What are the best ways to enhance your sales? Here are four simple ways to excel! Small Business tips about how to enhance your sales.
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Posted: 3/4/2009 | Comments (6)
It is a great idea and the time for it is ripe: Rebuild the nation’s government procurement process to make it leaner, less expensive, more efficient and more fair, but will it work and how will it affect small business?
Tags: federal contracts, government procurement, government purchasing, obama, peter orszag, office of management and budget
Posted: 3/4/2009 | Comments (0)
How can I build my business using referrals? Learn four easy ways to get started! Small Business tips about building your business with referrals.
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Posted: 3/3/2009 | Comments (0)
Skittles launched a social media and public relations campaign that takes most of the attention away from their product and places it more on what the internet is saying about them. Good or bad? Is this the right kind of attention? Kim suggests how to do it better next time.
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Posted: 3/2/2009 | Comments (0)
When you are trying to sell something, you need to know what you're selling and who you're selling to. How do you get to know your customers though? Small Business tips about the sales side of getting to know your customers.
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Posted: 3/2/2009 | Comments (2)
We want feedback from customers because, well that's how we improve our business. What do you do though when the feedback is negative? Here are four Small Business tips about handling negative feedback.
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Posted: 2/27/2009 | Comments (2)
We are our brand. Take some steps to get your brand known. Small Business tips about branding.
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Posted: 2/26/2009 | Comments (2)
There is not much for small business in the recently signed stimulus package. Less than 1% of the spending is, in fact, directed to the needs of small businesses. That said, if you dig deep enough, search hard enough, there are a few things that might just help.
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Posted: 2/25/2009 | Comments (1)
How do I monitor my business performance on the internet? Is it free? Learn how to get started! Small Business tips about monitoring your business performance on the internet.
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Posted: 2/25/2009 | Comments (6)
There is something to be said for clear communication, at least in most places. However, that does not seem to be the case in Washington, D.C. where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is desperately trying to convince people that a takeover of Citibank is not nationalization. What else should it be called?
Tags: nationalization, citibank, harry reid, george orwell, doublethink, newspeak
Posted: 2/24/2009 | Comments (0)
What with all the talk of the stimulus bill, another phase of Obama’s economic plan has had barely a mention—until now. We are talking about the President’s goal of cutting the federal deficit in half while, at the same time, raising federal spending and federal control to record heights.
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Posted: 2/23/2009 | Comments (0)
Do you need to hire someone? Where do you start? How do you find someone? Which are the easiest ways to do so? Small Business tips about where to find people to interview.
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Posted: 2/20/2009 | Comments (0)
Let's face it, sometimes you learn more about your employees than you would like—their health issues, the horrors of their marriage, their obsession with Hello Kitty—but its all harmless, nothing to bother about. Then again, when your employee's little quirk involves spending their breaks watching sample movies from Farmgalsdoitdirty.com on their office computer, it is time to take some action.
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Posted: 2/19/2009 | Comments (0)
What's cheaper: hiring new people or training the employees that you already have? Small Business tips about promoting from within.
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At the risk of telling you “I told you so,” well, I told you so! The original Big Three Dog and Pony Show before Congress netted the Detroit automakers billions of taxpayer dollars, changed the company jet from an executive perk to a major PR liability and later on led to the same effect on the humble thank you note. Other than that, not much seems to have changed. After all, if things were different, two of the Big Three wouldn’t be back for another helping of bailout pie.
Tags: automakers, ford, gm, chrysler, bailout
Posted: 2/18/2009 | Comments (0)
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