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It’s Not the End: Why Creating an Exit Strategy Sets Your Business Up for Long-Term Success

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Make sure when you go to sell the company you don’t run out of money and negotiating power. Yahoo is one of the best examples of failing to acquire other exiting companies and failing to maximize on their own exit,” Smith recalls. Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 billion in 1998 and again refused $5 billion in 2002.

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! thanks for your advice.

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

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. 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 – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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

The Small Business Blog

Get better payment terms by negotiation. It’s obviously fine to try and negotiate payment terms, but I think that deliberately paying your bills late is just bad business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! They’d do exactly the same to you if they could – so no false sentiments here.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

In this economy, every price is negotiable. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! To the post: Given the depressed state of commercial real estate, office space is cheaper than it’s been for some time. There are deals to be had–sometimes you just have to ask.

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Small Business Checklist: Business Process Outsourcing | THE SMALL.

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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. Roland Quast Said on March 22nd, 2008 at 2:23 am Great article! Jay Paul Said on April 28th, 2008 at 4:06 pm Very Unique article for small and medium business solutions.

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