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Business Survival in 2009
While many companies are struggling to reach their goals (many adjusted to reflect the times), there is a subset of organizations that are growing. Three based success factors: Value, Sales and Accountability.
Three Steps to Business Survival . . .a 4Q 09 Action Plan
It's all about timing. As business owners and managers, we find ourselves in scary times. This article gives you three clear steps to take in the 4th quarter 2009 to prepare to survive and thrive in 2010.
Business Survival and Success
What is your business objective during this recession - business survival or success? In this article we will see that you are in business to succeed. However, if you cannot survive the recession, you would, obviously, not be able to succeed. We will also look at the business solution that you need to implement to accomplish both.
#1 Killer of Small and Medium Business
In these challenging economic times it is easy to take your eye off the ball. Many times we fail to stay focused on something that is taken for granted when times are good but crucial to stay on top of when times are challenging.

Business Opportunity Failure - What to Do If it Happens to You
Thousand of Business Opportunities are started every day and a large percentage of them fail. Generally, people start their business full of enthusiasm and expectations of succeeding on their very first try. They have been duped into thinking that an internet business is easy to set up, requires very little work, does not require working capital, and many other cleverly misleading statements by unscrupulous marketers who lead them to believe that setting up a business is a no-brainer.

Factoring Offers Hope for Companies Struggling with Cash Flow
Major companies have steadily increased the lag time in paying invoices which can stretch smaller firms significantly. Consider factoring, or selling off accounts receivables for instant cash. Factoring can help companies gear up for busy seasons or survive challenging times.
Your Business Can Survive this Economy
10 Business Survival Tips
Creating A Unique Business
How do you make your business unique? It is not difficult to create a business, but how do you make yourself different from the rest? And how do you market yourself so your business seems better than your competition? How do you advertise your business so you stand out? If you don't have a unique business, you may have to compete on price instead of selling value. Most people going into business, don't think about creating a unique business, they focus on survival. This means they may not be as profitable and will always be fighting against the competition.

PR for Attorneys
An attorney who is featured in the media is the news. He or she is featured as an expert in the field. Different forms of advertising and marketing can serve their purpose, but only PR has the ability to offer credibility and validation. PR, the law, and the media have a symbiotic relationship. The media and the public need experts to discuss legal issues and attorneys need the media to reach their target market and position themselves as experts in their fields.

7 Golden Rules for Recession Survival
During good times in ancient China, surplus food and wealth was stored in great strong houses to provide succour for future famines and droughts. Are you one of many business people left wondering what will happen next, now that the Celtic Tiger has passed on and the winter of recession and customers with tight wallets is upon us?
Promotional Products - Mutually Advantageous Form of Marketing K2
In the throes of recession, when you have to cut down costs on your marketing and advertising budgets to concentrate more on the core business, promotional products prove to be the best available solution to make your presence felt. It is holiday season and a good time to celebrate and acknowledge your consumer’s contribution to your business’ survival and success through this dismal slump period. You can express appreciation and gratitude towards your customers by offering some personalized gift items, which they would be happy to receive and which fall well within your budget. Besides conveying your care and admiration, the gift can be a significant reminder to your faithful consumer about you and your business
A Stimulus for a Better World: Give them Sustainability without Compromise
Sustainability sounded good when money was flowing in. But now that the economy is broken, business sustainability is taking a back seat to business survival. However, now more than ever, this is a time to advance your business case for sustainability as a top-line and bottom-line strategy for not just survival, but long-term growth and profitability.
Dont just survive - thrive in 2009
Throughout history some of mankind’s greatest achievements have happened in the most challenging times. That being the case, 2009 should be a great year for many smart small businesses…and these business survival skills should make it easier.

Book Review: Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo From Maslow
I read this book a few months after presenting my webinar (Can You Take The Crisis and Turn It Into Gold?) and was struck by how the the same ideas that I applied to marketing to consumers (based on Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs) is also relevant within a company, for the customer experience, and for business investors.
5 Things Business Owners Must Consider During Growth or Survival Periods
Growing a business in today’s market is all about survival of the fittest. Surviving through the uphill battles of being an entrepreneur is critical. Surviving through the growth stages of the business is just as vital as when your business is in a negative cash flow period or downhill mode.
Downsize your boss-is it possible?
In today's economy many people are tired of working hard for others with little to no control over their lives. 'Hidden' entrepreneurs often come to the surface in difficult times. Their potential has been waiting for an opening and often the state of the economy is that necessary nudge they have been awaiting. This article explores the idea of becoming your own boss through a franchise opportunity. This is the beginning of a series relating to franchise opportunities and how they may fit the bill for you to take charge of your destiny.
Facing and addressing the challenges as an SME in Kenya
The recent political and social skirmishes in Kenya have added an extra layer of challenges to the Kenyan business community, the SME sector being one of the worst affected. The reason I say this is unlike big business that have cash reserves that help them weather the storm, the SME sector commonly operates on working capital and day-to-day cash, the reserve that is there is primarily used to pay bills and source for new business.

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Survival in the SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages)
There is something about using distinct visual analogies to illustrate parallels between search engines (the jungle), traffic (information foragers), competition (predators) and survival in the algorithmic food chain. Just like a jungle, survival in the SERPs (search engine results pages) can be tricky. The uncertainty of search engine algorithms, the survival based impulses that by default comprise 97% of the web pages at large (like playing capture the flag) or a boobie-trap where one step on the wrong twig and you could be consumed, penalized, suppressed, catapulted or removed from the top 10 based on your SEO survival skills, your resourcefulness or your experience in the jungle.
Marketing explained
Marketing is essential for the survival and growth of your business.
A Stimulus for a Better World: Give them Sustainability without Compromise
Sustainability sounded good when money was flowing in. But now that the economy is broken, business sustainability is taking a back seat to business survival. However, now more than ever, this is a time to advance your business case for sustainability as a top-line and bottom-line strategy for not just survival, but long-term growth and profitability.
WHY KENNY ROGER’S GAMBLER SONG MAKE A LOT OF BUSINESS SENSE
The other day I was listening to music and Kenny Roger’s song The Gambler was playing. I had not listened to this song for quite a while and my mind was captivated by that song for a while. This song had a business idea for any entrepreneur in the world. The song says that every gambler knows the secret for surviving. What if the song says every marketer or business know the secret for survival? What would be the secret for survival would it be good customer service, superior products, or would it be sound financial management?

Business Development or Business Survival
When the economy is strong businesses focus on business development. When the economy is weak those same businesses worry about survival. Why is that? In this article I’d like to share some ideas about what you can do to make sure your business is always growth focused rather than survival focused.
Leadership Tips
Success in any organization often depends on leadership ability to adjust quickly to a changing environment both internally and externally. Trends, regulations, competition and yes the economy may force organizational change. This change has a direct impact on employees often creating a decrease in morale which can lead to complacency and apathy. To circumvent these consequences leaders must justify, communicate and explain the long term benefits to the company and the employees. Sometimes it may simply mean survival. But, even survival can be positive when it relates to maintain security for the employee.

Your Business Can Survive this Economy
10 Business Survival Tips
Mental Toughness=Profits and Success Today
All sizes and shapes of companies are focused on survival in what Tom Peters calls our “Looney” times today. And, I have focused a lot on survival strategies with my clients. However, strategies, tactics, methods, and techniques are not the total answer. My thinking about survival in our recession has been profoundly influenced by a book called "Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why" by Laurence Gonzales. It's a book that chronicles incredible stories of survival in plane crashes, getting lost at sea, surviving in Arctic temperatures for weeks, etc. And one theme comes through like a beacon. It is not the physically strong that survive. Surviving [and profiting from this recession] all starts with a single decision.
The Rule of 3 for Business Survival
Just like the 3 rules of personal survival, there are 3 simple rules a business can follow to ensure its long-term success. These rules will not only help ensure your business survival but will help it grow in the near future as well.
Five Thoughts That Help Us To Survive Survival
In life, we are all survivors, whether or not we think of ourselves that way. When you reflect over your past and recall all of your negative experiences or traumatic events, you may wonder how you survived, but you did. So, how do people survive survival? Below is a list of those items that I believe help us transition through difficult phases in our lives, and that we can use repeatedly to survive survival.
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