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Must Have Gadgets for the Modern Entrepreneur

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At the core it offers the user an always on, easy way of keeping in touch with colleagues, clients, suppliers and anyone else they may need to deal with on a daily basis. Presentation Remote with Laser Pointer. A smartphone is in many ways the swiss army knife of business gadgets. Bluetooth Headset.

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Using social media to empower Assistants

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You can follow and connect with other Assistants, clients, colleagues, suppliers, brand ambassadors and influencers. If you want to be considered as a professional, you must present yourself as one. You can connect with suppliers, colleagues, peers, influencers and brand ambassadors. Hashtags are not exclusive to twitter.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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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 ! Tools like Basecamp, WebEx, Skype, etc. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Turbocharge Your Sales

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The recent downturn has made companies think twice about who they are dealing with and has made them potentially more likely to switch suppliers. Look at researching prospects, making initial contact, presenting the product and closing the deal. Perhaps to your firm? Here are a few ideas to get you and your sales team fired up!

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5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses

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6 Comments » | Trackback | Share This 6 Responses to “ 5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses &# Dean Soto Said on November 10th, 2009 at 10:32 am I depends on the type of training, but there are two free ways to get free training in presentation skills and sometimes tachnology skills. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

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Halloween presents many business opportunities that a savvy entrepreneur won’t want to overlook. ‘Restructuring’ or Cost-Cutting For Small Business Enterprise With WinWeb OnlineOffice : Restructuring – a word used by BIG Business to lower cost, fire employees and squeeze suppliers. — ST.

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Is Your Business Blogging?

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No matter how digitally smart businesses are getting, this disconnect still continues to present quite a business conundrum. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Stefan Töpfer Said on June 10th, 2010 at 8:35 am Hi Mike, Thank you for your comment.

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