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Do the Best Hires Only Come from Referrals?
"I like your argument about the organization becoming homogeneous and less diverse as a result of recruiting by referral. However, i do believe that referrals should be integral part of your hiring strategy, just make sure it is not the only strategy. You need to employ other means of hiring."7 Reasons Why Most Entrepreneurs Fail in Business
"Great article. As we all know entrepreneurship is not for everyone. It takes special set of skills to succeed in entrepreneurship. I particularly like #3 and #5. Those who try to be everything to everyone cannot get anywhere. By the same token if you are not ready to be in it for the long haul you are likely to give up easily before you even have a chance to succeed."6 Ways to Market to Penny-Pinching Customers
"Your suggestion about selling on value as opposed to price is a great suggestion and it is not only applicable to penny pinching customers. Any customer would appreciate the value shown by business owners for the price they are paying. Racing to the bottom in terms of price is never a good idea."Why Creating a Social Media Strategy is a Big Waste of Time
"While I agree with your content of the article I think the title is a bit misleading. Social media strategy is a waste of time as long as you do it right and you have the content to back it up. I always say that the content is king. If you don't have the right content that attracts the audience no amount of SEO and social media will help you. As you mentioned you have to establish yourself as an authority in the field. The audience will follow. SEO and social media does help promote it though."Why Your Business Should Go Mobile
"Cody - Great advice to all small business owners. In this age when majority of customers carry Smart phone with them business owners have to focus their effort on reaching them on mobile. My recommendation is to look at mobile applications such as Forsquare, Yelp, Facebook, etc. and learn how they can leverage them to market and grow their business. They also need to look into developing their own app or at least a web page that works well on the mobile screen."How NOT To Start a Business
"Valentine - I would add one more to the list - Don't start if you are not passionate about the business you want to start. Considering that you will be spending enormous amount of time on and in the business you will get burned out and give up if you do not love what you are doing. "The Top 7 Time Management Tips for Small Business Entrepreneurs
"Valentine - Great tips and very important ones for small business owners. I particularly like #3. As a small business owner you have to learn delegate and stop micromanaging. There is no way you can meet the demand of small business if you insist on doing everything yourself or micro-managing your employees."10 Ways to Kickstart Your Business Today
"Seeking funds from non-traditional sources is the best alternative to getting loan from the bank. My recommendation is to seek funds from these sources in this order – 1) cash flow from existing operations 2) Government grants 3) crowd sourcing (e.g. Kickstarter) 4) Friends and families 5) Bank loan 6) Angel investors 7) Venture capitalist"Every Potential Franchisee Wonders: Go It Alone or Partner Up?
"Both franchise and independent business model have their pros and cons. Franchise does give you a proven business model, brand recognition and operating processes. However, as you mentioned, it comes with the price of freedom. My recommendation is if you are new to business and just starting out go with the franchise model. It will give you opportunity to learn without having to take too much risk."Subscribe
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5 Ways to Combat Showrooming
"Great tips on the topic that is near and dear to all brick and mortar businesses, large and small. I would add some more suggestions to it. 1) Try to find unique products that cannot be found elsewhere on the web. Many of the large retailers are doing just that. 2) Try to bundle products and sell it at a discount. Again, by not providing them the ability to compare apple-to-apple you take away their incentive to shop elsewhere. But most of all, I would stress that you should aim to build trusted relationship with your customers and provide value that goes beyond the price they pay. When you give customers good value and great customer service they will become loyal to your business and think twice about shipping at other places, including online."