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What Are 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence & How Do They Shape Your Future?

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Consider, for instance, an entrepreneur who has a great relationship with an essential supplier. The product, price and speed of delivery are each excellent, yet their customer service could use some improvement. After a stressful day for this entrepreneur, one particular customer service representative behaves rudely.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

In the simplest form this means having more money coming in than is going out. Shop around : Make sure you are getting the best deals from all you suppliers- right down to your electricity, broadband and gas bills. Using the tools Matt mentioned are an excellent cost effective way to keep things organized, and productive.

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Good Business: A Reputation of Integrity

The Small Business Blog

In an age of corporate scandals, suspicious customers, and budgets with very little breathing room, there is simply no substitute for being an ethical company. I came across some key principles, by Robert Moment, that form a solid foundation of business integrity which all small businesses should adhere to: 1.

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SaaS Benefit Number 1: No Software Installation. | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

While Stefan’s series will obviously look at SaaS from a small business user’s point of view, this Panel discussion examined the issue from the software companies standpoint – some are larger organizations, others are startups, i.e. small businesses themselves, just like most of our readers here. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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

The Small Business Blog

In my experience you can charge more, if you charge a fixed fee and get organized. Get rid of your timesheet – fix prices and bill your clients upfront – your customers will love you. So if you work in an industry that charges by the hour and you need more work you know what to do. Which is stupid. [.]

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What legal entity is right for your business? | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

The Small Business Blog

A big advantage, and one which I think is why so many opt for this status, is that this is the easiest form of business to own and operate because it does not require any specific legal organization (once registered with the various government departments). Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Work-Life Balance 2.0 and Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

We no longer use our work environment as our social-interaction-generator, our organically grown social networks will embed us all into functioning local social infrastructures, which are so important for our mental well being. Organize Your Life Carnival #18 Said on December 5th, 2007 at 3:09 pm [.] Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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