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Managing trade-offs
Achieving both profitability and strong social performance is the ultimate promise of microfinance. It is not impossible, but neither is it easy, and relatively few micro-lenders are there yet.

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Selling Tips Dealing With Difficult Prospects
A couple years ago during Small Business Week I met Bill Brooks and learned about The Brooks Group. Bill is another one of those people who I "listen to" - and more importantly "HEAR" when he speaks. In the October IMPACT Sales Bulletin from The Brooks Group, Bill authored an article which discusses "difficult prospects" and the reasons they give you such a hard time. I found the article to be "right on target" and wanted you to have the benefit of this insightful article that follows below:
Advertising Your Vacancies: Looking Beyond Want Ads
Anyone who has ever tried to hire a new employee has their fair share of horror stories. They advertised on a bulletin board at the local community centre and no one applied. They spent $1,200 for an ad in the newspaper and got hundreds of applications, but no one was really qualified. They hired the daughter of someone who was a recommendation from someone else, who was the brother of their hairdresser – the person didn’t work out.
Can microfinance be profitable? FAQ
Yes it can. Data from the MicroBanking Bulletin reports that 63 of the world's top MFIs had an average rate of return, after adjusting for inflation and after taking out subsidies programs might have received, of about 2.5% of total assets. This compares favorably with returns in the commercial banking sector and gives credence to the hope of many that microfinance can be sufficiently attractive to mainstream into the retail banking sector. Many feel that once microfinance becomes mainstreamed, massive growth in the numbers of clients can be achieved.
Tips on Writing Headlines
Headlines sell. Take a look at any magazine front cover and you will see a stack of headlines enticing you to read further. The evening news bulletin – you hear headlines at the top of the news before they go into content. Direct mail – the headline is the difference between reading and binning your letter. Email – the subject line will determine whether or not your mail gets opened.
Create Your Own Forum Using vBulletin or phpBB3
vBulletin and phpBB3 are the most popular and widely known online bulletin board systems used throughout the world. The following easy steps walk you through setting up forums in both vBulletin and phpBB3.

Forum Marketing Secrets
An internet forum is an online discussion site, a modern equivalent of a traditional bulletin board. People who participate in an online forum can cultivate social bonds and interest groups for a topic may form from a discussion.
Five Ways to Maximize Your Time When Social Networking
Social networking has been around in some shape or form since the late 1970s, when users could dial into Bulletin Board Systems to communicate with others sharing common interests. With the development of the World Wide Web in the 1990s, these systems have been supplanted by more sophisticated systems, leading up to today’s widely popular social networking sites. A person could easily spend several hours per week (or even per day) checking out new sites, maintaining connections, and updating his or her profiles. Although effective social networking can and does lead to business opportunities, unfortunately, the activity itself will not generate any income, so it’s important to use your online time effectively. Here are five tips to help you do just that.
11 Possible Marketing Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations
All nonprofit organizations market their services and programs in some manner. This can range from e-mailing an electronic newsletter to posting an ad on a highway bulletin board. Whatever marketing strategies nonprofits choose to employ, they must always be conscious of their marketing budget. This article provides 11 possible marketing strategies nonprofits can employ, depending on their budget.
Aussie franchisor, Retail Food Group acquires Esquires Coffee
An Australian food franchisor has agreed to buy the Australasian rights to the Esquires Coffee Houses chain from an Auckland family. The Gold Coast-based Retail Food Group (RFG) is spending about $11.86 million to acquire Esquires Coffee Houses from the Deeks family, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.

You've Seen This Movie Before
With the cinema season on the top of my mind, yet ever-mindful of my health habits (as well as those of my coaching clients, whether they own a business or carry out a different kind of leadership mission), I was intrigued to read about a study reported earlier this year in the "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin." Researchers studied popcorn consumption by movie patrons, and their findings were interesting....
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