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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor

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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. Make sure that the mentor is aware of what you want from them e.g. cashflow advice. Develop a network of mentors you can rely on for good advice.

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10 Tips to Beat the Overwhelm and Stay Focused

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the product to launch. If you’re going to grow your business and implement new programs and products, and continue to serve your clients, then you really need to stay focused and make the best possible use of your time. Likewise, unsubscribe from online groups such as Yahoo & Google groups that no longer serve you.

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10 Tips to Beat the Overwhelm and Stay Focused

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If you’re going to grow your business and implement new programs and products, and continue to serve your clients, then you really need to stay focused and make the best possible use of your time. This will get you really focused on creating that new program or product that’s been sat on your To Do list for the past six months.

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

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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. 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.

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

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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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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

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Burden of Safety Law Imperils Small Toymakers : The law requiring safety standards for products used by children is costly for handcrafters and small businesses. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! &# from Web sites with names like NeverPayItBack.com, or hiring consultants who promise to find them gads of money. Hit the plastic.

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Keeping Track and Keeping Up: Are You Focused?

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Is there a growing need for my product/service? « Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor Top 5 Tips for Paying Yourself » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at 8:00 am and is filed under SME-Blog. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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