Remove Customer Service Remove Price Remove Purchasing Remove Suppliers
article thumbnail

The Evolution of CRM

Productivity Bits

These are generally focused on sales activities, but also encompass other critical business functions such as customer service, marketing and technical support. CRM can provide a range of tools to a sales team, including Activity management, Opportunity tracking, Pricing and Forecasting. Order Fulfillment.

Suppliers 100
article thumbnail

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

The Small Business Blog

However a recession can be a excellent time to spend money too, providing you have the cash to spend – here are some tips on how to spend & save at the same time: Always ask for a better price , no matter what, always ask. If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal.

Suppliers 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Turbocharge Your Sales

The Small Business Blog

The recent downturn has made companies think twice about who they are dealing with and has made them potentially more likely to switch suppliers. Don’t give up on your bottom 80% The rule of thumb has generally been that top 20% of your customers generate 80% of your revenues. Perhaps to your firm? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2007 100
article thumbnail

Top 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips

The Small Business Blog

Make sure they know exactly how your products and services can help their business succeed. If they are unhappy with their purchases, work hard to repair the relationship between businesses. Showing solidarity (within reason) during this economic downturn will help to build customer relationship. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2007 100
article thumbnail

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

The Small Business Blog

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!

2007 100
article thumbnail

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. And they do work on fixed price basis in most instances.

2008 100
article thumbnail

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

The Small Business Blog

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 For example, a purchase of petrol. Know that and you will rarely have trouble entering transactions.

2007 100