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August 7th Treasure Your Customers day

Make or Break Moments

Here is a blurb from a blog written in 2005 about Treasuring your Customers written by Kirsten Osolind : August 7 marks “Treasure Your Customers Day.&# Rewarding customers means more than quirky holiday discounts and thank-you cards.

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Investors

The Small Business Blog

You could find possible investors anywhere, even while on holiday. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it! Pitch your business as often as possible.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/10

The Small Business Blog

Categories Announcements Balderdash Business Books Business Checklists Business Ideas Business Quotations Comments Customer Service Guest Blog How to … avoid growing pain be eco-friendly be successful bootstrap choose your office deal with taxes do a reality check do a SWOT plan do bookkeeping. — ST.

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

The Small Business Blog

Victor Said on February 24th, 2010 at 7:10 am The only issue I have with students is that during certain times of the school year they are too busy or unavailable (exams, holidays, breaks), but definitely worth it. Jay Said on February 20th, 2010 at 8:33 am thanks for sharing a informative tips.i Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Beware of the fine print in Terms of Service before you complain online

Service Untitled

Perhaps you have never read the fine print in the Terms of Service when ordering merchandise, but this situation might encourage consumers to pay attention, since it is well known that litigation costs money. In December 2008, John Palmer ordered a desk toy and key chain from KlearGear.com; the entire purchase added to less than $20.

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

Businesses plan low-key parties this season : With the start of the holiday season weeks away, many small business owners are planning holiday parties for employees and clients despite the still wobbly economy. The future of our city is small business development,&# said Hall, 45. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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How much money do you really need to start your micro business.

The Small Business Blog

by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 02, 2008 Starting from home and using bootstrapping techniques will save you money and help your small business to stay afloat. How much money do you really need to start your micro business? But you will need some money – the question is, how much capital will you really need. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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