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With banks unwilling to lend to any but the most credit-worthy businesses, small businesses are increasingly turning to asset-based lending as a source for capital to fill orders and expand. The Wall Street Journal reports that in 2008, according to figures from the Commercial Finance Association (www.cfa.com), asset-based loans other than mortgages grew by 8.3% to almost $600 billion. And in th Read More
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We’ve written on some pretty interesting small business rewards programs here on this blog. We’re always big proponents of small business rewards programs because people love a good deal. What’s more, people love knowing they’re a part of a program where they can be rewarded – for lack of a better word – for their loyalty towards a specific company. The more you shop, the more you save. Read More
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It's critical to stay in touch with new prospects especially in today's highly competitive world. However, there are right ways and wrongs ways to achieve this. Here is what you need to avoid doing... Read More
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AVAYA, a global leader in corporate networking solutions and services, reported in a May 2001 Press Release, Don't Play it Again, Sam, "Poor 'hold music', or even worse none at all, had the potential to cause over half of callers to abandon calls to customer contact centres" and that "15 percent of all callers will not call back." AVAYA goes on to say; "Most surprisingly, the research concluded t Read More
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For many businesses, particularly service oriented businesses, getting up in front of a group of prospects with the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and expertise is one of the best lead conversion opportunities going. Read More
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Since the month of January 2010, Facebook has now overtaken Yahoo as the second most visited sites with about 133 million viewers from the US; while Yahoo has only 132 million viewers. Despite the surge of traffic on Facebook, it’s still not enough as Google reigns supreme on the number one spot. Read More
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Networking is crucial to any small business. Whether you’re looking for clients or vendors, who you know will make a difference in the deals you can find. That can translate into attending a lot of networking meetings. Just showing up, though, isn’t enough. If you want to make the most of your networking efforts, you need to follow up with the people you meet. Whether you send out personal emails Read More
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I love what HubSpot does. To this day, they are the most unique online marketing company around. I remember when Mike Volpe, VP of Marketing, spoke at... Read More
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In years gone by, people often chose a bank and remained with it permanently. In fact, plenty simply chose the bank their parents were customers of, and didn't spread their nets any wider for their deposit and current account needs. This was reasonable years ago when banking was almost always done over the counter at a local bank - customers were confined to what was simply accessible and conveni Read More
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These days, getting frequent flyer miles is more helpful than ever. The airlines are charging more and running less flights, but the demands of a business traveler haven't gone down. Planning ahead for travel costs can make a big difference on your bottom line. Read More
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