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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Create a win win for your small business
- Discover How Specialized Cost Containment Creates A New Win-Win Position For Property Owner's And YouProperty Management: A simple strategy to increase client loyaltyProperty managers who pro-actively employ advanced techniques to help property owners and anchor tenants reduce operating costs, will most certainly be considered a more valuable business asset. When you can achieve this...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small business ideas - your image can lose you business
- What image do you and your people portray to your prospects and clients? Here's a situation that happened to me recently and hopefully you'll glean useful small business ideas that will make you money instead of costing you money.January is always a good time to grab bargains so when I noticed that two well-known blind companies were advertising 35% off their blinds, I decided to give them ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 9 things you must do to maximize your chances of obtaining a small business loan
- To get approval for your small business loan application, you must be able to meet the lending criteria set down. Some organisations are more risk averse than others, and will therefore have more stringent criteria. To vastly increase your chances of a successful funding application, you will need to present the following information:1. The reason for the loan. The lender will be looking fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why small businesses need both a logo and an identity system
- Experts urge small business owners to "brand" their business ? to use a logo and a set of consistent marketing materials. But, they rarely go into the reasons behind this advice. Here's a list of some of the benefits to having a professionally designed logo and marketing package:Not to look so small - Home-printed business cards with perforated edges, or cards printed with standar...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your success predetermined?
- Your on-line success is based on your efforts and yours alone. Sure there are many tools that help you, but it is still you. If you are going to succeed, it will take all the time you can put forth. After all it is a business and yes you work from home, but that does not mean post a website and make money. An on-line business is like any other business, it needs to have a plan and goals or steps t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The game plan ? the difference between small business success and failure
- It is an American dream to own a business. But sadly, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, only 1 in 5 businesses is still in business 5 years after it opens.A business needs a great business plan, but it doesn't give management enough information to have a successful, profitable business. You dramatically increase your chance of success with a game plan. According to a PriceWaterh...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Administration of your small business
- You've been meaning to tend to the administration part of your business, that is, the growing list of things to do that relates to your small business. You've shoved all other appointments aside and starts getting down to working on the nitty gritty details, you're ready to go all out and tick everything on the list off! But where in the world is the list?The Administration part of the smal...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five simple software tips for small business owners
- The start of a new year is a time for a clean start. Resolutions are made, you clear your files of last year's paperwork, and you swear you are going to start the year off keeping your financial house in order.It all sounds good when you say it on January 1st. But now, after only one month into the New Year, how many of you have done ANY of the above? I can't raise my hand, can you? Here ar...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Firing underperforming employees in your small business
- Here are a few tips on how to hand out pink slips when it comes time to terminate an employee.As a small business owner with employees, you will likely find it necessary one day to terminate an underperforming employee ? if you haven't already. In an ideal world, that wouldn't be so. We would hire the right people from the start, and then train and motivate them to do the job.But, th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to promote yourself to small business riches
- You've heard it before; we're living in an information age. The business world is no longer driven by tangible products but on information and ideas. Internet based companies or other companies that use the Internet as an integral marketing tool that don't tap into information-based products or services could soon find themselves without customers or with lackluster sales. Small business ow...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The failures guide to small business success
- How many "get rich schemes" have you joined? Or have you invested in numerous legitimate business endeavors only to have them not work for you? Have you started you business and now facing a complete shut down? Do you consider yourself a failure? Are your loved ones pressing you to give up?Risk-taking is a large part of entrepreneurship, in fact it is what drives it, and it's why so many pe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Obtain maximum results for your small business through better time management
- Most small business owners are faced with so many responsibilities and an unbelievable workload throughout the day. Mainly because of the many different roles that we have to play. On any given day a small business owner must be a customer service representative, collections specialist, marketing specialist, public relations representative, and the list continues. It's enough to drive the average ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How most business owners sabotage their success
- Owning a business is a challenging endeavor. If you're like many novice small business owners, you've taken numerous risks with your time and your money, only to see all of your efforts producing little or no result. This can leave you frustrated and ready to give up. That's no surprise. The more we focus on the negative parts of owning a small business the more negative results we will attract. L...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Conquering confidence killers for small business success
- "The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear". -- William Jennings BryanWhether you're generally a self-confident person, or someone continually plagued by self- doubt, you'll recognize some of these confidence killers if you:? Are overly dependent on the thoughts or opinions of others;? Avoid meeting new people because you're afraid you won't fit in, be lik...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 essentinal resources for small business
- So you want to start a business but you don't have a lot of money? Start your business online, and it won't be a problem.There are some pretty terrific resources you can use. Some of them you have to pay for, but they are inexpensive and can get you started quickly and easily.1. A domain and web hosting. If you want others to see you as a professional and take you seriously, then you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is a small business web site a wise investment?
- One of the greatest pitfalls in e-commerce is Field of Dreams thinking, the notion that all one has to do is "build it (a web site) and they will come.""I can't think of anything further from the truth," Ron Scott, a Riverside, California web designer, says. "Even if we develop an attractive, content rich web site, that is no guarantee that our client will generate ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why small businesses fail (or fail to thrive)
- Tammy, a skilled and gifted horticulturist, called me to discuss what she needed to know to start her own florist and landscaping business. She had been in the horticulture industry for 10 years and was incredibly skilled at working with flowers and plants ? one of the best. She also had great design skills, as well as good customer service skills. But she had little business management experience...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Discover how you can start making your small business dream come true
- As a teenager I worked for my father's small business. At 18 I worked for a small video rental business owned by two partners; there were 4 employees. At 23 I worked for an auto body shop, the owner was from Greece; there were 8 employees. At 25 I became CEO of my family's small business; we have 15 employees. Today, I own a 3-employee automotive repair shop; an online business; a promotional lice...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small business success secret: focus on your genius work?
- Do you know what your genius work is? It's the highest and best use of your time. It's the best leverage your business has in the marketplace.You're doing your genius work when your activities are producing the greatest results in the shortest period of time.You know you're doing your genius work when you enter the state of flow - that state when time is altered for you. When you are...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Three small business secrets to getting more billable time
- As small business owners we're in business to make money doing what we love. And that means we need enough billable hours to cover our expenses, our payroll, upgrades in skills and technology, and profit. But if stay in business for any length of time, you eventually reach the point where you just don't have more hours in the day to give to your business. After all, you have a personal life too. (...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small business secrets: self-confidence can be arranged
- At first blush this idea might be difficult to wrap your brain around. That's because you've been taught that self-confidence is achieved through mastery of knowledge or skills.If you've been an employee for someone else most of your life, you've actually been rewarded for getting your self-confidence from expertise. As an employee, the higher your mastery of a set of skills, the higher you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Three ways to add leverage to your small business
- Remember those drawings from science class of how a lever works?The lever was a long bar that rested atop a triangularly shaped fulcrum. One end of the lever was underneath the object to be raised. The other end of the lever was where downward force was applied to raise the object at the other end. The keys to whether or not the lever could raise the object were: 1) the distance of the fulc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 hiring tips for small business owners
- As a successful small business owner,you're accustomed to long hours; non-existent holidays and weekends spent working.When was the last time you went to your dentist? When was the last time you had an uninterrupted night out with your partner?Whether your goal for 2005 is to find more time for family or personal enrichment --like attending classes and conferences -- you'll want to c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 reasons to take control of your small business? checking needs
- Business checks are available in many styles and varieties. They offer many benefits to your small business, some you may not have thought of.1. Printing your own checks is easy. With the newest computer software that is available, anybody can figure it out. The programs can work with your other business software, eliminating exhaustive input.2. You have control. Outsourcing your pay...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Procrastinate your way to a successful small business
- What will your business look like a year from today?If you're like most small business owners, you have many things to do and not enough time to do them. Can't you just ignore them and procrastinate your way to success?Not likely. True, sometimes avoiding issues will make them go away, but think about the energy you expend and the time you waste.If you're like me, when there's...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your small business name important?
- You bet a name is important. Many small business owners try to come up with a clever name for their business rather than one that explains what they do. And, nine times out of ten, that is a mistake. Your business name should give your prospects some idea of what your business is about.One of the most useful processes I've used to help my clients come up with a good name is to turn it aroun...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to make sure your customers still trust your small business
- The stock market is still on a wild roller coaster ride. Trust in business is at an all time low. Do your customers still trust you? Here are seven ways to help you make sure.1. Go the extra mile. Under promise and over deliver - a time worn concept that still works every time. Be there for your customers and show them how reliable you are. It's your actions that count, not your words....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reduce stress, increase profits by incorporating strategic systems in your small business success
- Whether you are an Entrepreneur or Business Professional there are many things you do each week that would benefit from a strategic system to help you be more effective, reduce errors and stress, help you enjoy your time at work and give you more time to have fun outside of work.Strategic systems are not static; they allow you to be flexible, creative, and spontaneous, and because they help...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small business opportunities and the tens
- You may find this Newsletter a little long winded but it's for a good cause: It's all designed for Your Success!One of my favorite quotes is by Alfred d'Souza. It goes like this:"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin, real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be serve...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Warning to home based and small business who want to buy television cable advertising
- Most small businesses will not even try to advertise on television. It's too expensive and the audience is too broad. The ads on television are not targeted enough. Think back to the last time your entire family was gathered around a television set. It was fun family time, but think of how different each member of your family is. The children at different ages want different things.The pare...