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7 Time Saving Tips for Entrepreneurs
This is a guest post by Timo Kiander from TimoKiander.com. Timo is a productivity guru and here he shares 7 Time Saving Tips For Entrepreneurs. As an entrepreneur, your life is pretty hectic at times. Emails ... Related posts:
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How to Kill Ideas
It’s often said that there’s no such thing as a bad idea. Whilst that maybe true in brainstorming sessions, having too many ideas can be bad for business. Knowing when to say no can help you ... Related posts:
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10 Days to Start up: Day 2 – Market Research
  Entrepreneurs by their very nature have lots of great ideas, but not every great idea makes a great business. Many businesses fail, not from the idea, but by the fact that there is no market for ... Related posts:
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Do you have “grit”?
This is a guest post from Yolanda Facio at Red Hot Momentum.  When you’ve finished reading this post please tweet, “like” and share your thoughts in the comments below. As a small business owner you need ... No related posts.

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Is your business semi local?
If it is, then our friends over at FirepoleMarketing.com want to talk to you! Semi local business are those that as well as trading in the local community also have an online element, which allows their ... No related posts.

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Why you’re killing your business – and what to do about it
You’re an entrepreneur. You work hard, you put your heart and soul into the business and yet you’re not getting the results that you’re after. What do you do? Most entrepreneurs work harder.   They work more hours, ... No related posts.

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Is the customer always right?
This is a guest post by Yolanda Facio from Red Hot Momentum. Yeah right. Here’s the thing, it all started in the very, very early 1900’s like 1908-ish. Marshall Field’s department store in Chicago began to use ... Related posts:
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10 Days to Start Up: Day 6 – Financing your startup
This is the sixth part of the 10 days to starting a business series. In case you missed the earlier articles in the series you can catch up here. In today’s article we’re going to focus ... Related posts:
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Are you trustworthy?
Buying is quite often an emotional decision. When a client is faced with a choice of two competing offers the chances are they will buy from the person that they trust the most. At one time ... No related posts.

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15 ways to get more clients for your web design* business
*Or insert type of business here As a coach working with entrepreneurs from the IT industry, one of the most common questions that I get asked is “how can I get more clients for my business?” As ... Related posts:
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How to create raving fans like Apple
Raving fans are customers that love your products or services so much they not only tell or their friends and family about your stuff, they show them how to use it and sell it for ... Related posts:
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10 Days to Start Up: Day 8 – Creating an Advisory Board
This is the eighth part of the 10 Days to Start Up series. In case you missed the previous articles in the series you can catch up here. In this post we are going to talk ... Related posts:
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Where will you be 5 years from now?
Five years ago did you know where you would be today? Even if you had a vague idea of where you’d be, chances are reality is different to how you imagined it would turn out. For ... Related posts:
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10 Days to Start Up: Day 4 – Create a Business Plan
This weekend saw the final of the UK TV Show The Apprentice.  This year, unlike previous years, the objective was not to land a job, but to get a business partnership with Lord Sugar and ... Related posts:
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The Thank You Economy
About a year ago I read Crush It!: Why Now is the Time to Cash in on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk, which basically explains how you can turn your interests and hobbies into a ... Related posts:
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10 Days to Start Up: Day 9 – Executing Your Plan
On Day 7 we talked about how to create a Marketing Plan. In today’s post we talk about how to execute it. Contrary to popular opinion, marketing is an activity which starts before the business starts ... Related posts:
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How to read business books in less than 15 minutes
Business books are a cheap way of improving your business education without a large time commitment or financial outlay. For many years I’ve been a big fan of buying business books. In fact I’ve got shelves ... Related posts:
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RARE Forum: Will you be there?
If you are not in the UK or won’t be in the UK on 3rd November 2011, you have permission to ignore this post. This is a guest post by my good friend and BRT community ... Related posts:
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10 Days to Start Up: Day 7- Marketing
This is the seventh part of the 10 days to starting a business series. In case you missed the earlier articles in the series you can catch up here. Today we’re going to focus on Marketing, ... Related posts:
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Are you Engaging?
No matter the type of business you have, local, internet, offline, online – your success or failure depends upon your ability to engage prospects. There’s a fine line between engaging and simply being noisy. So what is ... No related posts.

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One lesson you should learn from annual reviews
Over the next few weeks you will read blogs, newspaper articles and endure hours of TV coverage talking about the year that’s just about to end/gone and what the writer or presenter has learned over ... Related posts:
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Weekend Round Up January 21
Welcome to Weekend Roundup. This is a collection of some great posts that I’ve come across over the previous week. I don’t go into major depth on each one, but encourage you to check them out ... Related posts:
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How to start a business in 10 days
Many people think that starting a business in the midst of a recession is a crazy thing to do.  But the truth of the matter is that if what your have to offer your potential ... Related posts:
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10 Days to Start Up: Day 5 – Understanding Your Costs
The other day I posted on Twitter: “What’s the biggest Problem facing Your business” and I got the following response from a follower  – “Honestly? Cashflow!”. Great timing. In this post we are going to look ... Related posts:
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10 Days To Start Up: Day 10 – Trading
So you’ve come this far, you’ve done all the hard work, had the signs made and erected, unpacked the stock and placed it on the shelves, but now is not the time to take your ... Related posts:
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Weekend roundup January 14
Welcome to Weekend Roundup. This is a collection of some great posts that I’ve come across over the previous week. I don’t go into major depth on each one, but encourage you to check them out ... Related posts:
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10 Days to Start Up: Day 3 – Naming Your Business
When you’re starting out in business one of the most important decisions you’ll make is naming your business. Correctly chosen and your name will be talked about for miles around, chosen poorly and your business ... Related posts:
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Weekend Round up January 28
Welcome to Weekend Roundup. This is a collection of some great posts that I’ve come across over the previous week. I don’t go into major depth on each one, but encourage you to check them out ... Related posts:
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52 Business Books to Read in 2012
I could take the time to read a fiction book, but I don’t. I would rather read websites, newspapers, magazines, looking for ideas and concepts that I can use. I spend time in bookstores because ... Related posts:
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Do you need a sharing strategy?
This is a guest post by Yolanda Facio from Red Hot Momentum. Last week my very smart friend, Lisa Wood, wrote a very quick post on sharing.  In its brevity was a very powerful message.  I ... No related posts.

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