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10 Tips to Help Get your Virtual Business Up and Running Quickly

One of the most challenging aspects of getting a virtual business up and running is the pre-launch phase, which includes lots of research and planning. Below are ten tips to help get you up and running quickly:Step 1. Choose the type of service or pr...

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How Safe is Your Success Part 3 of 8

"How Safe is Your Success" is a series of eight articles. Each article addresses a different aspect of a universal problem which is of particular importance to those who do business on-line. Most Internet users are at least aware there are dangers "o...

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Trade Show Victory!

Trade Show Victory!by Wendy McClelland 2004 ©wmcclelland@shaw.caSo you're going to have a booth at a trade show. How exciting - or how terrifying - depending on your state of mind!First of all - remain calm - you're not the first perso...

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The new Customer Relationship Management CRM functions

Publishing Guidelines: You may publish my article in your newsletter, on your website or in your print publication provided you include the resource box at the end. Notification would be appreciated but is not required.The new Customer Relationship M...

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COFFEE AND A TIP

COFFEE AND A TIPOne of the challenges of multi-career marriages is allotting time for the family and for each other. Some years ago, Sherry and I began to realize this and decided to take steps to insure “our time” every day. So, we began going t...

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Beating The Competition

Unless your product or service is one-of-a-kind, you've got competition. To beat them, you have to make sure you're the key company, the one your customers turn to above all others. How do you do that if you're new and small? Try these...

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Business Axiom # 2 - Never Hibernate with the bears!

There is story about a successful business. It was a family owned business and each year it grew and returned above average profits to its owner. This continued for over 25 years. The business became so successful that the employees prospered and the...

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Insurance For The Self-Employed

The biggest concern I hear from people who are thinking about starting, or already have, their own business is the lack of medical insurance. What most people don't know is that there are many options available that will allow you to have both m...

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Sales secrets you can use

Sales secrets you can useYou don’t have to be a salesperson to use techniques of persuasion that work. After all, most of us have to present ideas to committees or Boards of Directors, lobby for a promotion, or even talk someone into trying a new r...

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Customer Service Beyond Company Policy

There's more to customer service dealing with order fulfillment, returns, complaints and questions. Good customer service is based on respect and concern qualities that can't be spelled out in a company policy.Consider:The managers of two d...

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