Archive for November, 2009

Marketing 101 – Last Chance in 2009!

November 30th, 2009 admin

Just starting a business is not enough; you need to let potential customers know about it, get them in, and have them buy your product or service. Marketing 101 will help you achieve your sales and marketing goals by understanding your products or services, customers, prospects and competitors.

The instructor for this session is Michelle Chance-Sangthong, owner of Red Hawk Strategies. She is an expert in marketing strategies and search engine optimization.

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Small Business Coach Vs Consultant

November 25th, 2009 admin
Everyone needs guidance and help in their personal and professional lives. Whether it is to improve relationships or to expand business, help can be essential. Responsible coaches are can be important to correct problems, and implement methods to improve matters. If it is about something personal, family friends can be consulted. However, when it is about business, a more reliable and experienced source is required to ensure positive results.

When problems crop up, businesses can resort to assistance given by two entities: a coach, or a consultant.

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Strategic Planning – The Leadership Team

November 21st, 2009 admin
One of the first steps in developing a great strategic plan is forming the leadership team. If you’re the leader in your particular part of the organization, you probably have some subordinate leaders who you direct. You probably also have some people who you consider to be trusted advisors. But have you actually formed a team to help you with the day-to-day leadership of the organization? Silly question you say? Not really.

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Business Models

November 19th, 2009 admin
If you’re on your way to starting your business, thinking about how to raise capital, and looking for a private placement, then you may want to consider your business model. A good business model is not easily come by, and you want to make sure it is sound or at least secure enough for your purposes before you take on the big task of running a business, it is best to make sure that you are setting up your business right from the start for success.

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Advertising Ideas for Small Business

November 13th, 2009 admin


You touch any field in marketing and it is fiercely competitive. A developed economy like our country has too many players in every field making the task of a small business entrepreneur doubly tough to make profits and see a healthy bottom line. Perhaps the only savior for a small business man to survive and grow in this competitive market environment is to have some unique advertising ideas for small business which can make his product or services stand out in a crowd.

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Borrowing from Peter to pay off Paul will not help you eliminate debt

November 12th, 2009 admin

You can eliminate debt on your own if you tackle debts while they are still young. If debts are allowed to pile up, you will be drawn into a vicious cycle of debt that will make your finances go haywire. Often it is seen that debtors borrow from one lender to pay off another. Although they are able to stay current with their payments but the interest rate that they will be required to pay will be astronomical.

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Small Business 8 Survival Tips You Need to Read

November 10th, 2009 admin
I once conceived an idea, not original, but original to me, for a self help book that consisted entire of one line repeated over and over on each page of the book.

Do it yourself. Do it yourself. Do it yourself…

You get the idea, that no amount of self help information will be of any practical purpose if it is not put into action.

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Business Management Consulting

November 3rd, 2009 admin
Business management consulting is becoming more and more essential for any company who wishes to take their business seriously, and get on top of any problems they may have. Whether you are just starting your business, or have already been running for years, a consultant will always find areas of improvement and ways for you to increase your profits.

When you hire a consultant they will take a close look at your business and help you to discover ways in which you can change it for the better.

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