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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small business server business tips
- Top 3 Ways to Maximize Your Small Business Server Consulting ProfitsOver the past 7 years, Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) has gained traction as a widely-respected Small Business Server networking suite.As a result, many small business computer consultants, systems integrators, and value-added resellers have jumped on-board the Microsoft Small Business Server bandwagon....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Understanding franchise releationships in a franchised business
- Now that you have invested your time, energy and money in buying a franchise, how do you work within the system? How do you take advantage of all your franchisor has to offer? How do you deal with your counterparts, other franchisees?In this chapter, I will give you tips that will help you thrive and prosper in your new business.CommunicationIn any franchise organization, it's...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Selling your business, entrepreneurs role
- $elling $elling $ellingWhat makes a great sales person? Well, the natural ability to sell defnitely could not hurt. Sales people are a passionate, obviously people oriented, motivated and energetic bunch. An entrepreneur needs to be everything in one. And one key ingredient to molding an entrepreneur is his/her ability is to be a good salesman. Why after all how can run a business if you ca...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Passion is key to a successful business
- Passion. Passion alone can make your business successful. As an entrepreneur, you are a passionate person. For why would anyone invest such incredible amounts of time and energy on something they have no REAL desire to do? If you do such a thing, then it's just bullshit. You have built an unreal, superficial way work environment and based on that you most likely are not very satisfied in what you ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why internet shopping is the new mall of the future
- Last year, trillions of dollars transferred hands on the internet with regard to sales, or as the internet wishes to call it, eCommerce. The internet is becoming an increasingly complex manipulation of do's and don'ts. However, one thing I am sure of is, what are you doing? The cliche says, "Either get in the game, or sit and watch from the sidelines." I've been sitting around long enough and rece...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 areas where your business is losing money
- In my 18 years of consulting I have heard it all. Everything from competition to managed care as reasons why it's hard to create the business of your dreams. New customers are needed to keep any business going but it is how you and your staff manage these customers that determines your success in business.In every business that I have gone into over the years, what amazes me most is the amo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The key to creating total system empowerment
- In this paper, I will:1. provide a framework for creating total system power at all levels and in all positions;2. describe the regularly recurring pitfalls that limit total system power, and3. demonstrate how these pitfalls can be avoided in order for systems to realize their full potential.***An Empowered SystemA system in which people at all l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creative metrification - a technique to improve
- Some things in business are relatively easy to measure ? these are the "hard" metrics such as sales volume and profit, production per man-hour, time without an accident, shipments without error, number of customers served, on-time delivery, etc. Other, "soft" metrics, are more difficult to quantify, but with a little creativity, measurement can be made of just about anything....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - From birth to death
- Your product is dying. With the same inevitability that we humans move ever closer to death, so does every software application move towards its eventual demise.The difference is that we have become increasingly competent at caring for ourselves and each other with the result that our chances of a longer and fuller life continue to increase with time. We have learned to recognise our own an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Survival tips for small businesses
- You may be in Mail Order, Direct Mail, or you may be a local merchant with 150 employees; whichever, however or whatever---you've got to know how to keep your business alive during economic recessions. Anytime the cash flow in a business, large or small, starts to tighten up, the money management of that business has to be run as a "tight ship."Some of the things you can and should do inclu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Buying a business
- Start thinking about buying an established business if you want to avoid the immense risks involved in starting one. Not everyone wants to start a business from scratch, and buying a business with the infrastructure in place lets you focus on building it up, as opposed to getting a new business off the ground. This is not to say that it's easy to buy an existing business; it's a fairly complicated...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creating time the virtual way
- Time. As a small business owner, it's the commodity you covet most but never seem to have enough of.If you had more time, you could complete all the administrative chores required to operate your business.With enough time, you could do more marketing, more networking, more planning and systemizing.If you had just a little more, you'd be a whole lot less hurried and stressed....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tell me the reasons why i should believe you?
- Have you ever heard the phrase, 'PREPONDERANCE OF PROOF'?I recently heard it to describe a situation where a person was backed up against a wall (legally speaking) and needed a way out of the mess.The legal guy came in and said, 'I feel we may win this case'. The defendant was furious with his lawyers. I want you to have an abundance, a 'preponderance of proof' so that we bury them i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The end -- fireworks or fizzle?
- Seems as though there are a lot of business closings going around lately. Everywhere I look small businesses -- one on top of another -- are closing their doors.On small marquee signs, empty storefronts, and in the newspaper it's common to see the message, "ABC Company Closes It's Doors After 35 Years."Is that what you want the newspaper to print about your business?Somewhat d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Can your business run without you?
- What would happen if you decided to take an extended vacation? Would you still have the same business results when you returned?I met a business owner recently who told me an interesting story. His business was 15 years old and he had approximately 50 employees. A couple of years ago, he decided to take a vacation to Europe for a month. After all, his business had turned a profit every mont...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small businesses with big names: protect your trademarks and reap the rewards
- You're a small business owner with a hot new product or service and you're deciding what to name it. Perhaps you've even hired a graphic designer to create a flashy logo to go with it. You may have ruled out trademark registration as too expensive or even unnecessary because you only plan to sell in your local area. This article will show why nearly every business can benefit from trademark protec...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Looking for a new office chair?
- Perhaps you are building a new home office or you are redoing the one you have. Or, maybe you are looking for an office chair to replace that broken down model sitting in your office. Regardless, the office chairs of today offer more then just comfort. Choosing an office chair can be as much fun as getting a raise! Well, maybe it's not that good, but it's still a great moment!You're sitting...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creating lists to learn about yourself, your business and your customers
- I love lists. I make them for everything. And I'm not just talking about groceries, things to do this week or places to see before I die; but more important lists that help me learn about myself, my business and my life.A few years ago when I began writing books, giving speeches and publishing articles, I became obsessed with lists; mainly because they're easier for other people to follow, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Naming your business: 3 tips to ensure success
- If you are just starting your business, or if you have just developed a new product or service for an existing business, one of the first questions you need to answer is, "What should I name it?" And while you may feel pressure to make this decision quickly, I caution you to not make it lightly. What kind of things should you take into consideration when choosing a name?(1) Don't Use Your O...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase productivity and business success - take responsibility
- Are you responsible for your results?What comes to mind when I say that?When you hear that you're totally responsible for the results you produce in your business and in your life---you might jump to a conclusion. You may think that I'm suggesting that you should take the blame for your results.Nothing could be further from the truth.By taking responsibility for your re...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Perception: what are your patients really hearing?
- Never underestimate the power of perception! Perception plays a major part in what is actually said -vs- how it is heard. And to patients...perception is reality!For example, lets look at broken appointments, one of the biggest problems in your practice. Last minute changes and no show appointments account for thousands of dollars a month in lost revenue for the practice!Are you send...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using technology to manage customer loyalty
- Don't let your customer satisfaction research initiative collect dust on a shelf. Integrate technology with research to optimize the use of customer information.The typical company spends 80% of customer research time and effort gathering information, and only 20% of that time using it. Companies conduct research to gather information, but it is only useful if it can be turned into positive...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where can i get clients from?
- The following tips have come from a wide variety of sources; some from other successful businesses we know, some from our Home-Based and Small Business Support Group meetings and some we've developed by trial and error.Some of the ways to get clients are:contact previous employers;mailing lists;cold call your target market;attend group meetings and seminars for y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Frodos journey: what it can teach you about marketing your small business
- Just recently, I took a break and caught "The Return of the King" at the movie theater. At the same time, I was pondering a topic for this article. As often happens, the themes and timing converged. Here are 10 things you can learn about marketing your small business from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.1) The task is primarily yours. In the Lord of the Rings, Frodo must complete the task tha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 lessons for small business success - as learned from my twin 3 year olds
- Small business success is very similar to learning to walk, talk and spell. The basics have to be understood before moving on to the next step. I am blessed to have twin 3 year old girls in my life and am amazed constantly how much I learn from them on a daily basis. As I watch them run around and explore, I find myself realizing just how much my observations apply to being successful and happy in...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creative marketing tips: simple things you can use in your business to attract more clients
- The single most important activity you can do in your small business is create a unique marketing strategy and plan. When was the last time you saw a company marketing themselves in an outrageous way? In this day and age it looks like everyone has read the same book on marketing ? and sorry to say ? that book doesn't work!What does work ? is a little creativity, a little personality and a l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to get slightly famous in print
- Early in my career, I wrote an article for a small business magazine about self-publishing as a marketing tool for businesses. Because I specialize in helping businesses get into print, the article only took a few hours to write. A few months later it was published. Almost immediately, my phone began to ring and my email box filled up with inquires.As a result of "Be An Expert, Get Mor...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Find your niche & follow it - part 1
- In this series of articles I'm going to show you how to find out if there's a hungry crowd for your information product BEFORE you write a single word.Mark Twain once said: "Find out where the people are going and get there first".With the advent of the internet you can certainly find out what folks are wanting. Being the first at the front of the line to bill them might no...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where to find a cash windfall of $10,000 to $1,000,000 -- you never knew you had
- There is a rather famous true story called "Acres of Diamonds".It is about a successful farmer who risks everything searching the African continent for diamonds. Ultimately he dies sick and penniless, while the new owner of his farm uncovers on his property the largest single diamond ever known to man.Point of fact: After helping hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to effectively design your business image
- In many industries, image is one of the last things business owner looks at. If business is not booming, they assume there is something wrong with the sales method, as opposed to the image. "If we just sent out a few thousand more fliers" they say, "we will get some more clients". When in reality, they should be looking at how the message they're sending to their target market is perceived in the ...