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Looking to rebrand your business but not sure where to start? Check out this advice from The Young Entrepreneurs Council.
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If you are not meeting objections while selling, you are probably talking to the wrong person. Not only should you be expecting objections and be prepared for them, you should welcome them. Here are 7 attitudes that can help you with objections and improve your sales. Read More

You don't build success on success alone; you build success on failures—if you learn from those failures and move forward. Read More

While there is a lot written about marketing, one of the essentials disciplines when starting your business is sales. You know it is important, but for many it does not come easily especially when you are starting out. Here is a review of an eBook to help with gaining customers. Read More

As a salesperson, you don't scale. The best way to help your clients is to make sure you have the right resources working on their problems and challenges. Read More

"What a long, strange trip it's been!" (The Grateful Dead)

My final business blog post and a THANKS to all who have made it possible!

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Terminating someone’s job, requires a little compassion, finesse, and explanation. If you are ever called upon to tell someone they’ve lost a job, here are some things to consider. Read More

If you run a service business you may think you can't offer up your services as products and have them on your website so your customers can buy. This is an opportunity many are not taking full advantage of and it is not that difficult to do. Read More

These days many potential customers will have their first experience of your business by checking out your website. Despite this, many businesses pay too little attention to how visitors behave when they first come to their site. What can we do to make a better first impression? Read More

Last week saw the largest initial public offering by a US Internet company since Google in 2004. LinkedIn shares more than doubled during their first day of trading, fuelling expectations of similar IPOs expected in the next year and prompting questions about whether the next bubble is inflating. Read More