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TwitterIn September, Florida SBDC Network (FSBDCN) employees gathered to recognize staff, volunteers and resource partners for performance excellence in support of entrepreneurs growing small businesses in Florida. Performance Excellence Awards were presented at the during the Annual FSBDCN statewide meeting in Orlando, Florida, by FSBDCN State Director Jerry Cartwright and the SBDC Directors. The following awards were given to SBDC at UNF employees and volunteers.Regional Resource Partner of the Year is Jacqueline Perry of the Beaver Street Enterprise Center.
Archive for October, 2009
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Why Employers Must Encourage Teamwork
October 9th, 2009 
admin Are you the manager or president of an organization? If you are, do you oversee a small group of employees or a large one? How successful is your corporation? Whether the size of your payroll is small or enormous, it is important to establish a company culture that encourages teamwork. You will learn how teamwork can make your business consulting group successful.One reason why it is important for an organization to be operated through teamwork is that this process will help to prevent problems and discord.
Small Business Accounting – Let’s Learn From the Basics!
October 8th, 2009 admin Business may be large or small in size it does needs an efficient accounting system. Accounting department is similar to the spine in the human body, without its support no business can function in a sound manner. You will never get to know what you have invested and how much gained. Let us see how small business accounting can be supportive in sorting out financial woes of your small firm.In order to learn something, one should always begin from basics.
Global Business Cards
October 7th, 2009 admin What features make a successful Global business modeling design ?A global business card is your first impression on your foreign clients or associates. Each country you visit has its code of behavior to follow that will show proper respect for an individual’s culture and rank.To design global business cards, you need to keep in mind the localization and adaptation of your business card to the language, style and usage of the country with whom your company is doing business with.You should be able to understand your client’s local culture to avoid frustration and misunderstanding.
How to Steal Business from Your Competition
October 6th, 2009 admin Don Farrell’s take on business ethics may shock some, but in light of current economic times, it is a pragmatic and sensible approach.
Farrell, author of Ethical Theft: How to Steal Business from Your Competition, from Brio Publishing (www.FreshRevenues.com) defines business ethics not from the standpoint of what’s fair for the market, but rather, what’s fair for the company and its employees.
“My definition of unethical is this: Failing to do anything and everything within my power, and without breaking the law, to provide for my loved ones, my employees, and my employees’ families,” said Farrell.
Small Business Partnerships
October 5th, 2009 admin At the SBDC, we frequently find that partners run into disagreements with each other at one time or another. We strongly recommend a partnership agreement early in the relationship that spells everything out. A good partnership clearly states ownership percentages, how salaries and withdrawals will be handled, what happens when one partner wants out, an agreement on the method they will use to value the business and a succession clause in the case of disability or death.An article in USA Today proposes that despite the danger of a partnership going awry, many businesses believe that a partnership can be a key to survival.
Does Internet Marketing has an Effect for your Business?
October 5th, 2009 admin Some of the Business Process Modeling you may wish to employ may include optimizing your website for relevant search terms,placing links to your website temperately and judiciously on the net, writing and publishing e-news sheets and utilizing affiliates to promote your website.Also, these links may be used directly by website users to access your website. First of all a heap of search engines factor inbound links into their rating algorithms which means inbound links may lead to higher search engines rankings.
Big Flu Season: Unwelcome Enemy of Small Businesses
October 4th, 2009 admin A current Time Magazine article points out that just when things were hitting bottom and starting a slow assent, the small business community has a new foe to contend with other than the Recession…a flu season that promises to knock down what employees remain and threaten productivity like never before. Hurricane season has not been much of a factor, but this creeping flu pandemic, which includes both “regular” flu as well as the dreaded H1N1 could really be a problem.The Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida has Certified Business Analysts trained to help your business prepare, prevent and weather this flu season.Read on:As a small business leader, you are a valuable partner in our nation’s defense against natural and man-made threats.
