The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. Thank you very much for your comment – if you try any of my tips and learn something new come back and tell us about it!

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JUNE 20, 2010

Try to learn a bit about the industry that your prospective business customer works in so you don’t look out of your depth. Make sure they know exactly how your products and services can help their business succeed. If only more people would learn the value in such information. Keep following-up over a period of time.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Each of these virtual enterprise projects involves a specific subset of members from the community and typically focuses on either winning new business contracts, implementing shared services (cost reductions) or new product adoption and development. New Product Development Teams. Project Management Teams. A Practical "Exchange Model".

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Small Businesses Faces Sharp Rise in Cost of Health Care : As Congress nears votes on legislation that would overhaul the health care system, many small businesses say they are facing the steepest rise in insurance premiums they have seen in recent years. All they’re likely to get, though, are empty promises. Hit the plastic.

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JUNE 29, 2010

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 ! Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Without exception, all of your staff need an in-depth knowledge of the product or service that you provide. Learn from the experience and then move on to your next potential customer. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. This helps you to continuously evaluate your sales performance.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Try to focus on the benefits of what your product can do for the buyer, rather than its features. Learn everything you can about your competition, their products and how they advertise. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. thanks for your advice. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 13, 2007 You may speak more languages and have market segment knowledge about a certain product or service. So now I had my supplier with whom by this stage I had built up a good base for a trustworthy supplier by way of emails.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 13, 2010

It is difficult to say but in small business we can learn a lot abut the importance of public relations through this story. Nobody really learns anything real about business, only about life… VB, Stefan Issa Crea Said on May 15th, 2010 at 3:33 am Is this the same thing as personal branding? Nice sharing. I love the analogy.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2010

When you begin employing staff you need to quickly learn how to not only manage them, but also how to help them achieve their best. Allow your staff time to come to you with ideas or questions; you’ll learn a lot about your business and might even discover an avenue you’d never thought of taking. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Small Business Crunches Numbers : Small business has fought the health-care bill as too costly. No large retailer can be all things to all people, and there are always going to be segments of the population whose needs for particular products and/or services are going unmet. Organizations are working to help them size up.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 27, 2010

This article can then be used to promote a new product, service or just to raise awareness of their brand. I look forward to reading your pitches, and learning more about your small businesses! Everyone that I talk to seems to think their products or services are the greatest thing since sliced bread.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

You might be surprised how much you can learn about your people and your business! Do you not think that listening, involving and, possibly, implementing ideas from team members is, often, enough to increase motivation and productivity? Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Ask corporations – often they have training courses or accreditation for their products. Not only that, you have someone that is learning the latest and greatest tech practices. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Check their references first. Thanks for the list!

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

That said, I’m a firm believer that a bit of ‘gut feeling’ on the right person goes a long way – I’ve hired many people over the years and sometimes the candidate who is ‘technically’ the best, doesn’t always fit in to the organisation – that’s just something you learn over time though.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 31, 2010

Learn about how your company structure affects pay. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Top 5 Tips for Paying Yourself by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 01, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 18, 2010

In an age where social media and word of mouth is growing, a bad comment or an unhappy customer blogging about your product can be extremely hard work to undo. If you want to build a business it’s important to learn how to let things go. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Not only explain the intricacies of your systems, software or products, but also sell them the attention to detail, patience and customer care that comes with buying from your small business. « Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? The answer is that I do.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 13, 2010

It might take time, but you will learn a great deal about how to, and how not to, do things! Networking not only allows you to meet potential clients but you will also learn valuable lessons from people who are more experienced in the business world. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 28, 2007

The small business health-check questions for this episode are: Do I know what is going on in my business in all areas or have I abdicated some responsibility to staff? Leaflet Distribution Said on November 25th, 2008 at 11:18 am I have to wonder how many meetings of any kind are actually productive ?

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

Although he never finished high school, Scudamore loves nothing more than learning. Within his business he has established what he calls a Mentor Board of Advisors, a group of people he turns to for advice and learning. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

And youve been following all the best career advice and job search tips youve read, heard, learned, and developed. Help them better leverage partners and suppliers? More effectively analyze information that can be used to develop new product or service offerings? Youve been networking your little tail off.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 16, 2010

If an area such as accounting is your weakness, rather than wasting time learning the skill it may be more cost-effective and time efficient to outsource the service. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. There are many SWOT analysis tools out there, I would, of course, recommend the one from WinWeb!

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2009

If you are no longer personally growing and learning in your role it can cause your business to stagnate. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Have you developed a resistance to adopting new ideas or taking risks? It is possible that you may have been at the helm for too long.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2010

For example, if you learn about products that are doing well in other countries then you may be able to adapt them for sale here if no-one else is doing it. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Some entrepreneurs find it easier to look for gaps in a market and attempt to fill them.

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JULY 20, 2010

As I have mentioned previously , I am looking to help small businesses to hold conversations, engage with each other and learn from what is happening in the big business world. Small business owners need to consider ‘online’ an extension of their market place and learn to communicate well within that environment.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

If you are talking to a customer who wants to use your service or product to gain a benefit from using you, let him/her know what the benefit is. We tend to get so caught up in the features, that translating that into how a product/service contributes personally to myself is overlooked. Thanks for the reminder. -AC

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2008

Value Co-Production For Small Business. Having a plan helps if success of your product or service is dependent on many external factors. But saying that, we are still learning and growing. I have learned a lot just from the info posted here! Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Do I think Sage has great products? After all I’m the most intelligent and extraordinary Founder and CEO of any online software & business services company, my products are ‘obviously better, more secure, more reliable, more cost-effective and more easy to use’ – but then you knew that! Absolutely not!

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Bad debts – look at your past performance, come up with an average monthly figure and mark your products and services up accordingly. Cash-flow – compare your cash-flow fore-cast with the actual numbers on a regular basis and learn from it, it’s not about being spot on, but about knowing what happened so you can control it.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

This allows you to “tag&# expenses to products, departments, services or projects – giving you the opportunity to analyze the true cost of a department or any project. This will enable you to see exactly where your money is going and you can evaluate if your projects or products make you any money.

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Allwork

AUGUST 28, 2023

What you’ll learn Discover the profound effects of remote and hybrid models on organisational culture. Learn about the immense potential of AI in stimulating cultural dynamics within organizations. Because at heart, culture is about adapting and learning and sharing information. Welcome to the future. Work podcast.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 21, 2008

You will find that many companies have been “reinventing&# the wheel and been very successful, in-fact that is what made them successful, i.e. IKEA with their value co-production sales and marketing action. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Keep reading to learn what my colleagues and friends had to say about the "Great Calendar Debate."     Pros of Planning Tool: Very organized product. Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   How do you decide what is best for you? 

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2007

But she started her email like this: A story on the BBC website yesterday “When did normal people fall so in love with Tattoos” see link [link] There is no mention of her product in this BBC article, but she has associated herself with this article, more importantly the BBC. From that we got our first few customers. www.tattooaftercare.co.uk

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2008

Now you can learn what went wrong and understand your business better, it will force you to rethink and face facts. You will be amazed what you can learn about the financial dynamic in your small business within one hour, that is often all it takes to get started. If you enter your URL, your name will become a link to the URL.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I came across one company from Canada which took SEO optimisation into their own hands and learned through experience and extensive testing a few proven ways to boost Google’s rankings of your website. Small businesses will load their web pages up with photos of products without realizing that the search engines cannot read the photos.

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