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Archive for the “Networking” Category
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Entrepreneurs’ loneliness and what to do about it?
Posted Under: Networking, Online, Social Media on 28 Apr, 2009
As an entrepreneur we often feel the proverbial entrepreneurs’ loneliness, believing that no one else understands what we are doing or what we are going through, or shares our vision or has a similar passion for building a business. With all the struggles of finishing a project, making that one more sale, learning new skills, catching up with the pending work, updating ourselves with the industry and so many more items on our “to-do” list, the feeling of loneliness can very easily sink in and limit our vision and efficiency....
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Challenging Cashflow – Try Bartering
Posted Under: Business, Marketing, Networking, Small Business, Startup on 20 Mar, 2009
Now, I believe we all know what barter means but just in case you have been living under a wrong impression, here’s what Wikipedia has to say: Barter is a type of trade in which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods and/or services, without the use of money....
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56% of businesses give away their business to other 44%…Why?
Posted Under: Business, Marketing, Networking, Online, Small Business, Social Media, Startup, Web, Website on 26 Feb, 2009
Are you among those 56% of small businesses who are giving away their business to the other 44%? According to a recent research* 63% of customers and small business owners turn to the internet first for information about local companies and 82% of them use search engines to do so, however, only 44% of small businesses have a website and 50% of those spend less than 10% of their marketing budget online. The survey found that search engines were the most popular source for finding local information and the list of top sources was:...
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How to multiply one customer into many…?
Posted Under: Business, Marketing, Networking, Small Business, Social Media, Startup on 18 Feb, 2009
With so many competing businesses and service providers, every business and hence every entrepreneur is struggling in making “that one more sale”. All of us are trying our best by giving discounts, commissions, advertising, marketing, networking, and making almost every possible effort to make more sales....
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FREE Tools and Resources for Startups and Small Businesses
Posted Under: Business, Marketing, Networking, Online, Planning, Small Business, Startup, Web, Website on 13 Feb, 2009
The biggest challenge that almost all small businesses & start-ups face is FUNDS. Money being most limited resource should be allocated and spent wisely. To keep your start-up cost lower, life easier and operations effective, this article will introduce you to some of the free business tools available and all you need is an Internet connection and a motivation to try....
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