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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor

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Look for someone with expertise in your industry so they will already know the relevant issues. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 25, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

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One small business financing alternative is the private lender. Flaherty wants code of conduct for credit, debit cards : Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is proposing a voluntary code of conduct for credit- and debit-card companies that could mean savings for consumers and small businesses. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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RBI draws flank from panel : The carte blanche given to private and foreign banks by the Reserve Bank of India to charge interest rates on credit cards at their whims and fancy has come in for severe criticism by the parliamentary standing committee on finance. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! 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! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Listen carefully to what your B2B clients require. If you can determine exactly what they need, you can serve them better.

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5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses

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Steven Said on November 11th, 2009 at 1:04 pm These are all great tips but another tip I would like to offer is to see what courses your industry association or governing body are offering or whether they can recommend any training providers specialising in your industry. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!