Recently launched in Ontario check out Community Lend. Their money isn’t cheap but it may be just the solution you’re looking for to get your business up and running or growing.
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By Small Business Expert Roger Pierce, www.BizLaunch.com
Entrepreneurs live by the credo “Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.” While there’s plenty of risk involved with starting a small business, more than anything it’s your determination that will make it succeed. Stick to the fight by:
- Ignoring the doubters. Entrepreneurs must endure a certain amount of skepticism about their plans. Understand that some people are simply threatened by change or may resent your ambition. Stick to your goals and keep your self-confidence intact by surrounding yourself with only positive and helpful people.
- Seeking good advice. Entrepreneurs must be careful to whom they listen. The quality of the advice you take to heart will directly impact your small business. While it’s important to learn from the experience of others, make sure you check out a potential adviser first to ensure they know what they’re talking about.
- Making it happen. Growing a small business is tough. Failed entrepreneurs often blame the economy, a business partner or customers who “just didn’t get it.” Accept full responsibility for the success of your business and simply find a way to make it work. Persistence pays.
- Giving it time. Nothing happens as quickly as you want when building a business. It may take some time for your new product or idea to catch on. Buy yourself that time by keeping costs low, setting a realistic schedule and developing patience
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In my webinars I often recommend visiting Yahoo to get some great ideas for headlines. While reading my regular headlines I came across this website owned by Yahoo.
Did you know that 16 Million Canadians use www.yahoo.ca?
I like the layout of this website and it’s easy to use.
So you if you’re looking to advertise online go and checkout Yahoo.ca it may be the right place to advertise your business on a small budget
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I have recently started using Google Tasks to manage my day and I love it because:
- You can have different task lists
- You can load it onto your mobile phone
- You access your task lists from any computer
- You can update your Google Calendar from your task list
- It’s simple and easy to use
So check it out watch the video
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February 9th, Tuesday, 2PM EST – How to Use Social Media to Market Your Business
February 10th, Wednesday, 2PM EST – How to market Your Business on a Budget
February 11th, Thusrady, 2PM EST – How to Network to Grow Your Business
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- Employ people that understand small business. If possible employ people that have owned a small business in the past or were brought up in a family of entrepreneurs.
- Small business owners want to deal with people that respect some of the challenges they face on a daily basis. Get your HR department to get your sales people trained up on how to deal with small business
- Be open and honest when dealing with small business. If we realize you’ve lied to us we’ll bad mouth you forever
- Get involved in the small business community. We love buying from corporations that support small business
- Simplify your pitch keep the jargon for the big companies. Keep it simple tell us the price and the benefits and give us 3 options
- Get testimonials from happy small business customers and include it in your marketing materials and on your website
- When calling a large corporation entrepreneurs like talking to somebody that can make decisions quickly. Empower your employees that deal with small business to make quick decisions
- In small business all relationships are personal. Our business is our life. Don’t be afraid to ask us for referrals. If we love your product or service we’ll tell our friends
- Make it easy to do business with you. We’re impatient so ensure your website and other order processing systems are simple
- Make it easy for us to return stuff if we’re not happy. I just bought a new printer and the process to return the printer is taking me more time than it took to buy it. I’ll probably recycle the 3 month old printer and buy a new one. I won’t buy from your company again
- Educate us how to use your products or services, never assume we know. Use short videos or webinars. It’s ok to speak about your product but don’t oversell
- Segment your market and develop products and services for different stages of growth. Small business owners are loyal so you want to get them while they’re in start up phase
Want to learn more about selling to small business contact Andrew at: andrew@bizlaunch.ca http://www.bizlaunch.ca
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- They have a burning desire to be the best in their field
- They look and act like a professional
- They radiate confidence
- They have a genuine concern for customers
- They are enthusiastic
- They are positive human beings
- They believe in what they are doing
- They are excellent listeners
- They are good communicators
- They have excellent presentation skills
- They don’t take rejection personally
- They search for sales opportunities everywhere
- They are eternal optimists
- They learn how to interpret body language
- They are great net workers
- They work on developing a positive self-image or attitude
- They have a sense of humour
- They persevere
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- They have over-extended themselves and cannot afford to pay you.
- They don’t have good systems in place and forget to pay their accounts.
- They intentionally pay late and need reminding.
- The customer believes there is an error on the account.
- The customer cannot pay because they are going bankrupt.
- The customer is holding back payment because they are not happy with your service.
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Are you finding it hard to hire and retain good employees?
Here is your chance to ask editor of PROFIT magazine, Ian Portsmouth, your questions on how to find good people to help your business prosper. Participate in the chat forum by posting your question on the FedEx Express Canada page on Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/yj9r2h6 – Ian will respond directly to you. “
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Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 2pm EST – How to Get Free Publicity
Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2PM EST – How to Promote Your Business Online
Thursday, Feb 4th, 2PM EST – How to Run a Successful Business
To register click here: http://www.bizlaunch.ca
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