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

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However, rather than wasting time worrying about how you could miss that information, consider instead spending that energy on competitive intelligence to prevent any possible surprises. Know where to look: A majority of information that you want to know about your competitors is freely available.

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Top 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips

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Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. If only more people would learn the value in such information. When you offer deep discounts you not only devalue your products or services, you devalue your brand. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Top Five Tips for Paying Yourself

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Research the going rate for CEOs in your industry. This is especially true in the construction industry during the slow times of the year Bosco Said on February 20th, 2010 at 8:26 am Its a great tips for us ,and i love this blog,so many informative tips,thanks Stefan. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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

The Small Business Blog

Not surprisingly this group includes mentors within his own industry, but what is unique about Scudamore is that some of these mentors run the businesses he competes against every day. Working in tandem with your competitors has benefits in addition to getting a good beat to what’s happening in your industry. It makes sense.

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Top 5 Tips for Giving a New Business a Kick Start

The Small Business Blog

Create a website that will inform visitors all about your product or service. It is such an important point that you make about gaining testimonials from your first customers, but I also think those customers should be asked about their contacts in their industry and see if you can sell to their contacts.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea: Image Consultant | THE SMALL.

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Establishing a professional looking portfolio website to showcase your previous work will be the main way in which you will attract customers. Skills needed: Experience is the key to success in this industry. The image/beauty industry is a great place to be now and for the next 20 odd years. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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SEO Tips That the Experts Don't Always Tell You!

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Consider joining forces with other companies in your industry “food chain” offering to add a link of their site on your webpage in exchange for a link of your site on their webpage. Trying to keep information to yourself so no one can find out is kinda of premature from my perspective. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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