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Six Tips For Increasing Your Small Business Sales - http://sbinfocanada.about.com

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Sales
From http://sbinfocanada.about.com 5212 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 18, 2010 5:39 am

Would you like to increase sales for your small business? Of course. Who wouldn't? Well, here are six tips to show you how. Brought to you by Susan Ward of About.com's Small Business Canada, the effectiveness of these suggestions may vary depending upon the size and kind of business you operate. However, there is probably something here for everyone in terms of inspiration that will get your smal Read More

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Is It A Business or A Hobby?

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Taxes
From http://www.irs.gov 5214 days ago
Made Hot by: lyceum on January 17, 2010 7:34 am

Does the small business you operate constitute a business or a hobby? It could make a difference when it comes to taxes according to the IRS. If you want to figure out whether that thing you're doing in your spare time is a business and entitled to business deductions, the Internal Revenue Service has created this guide to help you figure it all out. Read More

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Saturday Sales Tip – 2 - The Pipeline

Posted by SellBetter under Sales
From http://www.sellbetter.ca 5219 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on January 17, 2010 6:55 am

Every good golfer needs to work on their follow through, and so do good sales people. You need to get past the surface where a lot of sales reps get stuck by having follow through questions for each question you ask. Read More

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Deals Stalled? How to Advance a Sale

Posted by iannarino under Sales
From http://thesalesblog.com 5217 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 17, 2010 6:55 am

The most effective way to prevent deals from stalling is to schedule an advance on every sales encounter. This is difficult, but it is still much easier than having to reengage the prospect later. Read More

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Selling Inside

Posted by iannarino under Sales
From http://thesalesblog.com 5215 days ago
Made Hot by: bloggertone on January 17, 2010 6:55 am

In a perfect world, every employee would understand that what they do is really in some way to serve a customer. That is what organizations with customers are designed to do. Too often, though, little silos and fiefdoms develop. Many of these silos and fiefdoms believe that the responsibility for serving customers and for growth belongs to someone else. It doesn’t. Growth is always easier when al Read More

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Love Your Customer Award #5

Posted by SkipAnderson under Sales
From http://blog.sellingtoconsumers.com 5212 days ago
Made Hot by: jingleligtas on January 17, 2010 6:54 am

My wife lost her [old original 2G] iPhone, so we went to the AT&T store in Eagan, Minnesota to buy her a new [3Gs] iPhone. We encountered David Long, one of the best retail salespeople I've seen in a while. Read More

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How to Improve Cash Flow in Ninety Days

Posted by bestbizpractices under Raising Capital
From http://bestbizpractices.org 5216 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on January 17, 2010 12:13 am

When it comes to business, cash is king. Managing your business’s cash is one of the most important activities of an entrepreneur and small business owner. Most start-up businesses that fail do so because of a shortage of cash. In most turnaround situations, the very first problem that needs to be addressed is related to cash– working capital. Without cash, how can you market? And, without market Read More

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Global Venture Capital Blog Directory

Posted by WayneLiew under Raising Capital
From http://larrycheng.com 5219 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 16, 2010 9:03 pm

Want to know more about what's going on in the minds of venture capitalists? These are the blogs of venture capitalists and VC firms from around the world – ranked by their number of Google Reader subscribers. Please note, there are many great blogs with fewer subscribers as the number of subscribers doesn’t necessarily correlate to the quality of content. Read More

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The Story Of The Small Business Marketing Plan

Posted by TomBirches under Direct Marketing
From http://www.smallbusinessadvertisingarticles.com 5213 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 16, 2010 6:56 pm

Once upon a time, there was a small business marketing plan that lived in the back of a file cabinet. It never saw the light of day, never smelled the sweet air, never saw the colorful flyers. Read More

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The Master Key to Sales Effectiveness

Posted by iannarino under Sales
From http://thesalesblog.com 5212 days ago
Made Hot by: Margaret896 on January 16, 2010 4:45 am

Self discipline is truly the foundational attribute of great performers, including great salespeople. It is this discipline that allows them to take the actions that some put off and most never take. It separates the top performers from the rest of the pack. More often than not, it allows those with less skills and more desire to outperform those with greater skill and less discipline. Read More