The Small Business Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

Yes, you can learn the trade and employ yourself! Location plays a meaningful role in defining the price range you will offer your clients for services. Remember also that your experience will also be a significant consideration when pricing. You can use these meet-ups to learn about new trends in the industry.

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JULY 15, 2015

Choosing a supplier for your office is not easy, particuarly when it comes to business travel. There are so many options and the prices range from budget to, shall we say, extravagant! Why should you attend Assist Travel? Book your place now. Powered by Eventbrite.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 13, 2023

All suppliers have best practices which can be distributed by role to enable active reminders, ongoing support, plus tracking of use and improvement of content daily. Encouraging businesses to take risks, experiment with fresh ideas, and learn from failures can lead to breakthrough innovations and productivity gains.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

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.

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BioTeams

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Over 1-2 days they run their business for 3 years and as well as making all the key operational and strategic decisions also have to deal with real issues such as competitor price changes, supplier problems and misleading media stories! Checkout my other articles about business games.

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BioTeams

JANUARY 21, 2011

Jamie completed the job, emailed me the results and we agreed the price - yes I know - I should have agreed this before the job was done (I guess I assumed it was free) - another lesson! So perhaps some lessons here for both of us in how to work effectively when the customer and the supplier are in the same family! Stop whining.

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The Small Business Blog

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. If only more people would learn the value in such information. There are many who increase prices because of less business and then go out of business because the competition is lowering prices.

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BioTeams

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Pricing/Costs: In supply chains bids, it is common practice for suppliers to add in extra overheads as padding, typically in the region of 15-35%, to protect their costs. VENs need to use pricing and costing models that are consistent with the objectives of commanding new markets. This will require specialized advice.

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The Small Business Blog

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 ! In this economy, every price is negotiable.

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Success

JULY 26, 2021

Yet taking this approach to a corporate decision-maker immediately creates objections such as, “We’re happy with our current suppliers.”. Pay the admission price. What’s the price of admission? Nor do they want to learn about your offering unless they know, from the outset, that you bring value.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

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.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

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!

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

fixed prices for compliance work as part of the selection criteria. Jason Holden Said on March 4th, 2009 at 11:09 am As you say, at least it’s over, and I very much doubt it is an isolated case, but maybe it does highlight you need to take care when choosing an advisor, and not to be price driven as some people are?

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

What have I learned yesterday? Carlton Nicholson is offering to make your hatchback car into something special, at a price of cause. Emmanual Opanuga is opening a shoe store chain , focusing on customer care while understanding the price pressures in this business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

Skills needed: You will need to be very good at graphic design and it will help if you know how to print T-shirts already, although you could learn. The set-up cost for this business is one of the more expensive ones due to all the equipment that will be required. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

Where do you learn to get comfortable with all this? Those who aren’t confident keep lowering their prices because they’re not *sure* that they’re worth as much as they’re asking. People want security in their purchases and nothing makes a buyer more nervous than a supplier who’s unsure of their own stuff.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Let’s hope in hundred years from now people will see this era not only as the “Information Age&# , but also the age when we learned to live a better work/life balance, in tune with our emotional and social needs as individuals, families and society as a whole. What do you think? Have a great weekend with your family and friends.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2007

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. amstore Said on August 20th, 2009 at 11:04 am Much to learn from people such as yourself. Seems harder than I thought to keep up and learn all the things.

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Success

APRIL 1, 2022

I mean the real motive, not the surface one like price or friendship. When a potential customer asks for bids, the salesperson thinks that low price is the motive to buy, and nothing could be further from the truth. Price is simply a barrier to owning what you want or need. This reasoning is as powerful as it is overlooked.

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BioTeams

MARCH 4, 2009

There are, however, a number of serious disadvantages such as low margins, unrelenting pressure on price, over-dependence on the main player and the constant threat of the supply chain owner replacing the company with competitors. Option 2: Go it alone ? The Networked Enterprise: Competing for the future through Virtual Enterprise Networks.

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