by Stephanie Mayo on July 6, 2009
During these economic times, the temptation is to cut prices to get more customers. This will only put you out of business faster. The reasons are these: cutting prices decreases net profits, you’ll need a larger inventory, you’ll need even more sales to make up the difference, and you will be encouraging customer expectations that [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on July 1, 2009
Article Submitted by Marcel Sim Corporations and companies today spend millions of dollars on corporate branding. Why is corporate branding so important that it attracts so many businesses, big and small, to invest much time and money on it? Effective corporate branding can boost the bottom line of your company significantly; it has the ability [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on July 1, 2009
clipped from mashable.com HOW TO: Use Social Media for Enterprise Business In fact, the answer may surprise you. There are business-to-business companies that are utilizing the social web to find customers, to build up a reputation, and to get the upper hand on landing the big deal. There’s a great deal that social media offers [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on June 30, 2009
I found this book by author/editor Terry Kyle on Entrepreneur Connect . The book looks fascinating, chock full of ideas and interesting enough to consider adding it to your small business book collection. Here are some reviews that the author has received: “400 Latest & Greatest Small Business Ideas From Around The World” is all [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on June 25, 2009
Strategies for Competitive Advantage in Small Business Your competitive advantage begins when you adapt an internal “can do” attitude which inspires you to go “above and beyond” the call of duty to your customers. But which ones? It may often be forgotten, but every small business owner needs to be aware of the two sets [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on June 12, 2009
Today’s business is conducted heavily online. You know about social networking, branding your products, being found. One concept, however, often gets lost in the shuffle. Online etiquette is something that must be quickly embraced, due to the surge of this medium. Online etiquette delves into various aspects, many fallacies that we do not realize we [...]
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