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Once Upon a Time in Marketing: The Power of Storytelling

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According to Duarte, the classic three-part story structure is: Set up the hero—a likable, but flawed, individual—and the challenge they must face. A fabulous story like that shows what great customer service looks like, and it could be used for all kinds of reputation-building,” he says. The hero emerges, transformed.

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Change of Business Ownership | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

This is in contrast to the UK where the figure has remained the same since 2003, although if the anticipated crackdown on capital gains tax relief happens then a large increase is expected. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

The Small Business Blog

While the Bank of England has lowered the interest rate to the lowest level on record, the banks have doubled the interest they demand from small business owners, up to almost 20% for certain loans – that is a 19.5% the recession is nothing the media hyped up, since you lost your job because of it, you should know; 4.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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In 2003, Gogo Bethke came from Romania to the US with $200 to build her American dream. Some of the good deeds include delivering 100 Easter eggs to children in a hospital dressed up as a bunny and putting on a birthday party for a woman in a care home who was turning 100, but had no family. Gogo Bethke.

Mentoring 310
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Not all accountants are created equal (how do you choose an.

The Small Business Blog

This is where I would definitely look for an accountant who belongs to a professional body, and holds a current and up to date practicing certificate, at least this way I would know this ‘stranger’ has gone through a certain standard of training and will have had to achieve a minimum level of experience before being admitted to membership.

2006 100
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Clever Marketing by Kitchen Table Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

We moved home from Balmedie in Scotland to Chester , England in 2003 so we could visit more customers and attend more tattoo conventions to raise awareness about my product. Her last paragraph reads like this: As we move our company forward and set up business links with companies across the … [.] Many give up.

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