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Top 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips

The Small Business Blog

Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. Make sure they know exactly how your products and services can help their business succeed. When you offer deep discounts you not only devalue your products or services, you devalue your brand.

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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor

The Small Business Blog

Look for someone with expertise in your industry so they will already know the relevant issues. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Be honest with them regarding the success of your business.

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Top Five Tips for Paying Yourself

The Small Business Blog

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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5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses

The Small Business Blog

Ask corporations – often they have training courses or accreditation for their products. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Check their references first. Speak to local universities and colleges to see what they offer.

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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. Nicole Welsh Said on March 4th, 2010 at 6:44 am I would say that the most important thing is marketing which is targeted to the particular segment of customers who would buy the product or use it. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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

The Small Business Blog

Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 20, 2010 Small business owners may have nightmares about reading an article about the product launch of your closest competitor only to realise it’s the same product you have been working on for months. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! 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. Think airline alliances.