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12 Reasons Why Competition is Good For Your Business

Avatar Posted by m4bmarketing under Marketing
From http://www.m4bmarketing.com 5407 days ago
Made Hot by: robertbrady on February 9, 2010 8:19 pm
Have you ever thought that marketing your small business would be easier without competitors? Most of us have at time to time. Whilst you shouldn’t be fixated on your competitors, you can’t afford to ignore them. Having competitors is healthy and this video shows one reason why – collaboration:


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What To Do If A Competing Business Undercuts You In Price

Avatar Posted by thursdayb under Products and Services
From http://mywifequitherjob.com 5407 days ago
Made Hot by: franpro on February 10, 2010 12:17 am
What do you do when a competitor cuts prices significantly? This post says that cutting your prices is rarely the best option and provides some solid alternatives. Read More

Lessons from a Consultant about Business

Avatar Posted by smallbiztrends under Management
From http://competitiondemolition.com 5411 days ago
Made Hot by: Jed on February 5, 2010 9:21 am
This article features 8 lessons from an SEO contractor about how to be successful in business. It could apply to any consultant or professional, including an attorney or management consultant. I thought this was a valuable article because one of the hardest things any new consultant or professional starting a service business has to learn is HOW to run their business. It's harder ... Read More
Here's seven quick tips from Gary Vaynerchuk on building personal brand and motivation. If you want to take your business to the next level, listen up. Read More
This book covers the impact of We Shall Overcome not only in the civil rights movement but in other social movements of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s as well. Read More

7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Avatar Posted by WayneLiew under Social Media
From http://www.techipedia.com 5412 days ago
Made Hot by: CFOWISE on February 1, 2010 1:35 am
Videos that succeed as viral videos need to be identifiable, spontaneous, genuine, creative, informational, inspiring, and funny. If you are trying to create a video, for the online medium, to generate some buzz for your business, this is a blog post that you should be reading. There are a few very interesting examples too! Read More
All of them pester, and all of them lose my business. Yet, they keep trying. They know if they can effectively follow up, they're likely to become a repeat customer who will bring you a steady stream of revenue. How can a small business balance the need to maintain a connection to their customers without crossing the line into annoyance? Here are 5 tactics for doing just that. Read More

The Biggest Motivating Factor for Employees – Progress

Avatar Posted by CFOWISE under Management
From http://www.cfowise.com 5412 days ago
Made Hot by: tuckerleroy on January 31, 2010 10:33 pm
I recently came across an article in the Harvard Business Review that I found to be very interesting. They did a survey among managers and employees to rank the impact on motivation of several activities. Read More

The Value in Raising The Bar

Avatar Posted by shaneketterman under Strategy
From http://blog.fiveforcesgroup.com 5414 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 29, 2010 1:52 am
Businesses can innovate and raise the bar by trying new things that will help them stand out amongst the competitors. Read More

Exploring Your Small Business Financing Options

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://www.allbusiness.com 5414 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 29, 2010 5:39 am
Whether a huge corporation or a small mom and pop, all businesses need some kind of financing to get them started. This is the case even if owners finance their small business out of their own pockets. Here are a couple of sources for financing your small business startup from contributors at AllBusiness. Read More
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