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How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

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If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Get better payment terms by negotiation. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. Getting a better price is especially easy to do right now, since suppliers are tripping over themselves to get business.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business РPayment Terms by Stefan Țpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers Рmake sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. This is like a 24% p.a. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business РPayment Terms by Stefan Țpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers Рmake sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. This is like a 24% p.a. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Shop around : Make sure you are getting the best deals from all you suppliers- right down to your electricity, broadband and gas bills. If your business has an inventory make sure you source the best suppliers at the right price, and don’t be afraid to haggle ! In this economy, every price is negotiable.

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Top 5 Basic Advertising Tips

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Frank Said on March 21st, 2010 at 9:58 pm Another tip is to align your advertising activity with your public relations activity and if you can, negotiate a review of your product or editorial alongside your advertise campaign. thanks for your advice. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business Checklist: Business Process Outsourcing | THE SMALL.

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This will allow you to stay in close touch with your supplier, and get real time up-dates and feed-back – there are other benefits too. Negotiate a back-up deal if you can, so if your primary provider falls ill, you have a back-up, or divide the work between two or more service providers to begin with. Do It Online. Pay on time.

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New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

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So now I had my supplier with whom by this stage I had built up a good base for a trustworthy supplier by way of emails. Get your suppliers to advertise in it! Stefan Justine Curtis Said on May 1st, 2008 at 3:11 pm What a great idea for a multi-lingual virtual assistant. But what about quality of wine making ?

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