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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. Do your homework.

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Ultimate travel itinerary

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The airline emergency and customer service numbers. A small list of good restaurants close to the hotel or office. Choosing a supplier for your office is not easy, particuarly when it comes to business travel. The telephone number and address for the local embassy office. Why should you attend Assist Travel?

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

The Small Business Blog

One of the obstacles I came up against was that I had to order wine in serious ‘bulk’ I naively thought I could order a couple of cases from a few hand picked wine farms and start my ’small business’ by selling these cases to restaurants, gaining trust and loyalty and slowly building up a customer base.

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

The Small Business Blog

Although he never finished high school, Scudamore loves nothing more than learning. Within his business he has established what he calls a Mentor Board of Advisors, a group of people he turns to for advice and learning. I’ve got 26 restaurants within a mile of me, and many are on the same three streets! (in

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

The Small Business Blog

The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes : Move over restaurants and bed-and-breakfasts. 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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Entrepreneurship live and kicking! | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

What have I learned yesterday? Emmanual Opanuga is opening a shoe store chain , focusing on customer care while understanding the price pressures in this business. Quality, customer service and a niche market, what could possibly go wrong. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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