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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont let your small business fall in the fdcpa trap
- When someone owes your small business money, you certainly feel like a victim. But did you know that if you aren't careful, you could break the law by trying to get the money back?How to Break a Federal Debt Collection LawYou have a small business, and your bills are coming due soon. You could easily pay those bills if a few thousands dollars of overdue invoices were paid. It's time ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do home businesses complicate small business debt collection laws?
- The home-based business market, sometimes called the SOHO (small-office/home-office) market, is booming. As more and more B2B businesses expand into these markets, they may find themselves walking a fine line between B2B and B2C.Why is this important from a legal standpoint? Federal debt collections laws tend to treat business and consumer debt collections--even small business debt collecti...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small business debt collection laws
- In your small business debt collection laws will eventually become important, as your debt grows and some clients do not pay. To collect small business debts legally, you must send a written notice that collections have begun, within five days of first contacting the debtor for collections. The letter must include dispute instructions.Small Business Debt Collection Laws Forbidden Practices...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 1 overlooked key to small business success
- Is this you?You dreamed of owning your own business, doing what you love and enjoying unlimited earning potential. You researched. You planned. You prepared. Finally, you launched.Your dream was realized...and then your business started to grow! Could it get any better? Well, yes, but if you're like many others, you may have encountered one unexpected challenge along the way: Are you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The sbas savviest program
- Forget everything you've ever heard about the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The negative connotations may have been warranted in the past, but the SBA is different these days. The SBA is worth every penny of its more than $22 billion budget on the basis of a single program alone: the SBA 504 Loan Program for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to prepare for your start-up venture!
- When you awoke this morning, you found yourself buzzing with a fantastic idea for starting a new business and you hadn't a doubt in your mind that you could turn it into a huge success. But now what? All those great ideas floating around in your head and you're excited about making them happen, but at the moment you don't know where to begin. What is the first thing you should do as you contemplat...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase your profits with a point of sale (pos) system
- Whether you operate a chain of restaurants, a mom-and-pop convenience store, or a medium-sized retail shop, you are in business to make money. And, one of the most critical aspects to your profit and loss is your ability to track information? you need to know which products are making you money, what items need to be re-ordered, who your customers are, and so on. This is where today's point of sal...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Build credibility with expertise
- As an Investment Representative you've worked hard to build trust with your pension clients. Now, you can solidify that long term relationship with your expertise on one of the greatest fears of small business retirement plan sponsors.Next to an audit, nothing frightens retirement plan sponsors more than a notification letter from the Dept of Labor regarding inadequacies in their responses ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to become a career coach for profit
- A career coach could be simply defined your job seeking partner. A career coach could be a career management coach, who helps you in managing your career or a career marketing coach, who helps you build contacts, posts your resumes, tries to find the best jobs for you and helps you secure the best jobs. He basically tries to market you effectively in the job market.Investment: St...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The step zero effect
- The key to organizational focus and helping those who need what you do is knowing, precisely, what you do well -- and what you don't do well.Once there was a semiconductor company in financial trouble. Profits were dropping, and the company was losing money every quarter. The pressure was on to stop the bloodletting.A key executive at the company became convinced that the wireless ho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The 5 habits of highly successful small-business owners
- Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a business that consistently grows and another that struggles just to make ends meet? Or why a business that was started in a basement of a home can outperform some of the best-run "big" companies in sales and profits?Two businesses, operating in the same marketing arena and selling the same products or services, can have extra...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why are reverse mergers often the victims of short sellers?
- There is a great deal of abuse going on in the OTC Bulletin Board Market and a lot of money is being made as result of it. Regulators are trying to deal with the problem but are unable to put a halt to it, unless they take drastic steps which will be detrimental to the small and micro-cap market.The small and micro-cap market is an essential part in bringing small and mid-size companies pub...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pressure washing at golf courses
- There are many potential niches for pressure washing companies that often go unchecked. Some are quite lucrative and are worth investigation if you own a pressure washing business. One such niche is the pressure washing of golf courses, clubs houses, golf carts and facilities. To target this specialization of services you will need to slightly modify your sales approach.Below is an excerpt ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mobile car wash and cleaning post office jeeps
- If you own a mobile truck washing, pressure washing or mobile car wash business you may wish to consider washing postal vehicles. They have one of the largest fleets in the world and they are relatively easy to wash. Yes, like all quasi-government agencies they pay slowly, but you know you will get paid as long as you show up to wash.Pressure washing companies should consider a wide market ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pressure washing aircraft hangers at the airport
- If you are looking for a way to own your own business using a pressure washer or expand your current pressure washing business you might consider cleaning Aircraft Hangers out at the airport. Why Wash Aircraft hangers? For one it can lead to much more work cleaning all sorts of things at airports which is an encapsulated market. Larger airports have terminal buildings, staging areas, parking struc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why clean mobile homes for a business?
- Manufactured and Mobile Home owners know that the weather this year will be quite harsh. It's imperative these owners to clean out rain gutters and debris from on top of their homes. They realize that they must thoroughly wash off this summer's dirt so they do not have drip marks on the sides of their cottages this winter. They must eliminate the mold buildup, and unsightly stains. Those mobile ho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cleaning service stations with a pressure washer
- Fuel prices these days are quite high and they take their toll on a service business. It is time to strike back. If you own a cleaning business that uses pressure washers why not clean service stations and get some of your money back as you pay $2.30 per gallon for fuel? Gas Stations are usually franchises and have cleanliness commitments as part of their franchise agreements with the oil companie...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to wash mobile homes as a business
- Washing manufactured homes, mobile homes, can be a lucrative and steady business. Generally Mobile Home owners desire to have their mobile homes washed twice per year. There are many mobile home washing companies who make a very good living and have multiple rigs running. If you currently own a pressure washer you may wish to consider a new business washing mobile home and manufactured houses....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pressure washing market niche
- Those who are in the pressure washer business should not neglect the Hotel exterior cleaning niche. Many five-star hotels spend significant dollars in making sure that their grounds are meticulously cleaned. There are also many regular hotels, which take pride in their hotels. It would be wise to have a customized sales letter and/or brochure made especially for this type of service, with follow-u...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Technology community helps smbs focus on their core business
- If you're starting your own business or currently work for a start-up, you wear a lot of hats. Any disruption in your business can eat up hours of your time and kill your productivity. Many start-ups are so focused on getting their business off the ground, that they overlook technology considerations that can help increase their productivity and enhance their efficiency. Unlike mid to large corpor...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Financial strategies for a mobile car wash business plan
- Writing a business plan for a mobile car wash is fairly easy, yet often operators fall down in understanding the financial strategies and costs. Bankers and Investors alike will want to see that you have a well thought out business plan to insure your start-up goes successfully. Below you will find a sample mobile car wash strategic financial strategies section for a business plan. I recommend tha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How disabled veterans can win government contracts
- The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) is a program that allows small businesses to self-certify as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses providing them increased opportunities to win government contracts. Significantly and permanently impaired veterans may be assisted in the daily business operations by a spouse or permanent caregiver.Should a competitor challenge...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Money series 1: who takes your money
- Your business is making profits, but where is the cash? It seems that someone has taken away your money. Your bank account is still the same, and your personal wealth is still the same. There must be someone that took your money. Based on my over 18 years of professional experience and study, there are 8 persons that take away your money without your knowing...The First Person is YOU...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Job costing - do you know how?
- What's your job profitability? I meet with business owners every day that are unsure of their profitability at a company or job level. They "think" they are making money because they have a few dollars in their checking account. Having money in your checking account doesn't mean you are profitable. It might mean you haven't paid all the bills yet, so you have a little cash. Cash and prof...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Effective customer interviews make life much easier!
- One of the critical success factors for service-related businesses is our ability to understand a client's needs and requirements. Misunderstandings can lead to loss of repeat business, economic loss, and damage to reputation.Although interactions in small business are often much more casual than those at the big end of town, interviews with clients differ from ordinary conversations even t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 ways to start a business on a budget
- If you've been thinking about starting a business, but are held back due to cash-flow issues, there are plenty of ways you can get your plans off the ground. Though your vision may be to own a big store, restaurant, warehouse, or office, consider starting on a smaller scale.Every business must start somewhere. In fact, the founder of Kinkos started with one copy machine and some spiral note...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase sales in your home business with these 10 simple ideas
- Every home business has the same problem of how to increase sales without a hugely expensive marketing campaign. By utilising the following simple ideas you will be able to do just that.1) Use your invoices as an advertising tool.Whether you get your invoices printed professionally or use the invoicing function on your bookkeeping software, ensure that you place some type of advertis...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Collection agency selection
- Frankly, given the legal and regulatory requirements involved in attempting to collect a debt, it makes as much sense to do it yourself as it does to try to remove your own appendix. A collection agency is, on the whole, much cheaper than a doctors - and lawyers. Do yourself a favor and let a professional collection agency handle this complex matter for you.It is an unfortunate fact that th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips for successful home show businesses
- Opportunities for home show businesses have never been more abundant. If you're thinking about joining the ranks of those in the many show businesses at home available, use these quick tips to get going.The choices for show businesses at home come in a wide variety. You can choose anything from candles to scrapbooking to beauty products to books for your home show business. Truly, there's s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Franchises: how to find the best franchise opportunity for you
- If you are looking for a franchise opportunity, the choice is mind boggling. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of different types of franchise available for you to invest in, with the same variety in cost. Each have their own benefits and usually the more you pay the more potential to earn. You obviously want to select a profitable business venture so it is important that you thoroughl...