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Money Getting Tight? 5 Ways How To Control Your Cash Flow
In these tough business times, protecting your cash flow, the lifeblood of your business, becomes very important. Problems with managing your income can be lethal to your company so here are 5 ways to manage your money more effectively.
The Do's and Don'ts of getting finance for your business
Let’s face it, if you want finance for your business, times are hard out there at the moment. Banks and other lenders are a lot more cautious about who they’re going to lend to…at the end of the day they want to be paid back! So bearing that in mind, here are my top do’s and don’ts for getting finance for your business.

Freelancing as a Career Option - Neha Kashyup
A good freelancer must be a forward-thinking, self-motivated leader who is comfortable taking initiative in unfamiliar environments. Freelancers should be able to make new relationships easily and spot potential clients wherever they go. For those of you who want to take the plunge, here are some tips for starting and growing your business:

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How to even out the peaks and troughs in your business
Do you ever get times in your business where you’re really busy and then other times when you’re really quiet? Annoying isn’t it and frustrating? Wouldn’t it be much easier if you had business constantly coming in and never faced the really quiet times?
Three ways to build your own stimulus package
Since his first menswear store opened its doors in 1954, legendary entrepreneur Harry Rosen has seen his share of difficult economic times. These experiences, said Rosen, speaking at a small business roundtable recently hosted by Microsoft Canada, taught him a valuable lesson: when the economy sours, it’s best to “focus on what’s important for your business and make good, solid investments that will not only keep you going through the tough times, but carry you into more prosperous times.”

5 Public Relations Musts During Economic Tough Times
So, times are tough. First thing to keep in mind is this will pass and better times are ahead, but even more importantly, realize that tough times don’t have to signal tough times for you and your business.

How to Hold The Sales Team Accountable Under the New Rules of Sales Engagement
If you read yesterday's post, there was a comment from Teicko who asked how you can hold the sales team accountable under these new rules of sales engagement where you must work three times harder, three times longer, be three times more effective and have three times more opportunities in the pipeline to get the same results as you used to.
Rules of Sales Engagement for the Recession
We also discussed the economy - of course - and right now, there are some new rules of engagement. You simply have to work three times harder, three times smarter, find three times more opportunities and be three times more effective just to sell what you used to sell. That's it? No. In order to be three times more effective you must refine your strategies and expand upon your tactics. You must be more creative, quicker on your feet, more resourceful and more persuasive. You must ask better questions and more of them. You must be more powerful than ever before. Do that and you will survive. Do that consistently and you will thrive when the economy turns around and money loosens up. In the mean time, no short cuts!
Marketing in a recession can really help your small business
The most important thing a business can do in these challenging times is marketing. It is ironic than that this is often the first budget that companies cut when times get tough. Small businesses can really take advantage of this and learn to survive and thrive in these challenging times.
Leadership Tips to Maintain and Cultivate Innovation and Creativity
During challenging economic times, it is easy for business owners and managers to get themselves into a funk. Business isn't as fun when sales are soft and layoffs occur. When times are good there is a tendency to get complacent, play it safe and rake in the profits. Tough times present a tremendous opportunity to innovate and be creative. Here are some ideas to maintain your innovation mojo.
Let’s Face It --- The Economy Sucks
Let’s face it --- “The Economy Sucks.” But, being in a recession is not something most of us havn’t ever experienced before. Simply put, there are good times when things are going well and it’s easy to make money, and there are bad times, when it’s much more difficult to make money. When this recession started, officially at the end of 2007, we enjoyed an extended period of exceptionally good business conditions. Revenue and profits exceeded most of our expectations. During these times leadership and success often came much easier than it should have. Too much good can often dull the edge necessary to excel in tougher times.
#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.

Laid off work? Can\'t find a job? Hire yourself! Buy a small business!
Many times executives in corporations have the necessary talent and DNA that it takes to take a small business and make it 2, 4 or even 10 times the current size. You could be better served as a business owner rather than a high paid employee for corporate America. With the economy currently September of 2011 at 9.2 % many times in this number are high paid high level executives. Instead of looking for a new job that could take years.... Take control of your future and hire yourself! Buy a business.

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