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Why India Is a Rising Star Among Exporting Nations

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million India-based members and hosts more Indian suppliers than suppliers from any other country outside of China. The ability to communicate with suppliers via phone, e-mail and Skype in a common language reduces confusion, response time and translation errors. Low price does not necessarily mean shoddy goods.

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

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by Stefan Țpfer on Nov 17, 2009 On my blog I often talk about not spending money, bootstrapping and cash-flow planning. If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. РST.

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Turbocharge Your Sales

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The recent downturn has made companies think twice about who they are dealing with and has made them potentially more likely to switch suppliers. Your best clients for 2010 might not have spent anything in 2009. Be realistic on what you can deliver Your salespeople might be landing business at prices lower than your cost.

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Top 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips

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If they are unhappy with their purchases, work hard to repair the relationship between businesses. There are many who increase prices because of less business and then go out of business because the competition is lowering prices. Make sure they know exactly how your products and services can help their business succeed.

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Don't charge by the hour! | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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By charging by the hour you are creating so many barriers to doing business that your chances of securing the order is very small, if you are competing with someone who offers fixed pricing you have virtually no chance of getting the order. And they do work on fixed price basis in most instances.

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

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But remember you are working with small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professional, contractors, freelancer, self-employed, sole-trader and virtual assistants , you need to keep the price low for them. Get your suppliers to advertise in it!

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Q & A: I'm a Sole-Trader, how can I do my Accounts DIY ( Do-It.

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Accounting Software Strengths Easy to use by non accountants requiring no previous accounting knowledge and is basically a list of sales and a list of purchases on preset excel spreadsheets. Very Low Priced At £12.99 Stefan Töpfer Said on October 1st, 2009 at 11:27 am I agree very much with this statement. i have an acountant.

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