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Takeover Disasters | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

To avoid misunderstandings and conflict from the beginning it is best if you set down a clear and consistent policy favouring the dominant culture. Maintaining a brand can be expensive in marketing terms so you may wish to drop some entirely. In order for the transition to go smoothly it will require a lot of planning.

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Apple – a customer support nightmare! | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

That is worrying, since it could indicate a serious shift in Apples customer care policy and/or capacity. It’s universally almost impossible to get a company to pre-ship a replacement for an expensive product. What makes customer service stink isn’t that suppliers make mistakes. Many questions, no answers!

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Small Business Bootstrapping Techniques | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

So if you are thinking about starting, growing or running your small business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer-, Professional-, Personal businesses , but are worried about if you can be successful, worried about failing, worried about giving up your job, etc. than bootstrapping is for you. Great post.

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Small Business News World Round-up – 2009/12/08

The Small Business Blog

Senate bill won’t change small biz premiums: The Congressional Budget Office predicts the Senate health care reform bill would provide better, but more expensive, coverage in the individual insurance market, while having little impact on premiums for employer-based coverage. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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