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Buying a franchise and starting business is a serious undertaking that requires careful planning to assure that one's due diligence is not compromised by emotional short cuts. The journey begins with understanding that you are investing in yourself and maybe a concept to help achieve your goals faster than you can on your own but you need a g Read More

12 Positive Thoughts for those in trouble

Avatar Posted by Empica under Startups
From http://www.myobpod.com 5933 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 12, 2008 1:38 pm
What happens if your business strategy has not gone as planned and you need to make some hard decisions about where to go from here? Guy Kingston, presenter of the Mind Your Own Business podcast, gives some positive guidance on the next course of action. Read More

How To Optimize Your Networking Through Groups

Avatar Posted by BizBox under Marketing
From http://bizbox.slate.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 9:31 pm
Jill Lublin, author of Get Noticed...Get Referrals, tells you how you should go about deciding which groups to join in order to receive the best networking opportunities. Read More

3 Loyalty Ideas to Employ

Avatar Posted by TerryJackson under Customer Service
From http://www.targetmarketingmag.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 6:47 pm
A loyalty program, of course, will not increase a customer's loyalty, so that should not be the overriding goal. Rather, the purpose of the program is to demonstrate the company's loyalty to a good customer, and often that surfaces in economic value like discounts, gift certificates, points, etc. Read More

Getting 97 percent of what you need to succeed

Avatar Posted by ArmadaIG under Self-Development
From http://www.management-issues.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 6:46 pm
However you define success, everyone seems to want it. Whether it's achieving goals, living according to one's calling, or making a difference in the world, everyone wants to accomplish something. But the truth is that most people struggle in the effort, and that begs the question, what is needed to get past the obstacles on the road to succ Read More

Simple Email-Postcard Strategy - Not Incentive - Brings Back 15% More

Avatar Posted by JuliePower under Marketing
From http://www.marketingsherpa.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 4:51 am
When retention rates started sinking, this organization sent a postcard to members saying "Please Come Back. What can we do to get your back?" It worked. Read More

Consumers Using More Coupons

Avatar Posted by morecowbell under News
From http://www.retailerdaily.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 4:50 am
Seven in ten consumers (72%) use more coupons now than six months ago, some three-quarters of them (equating to about half of all consumers) ascribe the increased use to the troubled economy. About 8 in 10 (81%) of the 1,386 consumers surveyed say they use coupons for grocery items. About half (51%) of those polled said their main coupon source Read More

Small Business Optimism Creeps Upward but Recession Still a Concern

Avatar Posted by PuggieLover under Finance
From http://www.nfib.com 5931 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 11, 2008 12:23 am
The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism rose 2.9 points to 91.1 in August, but continued one of the longest strings of recession-level readings in the history of the survey — dating back to 1973. Two-thirds of the gain was due to a new confidence among small business owners who expect business conditions to Read More

Why Small Business Owners Aren't Always Entrepreneurs

Avatar Posted by MattMcGee under Startups
From http://blogs.wsj.com 5932 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 10, 2008 7:18 pm
Many people often use the terms “entrepreneur” and “small-business owner” interchangeably. But some entrepreneurship experts — like Bo Fishback, vice president of entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation — argue that a distinction should be made. Read More

BizBox Talks to Joseph Michelli

Avatar Posted by BizBox under Marketing
From http://bizbox.slate.com 5934 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 10, 2008 7:14 pm
Customer service expert Joseph A. Michelli appears on BizBooks, BizBox's author conversation series, to field reader questions and discuss his book, The New Gold Standard. Read More
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