Make or Break Moments

JUNE 24, 2010

……The school district should tell us about its investments like corporations publish in their annual reports and we can become better investor partners in the Hudson City schools.&# How many of you have had to raise your prices (or perhaps you hesitate to raise them) and then have to justify the price increase to your customers?

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 28, 2011

CRM can provide a range of tools to a sales team, including Activity management, Opportunity tracking, Pricing and Forecasting. Often, CRM includes a system to generate ‘cases’ – issues reported by the customer which require an investigation to prevent reoccurrence. Order Fulfillment. Photo Courtesy Of Hayley Vallejo.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

High-tech security, low price tag : Until recently, small businesses looking for high-tech building security had few affordable options. As Jeff Glor reports, many small businesses aren’t offering paid sick days, so they must keep germs to a minimum. The small business owner was at a clear disadvantage – until now!

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Small Business CEO

MAY 23, 2011

One of the easiest ways for employees to steal from a company is through the use of Expense Report Fraud. Expense report fraud can occur in many ways, but one of the most common forms is to cheat on lodging, meals, airfare and fuel expenses. There are a few types of employee fraud that are prevalent in small businesses.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 22, 2010

On the positive note, car makers have become more vigilant. “I think Toyota did a good job, and its stock price shows the market shares the same view,&# stated Kazutaka Oshima, president of Rakuten Investment in Tokyo in February of this year. Initial autopsy reports confirmed that the capsules had contained deadly cyanide.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Prices for serviced apartments are typically lower than equivalent hotels rooms, especially when the stay is prolonged. As Pali provide their own Local Authority Searches , Predictive Energy Performance Certificates and On-Construction Energy Performance Certificates, the prices can be kept fairly low. Will definetly use the tool.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 22, 2008

Keep overheads to a minimum, review and change your suppliers if there not giving you the best value for money and service. Defend your prices in terms of value for money to your customers and then get them to do it for you to potential new customers. Promote your value for money. Cheapest isn’t the best.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 25, 2010

Get testimonials from consumers or subscribe to market research report. I frequently find that the most difficult of these for many is determining the demand and the “price point&# for their product/service. Is there more market share to grab? Have any of my competitors gone under? Is there a growing need for my product/service?

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