Archive for March, 2010

How Finding a Mentor - or Being One - Can Help Your Business
29Mar

How Finding a Mentor – or Being One – Can Help Your Business

admin on 03 29, 2010 | 4 Comments

You might think of mentors as something that only “newbies” need. But whether you’re new to entrepreneurship or a veteran, almost everyone can benefit from a mentoring relationship.

When you’re entering a new market, starting a

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Bank Myths
29Mar

Bank Myths

admin on 03 29, 2010 | No Comments

Many entrepreneurs are misled in regards to how banks work.  The following four myths about loan processing need to be dispelled.

Myth 1: Banks are in the business to lend money.

This is false.  Banks are in

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#1 way to boost sales in any business
29Mar

#1 way to boost sales in any business

admin on 03 29, 2010 | 1 Comment

Many small business owners dream of one day achieving multi-million dollar annual revenue figures.  They write out their goals and project sales using a “reasonable” growth rate, and after two or three years have $2,000,000

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Is it Time for an Attitude Adjustment? 3 Easy Ways to Start Thinking Positive
26Mar

Is it Time for an Attitude Adjustment? 3 Easy Ways to Start Thinking Positive

admin on 03 26, 2010 | 1 Comment

Most of the time when I look at the proverbial glass it’s half full. I will admit my Pollyanna outlook has been tested in the last two years as the economy has taken its toll

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What business lenders look for when issuing credit
25Mar

What business lenders look for when issuing credit

admin on 03 25, 2010 | No Comments

The following are just a few of the elements a lender looks at when issuing credit.  The requirements will vary, depending on the type of loan or credit.  For example, in some cases, you may

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Does Your Business Plan Need a Makeover?
24Mar

Does Your Business Plan Need a Makeover?

admin on 03 24, 2010 | No Comments

Remember when you were just starting out in business? You probably put lots of time into your business plan to help attract investors and to make sure your business stayed on the right track. Where

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5 Steps to Marketing Your Business with Facebook
22Mar

5 Steps to Marketing Your Business with Facebook

admin on 03 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

If you haven’t taken the steps towards using social media to promote your business, you’re missing out on a valuable (and free) marketing opportunity that could expand your business tenfold. You may think Facebook is

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Steps to Building Business Credit (Part 2)
22Mar

Steps to Building Business Credit (Part 2)

admin on 03 22, 2010 | No Comments

The steps to set-up your business credit may seem deceptively simple on the surface.  However, the challenge comes in executing and implementing each step correctly.  Each step has to be carried out with a great

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It's all for a Good Cause: Making Cause-Related Marketing Work for You
22Mar

It’s all for a Good Cause: Making Cause-Related Marketing Work for You

admin on 03 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

Survey after survey has shown that Americans will spend more money with companies that are socially responsible and that demonstrably market on behalf of a cause. (Think of all the pink products you see during

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Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan for Your Business
19Mar

Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan for Your Business

admin on 03 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

The recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile resulted in devastation affecting hundreds of thousands of people. The havoc caused by earthquakes can also come from other disasters-floods, fires, terrorist attacks, even accidents-and can cripple or

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