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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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Best Buy customer service still at odds

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Spokesperson for the company, Lisa Hawks blamed the glitches on their software supplier, Oracle which presumably can forecast demand and plan the coordinating inventory, but stated the problem was under control and wouldn’t happen again. It was impossible to deal with Best Buy’s customer service.

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

The Small Business Blog

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. In my experience you can charge more, if you charge a fixed fee and get organized.

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

The Small Business Blog

As more and more people work from home, it is no longer necessary to move to the big city to earn a living and pay inflated prices for the privilege. Organize Your Life Carnival #18 Said on December 5th, 2007 at 3:09 pm [.] It is quite feasible to work from anywhere, even from a parents home, if need be. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Social marketing 101: respond to your customers about social issues too

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Does your organization have a Facebook page where a customer can either “Like” or become “Friends”? The company now claims to have organized a Down Task Force establishing a traceability system of new procedures. Nowadays businesses are either riding the social media train or stranded at the depot.

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Outsourcing Options For Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

« Skype Down, WinWeb Slow – the price of mash-up. Small businesses need to find the best option for them, personally I have been using a Professional Employer Organization to help with all of my HR hassles and it has been so helpful. Have a nice day! Will Said on March 13th, 2009 at 8:55 pm Great article!

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