Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The biggest PPC advertising networks – Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, and Microsoft Bing Adcenter – are notoriously fickle and difficult to work with, even for small business advertisers. These four tips can help you do exactly the same, whether for your online service business, discussion forum, or affiliate-powered sales website.

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Andrea Kalli

OCTOBER 14, 2010

With the newspaper industry in a state of flux, many marketers and content-driven entrepreneurs are reexamining long-held beliefs about the value of content. From low-cost stock options to cheap websites, the barrier for entry into any given industry or activity can be an effective way of estimating it is potential returns.

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Andrea Kalli

OCTOBER 14, 2010

With the newspaper industry in a state of flux, many marketers and content-driven entrepreneurs are reexamining long-held beliefs about the value of content. From low-cost stock options to cheap websites, the barrier for entry into any given industry or activity can be an effective way of estimating it is potential returns.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 29, 2010

If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.   Lightweight technologies are enabling small businesses, and even individuals, to participate in industries that used to only be available to large corporations.    This is not as scary as it sounds.

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Small Business CEO

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This is particularly important if the industry you are in is constantly growing and changing. Do they need a professional atmosphere to remain productive? Her work has been published by the Association for Business Communication, Yahoo! Know Their Needs. When it comes to needs, think of an employee as a flower.

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JUNE 30, 2010

If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Any new products or services that you’ve launched. Events that are taking place within your industry. An opinion that you have about something that is happening within your industry. Some possible topics for your blog posts: Links to other blog posts of interest to your target audience. Any places where you’ll be speaking.

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Pay-per-click advertising becomes less effective, product advertising is impossible, and finding ideal clients can take years without a good strategy. Post on industry forums. No matter what industry your service business caters to, there are going to be online communities where employees, entrepreneurs, and businesses meet.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 20, 2010

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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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 24, 2010

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! Be honest with them regarding the success of your business. They can only be effective if they have an accurate picture.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

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! Check their references first. Speak to local universities and colleges to see what they offer.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 10, 2006

SME / SMB Have Become Obsolete Acronyms by Zoli Erdos on May 10, 2006 Software Industry analysts seem to have a fun time coming up with three-letter combinations. throw out any random letters and chances are it means a new product, technology, industry trend, market segment.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

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! Build a brand.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 31, 2010

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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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

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!

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 20, 2010

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!

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 11, 2008

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. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Also use banner advertising as an extra revenue stream.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Often you try to sell to your clients as if they are industry insiders who understand exactly what you are talking about. If you are talking to a customer who wants to use your service or product to gain a benefit from using you, let him/her know what the benefit is. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Thanks for the reminder. -AC

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Burden of Safety Law Imperils Small Toymakers : The law requiring safety standards for products used by children is costly for handcrafters and small businesses. has improved in the wake of the economic revival, says a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Hit the plastic.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Start-ups to save the UK economy says Digby Jones : The former head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Lord Digby Jones, claims that small businesses alone will rescue the struggling UK economy. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! At the same time over 60 % of all high street purchases are researched online. — ST.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Ideally they should follow a proven path, just perhaps from some other business, industry or expert. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Martin Russell Said on December 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am I would say that usually BIG changes shouldn’t be creative ones.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

I disagree with your view that all businesses owners currently in trouble are ignorant, maybe you need to start talking to some small business owners who are not in the services industry to get the real understanding of the problem. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 26, 2007

1 Comment » | Trackback | Share This One Response to “ Q & A: What is “Staff Turnover&# and how large or small would it be for Small Business? &# Classified Ads Said on June 20th, 2009 at 10:29 pm Staff turnover is highly dependent on industry and pay scale. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 22, 2008

You might want to make an information product that tells artists how to sell to the US market, it creates another revenue stream. Then promote this product with articles using Artemis Pro. In hynsight everyone would agree it would be one of the worst industries at the worst time to begin a business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Do I think Sage has great products? After all I’m the most intelligent and extraordinary Founder and CEO of any online software & business services company, my products are ‘obviously better, more secure, more reliable, more cost-effective and more easy to use’ – but then you knew that! Absolutely not!

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

In fact, I believe working from home significantly increases productivity so, if anything, small businesses can benefit from allowing their staff to work flexibly; by giving a little you will get back a whole lot more. Technology is making it better and easier but the mindset in industry and business at large has still a long way to go.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2008

Notes: It seems obvious, but do not deliver the finished product until you receive payment. Take extra care with regards to packaging if you need to physically ship the product to them. It’s a growing industry but quality is not at best with most of the websites available online. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

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. Small businesses will load their web pages up with photos of products without realizing that the search engines cannot read the photos.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

If you have the computer hardware and software already your costs will be significantly lower, but you will need to invest in a T-shirt screening machine to manufacture your product. Notes: Customer retention is the key to success in this industry. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Pay gap between women and men comes under scrutiny : ANY employer, including small businesses, would need to disclose what female staff earn relative to men to a Pay Equity Unit with a ‘’sticks and carrots&# approach to solving the gender pay gap, a Federal Government report recommends.

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

In the meantime, you might put out the word on the AZVAs yahoo group or post on the Wall on our AZVAs Facebook page , letting people know you hope you can share their connection. Get Loosely Speaking Products. I am glad you pointed this out so that we can make certain other attendees know that wifi is the only option, no ethernet.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 31, 2006

If SME’s could not in the past afford Enterprise Software, the same held true for the Software Industry: they could not afford SME’s, since there was just no way to profitable reach millions of small businesses. The economies of scale and change in delivery model help costs, but an SMB/SME may not buying the full-product.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

As long as the end product looks good, at times we have to be creative to get there. We have been the industry filing experts since 1985, and have found that the key to successful filing is to find the products /solutions that fit your needs.

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

I am in linked in and facebook but so far all I have been doing is adding names and it seems that I am overrun with requests to join groups that are not at all productive. What happens to focus and productivity???! I have also noticed an increase in spam, particularly since joining facebook. Let’s see what others have to say.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

So if you work in an industry that charges by the hour and you need more work you know what to do. One of them i thought of is the legal industry. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! At this point, i cannot really think of any example. I would be keen to know.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Experience tells us that any decisions made will be often too late or even counter productive, market forces are much faster and more targeted to help these growing sectors develop. The last piece in the puzzle was the advent of the software as a service industry, which took longer to develop than I had foreseen.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2006

The legal status your business takes maybe decided by what industry you are working in. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Leave a Reply I would love to hear from you, please let me know what your take on my blog post is.

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