Declutter Your Home Office in 5 Steps

Who’s in charge…you or the equipment and support materials in your office? Take a few minutes to calculate how much time, money and emotion you waste on equipment, reference materials and information you no longer use. The result of this quick analysis should make it easy for you to throw out, recycle or better yet, donate unnecessary items. Here are 5 steps on how to declutter and organize your home office: Remove all dinosaurs Are you using out-of-date equipment or old versions of computer programs? Determine how much time you’re wasting using slow and inadequate equipment and programs with limited

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5 Tips for Young Entrepreneurs

The Small Business Administration’s latest statistics show that a new startup has about a 50 per cent chance of surviving for five years or more. Robert Tuchman’s advises young entrepreneurs to start doing the following early on to ensure a company’s longevity: 1. Do business from home. Save money on renting office space by doing business out of your own living space. Install a separate phone line or purchase a cell phone for business use only. Print your own letterhead and business cards. Your clients will never suspect that “Suite 12-B” is really “Apartment 12-B.” 2. Try to fund it

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How to Get Through Even the Most Resistant People

How can you get an irate customer to listen? How can you get a skeptical stakeholder or prospect to consider your proposal? How can you get a stubborn team member to cooperate? As Mark Goulston, the author of Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone knows from years of experience as a business communicator and relationship and crisis counselor, there are ways to get through to even the most resistant people. “The following techniques take just minutes,” Dr. Goulston attests, “but they can change the course of a business project, a sale, a relationship, or even

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Internal Public Relations: Keep Your Employees Happy

How much attention do you put on internal public relation in your company? Do not forget your employees. Remember, happy employees result to happy customers.

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How Business Intelligence Can Benefit Your Small Business

Unlock your company's most valuable resource with Business Intelligence. Learn how business intelligence can benefit your small business.

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Blog or Website: Which One Do I Need?

With the advent and explosion of blogs many people have chosen to use blogs over websites. Learn about the differences between a blog or website, and decide what you need for your purposes.

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Are Seminars an Effective Way to Get Clients for Your Business?

While many professionals and consultants have built successful practices through seminars, is this a strategy that will work for you?

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What Customers Really Want

Do you know what your customers really want? Customers are looking for good service. Learn the 4 strategies you can use to keep your customers coming back.

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How to Make Money with Minimal Effort

Is there a magic formula that could give you loads of money with minimal effort? Here are some ways you can produce a steady income with by doing little.

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Your Buyer is Smarter than You

Too many salespeople view their buyers as anything but smart, especially those salespeople who deal with purchasing departments. Learn why buyers are smarter than you

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Value-Based Pricing Strategy for Your Business

You may be leaving profit on the table if you are basing your pricing on cost rather than the value / benefit equation. Learn what is value-based pricing and how to use it for your business.

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