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Team up with other Businesses
September 22, 2009
Need to hold on to more working capital? Consider teaming up with a compatible business to save on costs. We've talked about bartering services where two businesses can get the services they need by helping each other out. Teaming up, however, means combining your resources. Leveraging Strengths For example, one company may be a pro in the sales process while the other does administrative tasks well. Neither company necessarily does sales and administration for a living. Rather, they're helping each other in an area all businesses have to con...
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Go Pro Bono to Build up Clients and Experience
September 18, 2009
The thought of not getting paid for a job sounds daunting. But offering services pro bono could provide you with a wealth of credibility and experience. You may...
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Manufacturers Find More Customers with White Papers
September 4, 2009
Ask a handful of people what they think is in a white paper and you'll get almost as many different answers. Probably the most misleading thing about white pape...
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Work for Uncle Sam
August 19, 2009
I don't mean give up your business and try to land a job with the US government or the local government. Rather, I'm encouraging you to look into bidding for government contra...
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Grow Your Business with Twitter
August 5, 2009
You don't have to spend a big chunk of change on advertising and other traditional marketing tools. This doesn't mean you should stop using traditional marketing, but instead...
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Pitching in a Tough Market
July 30, 2009
Investments by venture capitalists have dropped by half in the first quarter of 2009. On the other hand, the number of people starting or growing a business may be increasing....
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Is Your Business Plan on Target?
July 24, 2009
It doesn't matter if your business is already up and running or in the beginning stages, it needs to have a document convincing potential investors and lenders that the busine...
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Your Attitude Affects Your Business
July 20, 2009
Running a business takes more than making sure you have cash flow, the right people and high quality product or service. It also requires the right attitude. Yes, the right a...
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This Is the Time to Spend Not Cut Back
July 8, 2009
You have probably heard some variation of this quote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." The quote is attributed to Geor...
