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Home Based Business Opportunity- How to Guard against the Economic Downturn
The current economic recession which started in mid-2008 has made it difficult for many people to sustain their businesses. This is especially true of small businesses that have fewer resources when compared to larger organizations. If your home based business opportunity is one of those which is affected, this article should act as a good starting point for you to explore the options in order to guard it against a financial downfall.

Buying An Existing Business Part IX of IX
This is the IX Part of a IX Part series of articles discussing the buying of an existing, small business. In this article we offer some parting advice and tips to buyers seeking to purchase a small, existing business.
Career Search – Ask yourself ‘What Can I Offer?’
When seeking a change in career the most crucial question to ask yourself is, what do I have to offer a new employer? Consider your work history as a whole and identify the transferable skills you’ve learned in an effort to put yourself ahead of other potential jobseekers.
SWOT as a Public Relations Planning Tool
Used properly SWOT analysis is a remarkably simple and powerful PR planning tool. Here are a few thoughts on using the technique in the analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats when developing a PR campaign. Here are ten things you should do and ten things you should not do.
Which Internet Based Business Is Right For You To Make Online Income
Steps to help you find the right internet based business to make online income in order to achieve your financial goals.
Diagnosing a Troubled Company – Part II ©
This article is Part II of a series of articles. It suggests a number of criteria to consider in reviewing a company's financial statements. It also addresses why it is important to properly handle a customer's complaint.
Diagnosing a Troubled Company Part I
Companies get into troubled for a variety of reasons. Just like doctors do check-ups to determine what is wrong with their patient, business owners, executives, and their advisors should examine their business to determine what is ailing it. This article starts to explore how to diagnose a company.
Is Ford's auto-xchange the "Real Deal?" (Survey Response 3)
In a recent video that was released by The Ford Motor Company, Ford's Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Jim Yost indicated that the company has to "share information in real-time" and therefore can no longer use "the sequential processes” in which there were many “handoffs" and "transfers of information." Yost also emphasized the fact that Ford needs to "integrate much more closely with their customers, supply base and even internally," as well as stressing the importance of making information available to multiple levels of their supply base "simultaneously," thereby eschewing the current "cascade processes that might take days, weeks and even months" to disseminate. To enable you to respond to this question, you can access both the video as well as the corresponding article by contacting the author.
What percentage of people that visit a site click through to purchase?
Member Question: How can a start up company predict the percentage of visitors that will click through to purchase? Does that percentage change when it gets to a certain threshold? Does it go up or down? Is there any way you can estimate over a year's time what the eye ball count will be? Allen, Marketing and Public Relations Toledo, U.S.
Is having a website a requirement in the RFQ RFP process today
Member Question: I have a question, for those actively participating in the RFQ & RFP process today. We had a client request we put up one page of his newly developed site, even though it was in the production phase and not close to finalization. He requested we upload one page, disconnect the links, and post. In further discussion he explained, having a website was part of a RFQ submission requirement. Both concerned are privately held corporations and both in the US. Has this become a standard requirement in the RFQ/RFPprocess? If so, in what cases and industries is it required? My Response: The statement that “having a website was part of RFQ submission requirement,” demonstrates that the “myths” surrounding discredited supply chain practices continue to persist.

Trend Spotting To Improve Your Business Efforts
Identifying and acting on trends is important in every business. It helps to identify new products or services, opportunities to expand on an existing range, and it can provide insight into a more effective marketing strategy.

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How Many Salespeople Do you Need?
Many businesses struggle with the idea of hiring sales people. How many should they hire? How much business should a salesperson support? Although numbers vary by industry, this article gives you a good starting point.
Access to Finance: Constraints of growth-oriented enterprises
The starting point for a Focus Group Discussion was an exercise whereby the participants were asked to write down constraints they had encountered in growing or trying to grow their enterprises. These responses were printed on cards, which were placed, in clusters of similar constraints, on the wall for all to see. They became the starting point for more in-depth discussions and were used to reflect the groups' main concerns.

R3 for Business
Reduce – Reuse – Recycle - The environmental 3 R’s are a good starting point for thinking and “going green”. The third R, recycling, has been around for a long time. The good news is, as it becomes more popular, it becomes easier to do.

How to Plan Your Next Writing Project
Like any endeavor in life or business, in writing, a good end result is often attributed to a good starting plan. Just to sit down and to start to write can be effective as a jumping off point to figure out what your ideas are. But once you’ve put your main ideas into words, take some time to plan how those ideas relate to your main point and how the relate to each other. This process will help to ensure the composition flows from one sentence, one paragraph, or one chapter to the next.

Five Characteristics To Look For In A Home Business
So you are thinking about starting up a home based business? These days it is tough as there are so many different products and opportunities to choose from, both MLM and Internet Marketing. A good starting point is to work out your goals, and then make sure they align with what you find.
Home Based Business Opportunity Information for Anyone Interested in Generating Income
Like most people today, you are probably having financially difficulties and have no idea how to solve the problem. Don't panic, if you have a computer with high-speed Internet connection and a working knowledge of computers and the Internet, you are good to go. Now read this article and get a general idea of how to make money on the Internet. This is a starting point for you.
On Leadership and Doing Dishes
Leadership is something that has a starting point in everyone who takes up the charge to get something done through and with other people. For some, the starting point in their leadership journey is subtle, progressing and steady. For others, it comes at a moment's notice with a call to duty. For me, it came from leading from the middle of the pack when I was 9-years old. And it all started from a deep hatred. The hatred of doing dishes!
Small Business Marketing - Finding Your First Customers through Referral Partners
If you're like many entrepreneurs I've encountered, you probably started your business because you are really good at what you do. At some point in time, you might have decided you were sick and tired of bringing home the bacon for your boss and you figured you'd be better off starting your own business and keeping the bacon on your own kitchen table.
Paying Oneself As An Entrepreneur
Many business owners are under the impression that they can take money out of their businesses as soon as their doors open. This is not good financial management. There is a point that rewards can be realized, you just have to know where that point is.
Considering BCP in relation to Cloud/SaaS
I was writing some notes around a few questions that I get asked regularly regarding cloud and SaaS, and how Business Continuity Plans (BCP) are affected. I've tidied them up and have placed them here as they should be a good starting point if you are looking into your DR/BC plans in relation to cloud/SaaS.
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