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What Makes a Good Conference Venue?

The Small Business Blog

A venue that can cater for an international as well as national and regional audience is becoming a high priority. Looking for a high value and a quality venue within your budget can be difficult, so being adaptable for outlook, services, layout and general feel of the building can help to vary the price. Availability.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Pay attention or it could cost your company money. It was going to cost our company $5,000 plus in cancellation fees. I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. It is always worth asking.

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Expectations For Your Outsourcer to Reduce Your Risk

Small Business CEO

One company outsourced its IT, negotiating excellent rates. It may be cost-effective to bring some functions in-house. Is every order placed by the vendor, or is pricing cross-checked by your CIO or by purchasing? Discussions should include business benefits, costs and risks. Ignore the management of IT at your own risk.

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Information Is Cheap, Action Is Expensive

Brilliantly Better

Get on a bus and negotiate your arrival later. Yet, we almost never get on a bus, ready to negotiate our arrival later on. But even if they get seed money, they don’t have the necessary internal resources to make the best out of their business idea. The less you find a needed product on the market, the higher its price.

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How We Pulled Off a Huge Event Through Outsourcing

Productivityist

In order to monitor contractors’ work, keep the communication streamlined and work together on things remotely, we used a number of applications that we work with internally with all the VAs to optimize work progress and avoid confusion: Communication: Skype, Google Chat, Yammer. Use technology. File exchange: Dropbox, WeTransfer.

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

Research published in the International Journal of Behavioral Science in 2011 suggests that approximately 70 percent of people will experience at least one impostor syndrome episode in their lives. You price your services too low or don't ask for a raise because you don't believe that you deserve to be paid appropriately for what you do.

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10 Tips for Planning a Successful Event

Jen Lawrence

Whether you have an internal share folder or use Google Drive, declare a location to track all information and save important files. Don’t be afraid to negotiate. The biggest negotiation mistake in event planning is focusing solely on price. Establish a Collaboration Tool and Knowledge Base.

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