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By J.L. on December 22, 2007
Working with angel investors means acquiring venture capital from individual investors. These individuals look for companies that exhibit
Posted in Money | Tagged capital, small business, venture capital
By J.L. on December 8, 2007
Sales are closed because you asked the right questions. Every answer you need to get in order to meet someone, qualify them as to their needs, get permission to give a presentation or close a sale will come to you only if you …
Posted in Sales | Tagged customer service, customer service policy, marketing strategy, sales success, strategy, target market
By J.L. on November 19, 2007
The prices you charge for what you sell have an enormous ability to affect your company’s growth. They can lure some customers and drive others away, produce profits from declining products and turn cash cows into money-losing dogs.
Posted in Start-Ups | Tagged competition, customer service, customer service policy, internet sales, inventory, marketing strategy, online business, online sales, online shopping cart, sales success, target market
By J.L. on November 5, 2007
Everyone wants a piece of you. They send you e-mail. It makes you feel important. Love it? Really? Then, please take some of mine! More than 100 real e-mails come in each day.
Posted in Tech | Tagged computer security, computers, email, online business, small business
By J.L. on October 22, 2007
When starting a new business, it’s easy for you to ignore licenses and permits. Getting them is about as fun as a dentist’s visit. Failing to do so from the beginning is one of the most common mistakes new entrepreneurs make.
Posted in Start-Ups | Tagged business license, government, tax
By J.L. on October 8, 2007
You’re starting your own business. You know what to sell and who your customers are. But how will you decide what your marketing materials should look like or even what you’ll charge for your products or services?
Posted in Marketing | Tagged competition, customer service, customer service policy, e-commerce, marketing strategy, sales success, target market
By J.L. on September 17, 2007
The ring of the cash register has long been the sound of music. But today the cash register of even the smallest business may be attached to a computer via “point-of-sale” (POS) systems. These systems have grown in popularity over conventional cash registers because they don’t just ring up sales. They
Posted in Tech | Tagged competition, customer service, inventory, sales success, small business, strategy, target market
By J.L. on September 3, 2007
It’s easy to neglect the area of purchasing in your business. If you fail to devote enough attention to it, your cost of doing business could rise to an unnecessarily high level. As operating expenses increase, profit margins shrink, you would either …
Posted in Management | Tagged competition, inventory, small business, tax
By J.L. on August 20, 2007
How do you get paid? By accepting credit cards for payments. How do you do that? A good first place to start your search for merchant status is your own bank. Most issue credit cards, and if you have a long-term relationship, that’s a big plus. Your bank says no? Try …
Posted in Internet | Tagged customer service, customer service policy, e-commerce, internet business, internet sales, online business, online sales, online shopping cart, sales success, shopping cart, tax, web design, websites
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