.

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Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 24, 2010 For a small business, customer retention can prove as profitable as sourcing new customers. In fact, retaining current customers can be more cost-effective as no outgoings are necessary to market and sell to them. So, listen to them.

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How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

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If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. Getting a better price is especially easy to do right now, since suppliers are tripping over themselves to get business. Get better payment terms by negotiation.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. This is like a 24% p.a. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. This is like a 24% p.a. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Top 5 Sales Tips for Small Business

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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. Everyone in a small business is part of the selling team.

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Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers

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Make the necessary changes once you know exactly what your customers want. « Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under SME-Blog. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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