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Leveraging partnerships
If you're just starting out, or even if you've been in business for quite some time, the value of partnerships cannot be discounted.

Two Time Management Concepts That Will Help Grow Your Small Business
Time management is an important tool for small business owners - organizing your time and understanding its value to your small business is a great way to become more focused and successful.
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American Luxury Brand Case Studies
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Citi Foundation Creates $11.2m Program with SEEP Network to Strengthen Trade Associations
The Citi Foundation will work with the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion Network (SEEP) to create the 3-year USD 11.2 million Citi Network Strengthening Program. The program will include 12 major microfinance trade associations and their members. The program’s goal will be to improve the integration of microfinance into the mainstream economies of developing countries. This includes improving participating trade associations’ ability to develop products and services which meet their clients’ needs. In addition, the program seeks to “enhance the industry’s infrastructure, introduce higher standards of management and governance, and promote the vital role of microfinance in providing the poor with access to financial services.”
The First Steps in Starting an Association
The most fundamental part of living in any free society is the ability to organize to form groups of people with similar interests. Often these are called Associations although there are a whole host of other names used for them including: organizations, federations, alliances, institutes, guilds, societies, foundations, clubs, congresses, coalitions, centers, networks, unions, chambers, or bureaus. Regardless of the name they all have the same goal to serve the needs of their members. Associations find their strength in numbers often sharing the common interests of industries, professions, charities, hobbies, or philanthropic action.
No - Your Number 1 Tool to Succeed
Did you know that the word NO is the most important word in the English language for people who are determined to succeed? We did several workshops on living your natural genius for larger corporations over the past few years. Every participant was asked for his or her opinion of the words YES and NO. The results weren’t very surprising. Most people have positive associations with the word YES and negative associations with the word NO. This is a very common perception, but does it really represent the truth? If you ask me, NO it does not. The ability to say NO to discouragement, distraction and other negative influences is essential for being successful, especially for smart people.

Franchising Industry Has History Behind It
Franchising started as a process of granting privileges from the local sovereigns to carry out business. Gradually, it developed into a way of distributing finished goods. Then, the business turned into a full-fledged industry and acted as a safety net for the people. Various acts and the franchise associations brought some rules and regulations and the necessary professionalism into this field, which has now become one of the most stable pillars that is holding up the American economy.
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Most employers in our industry, whether the management company or the homeowners association directly, believe that substantial costs can be saved by their associations utilizing independent contractors in lieu of employees.
Social Media Marketing for your Business
Social media marketing is the latest marketing tool that you can effectively use to reach out to your customers. While discounts, free downloads, and latest industry news are the favorites, celebrity meetings and associations are not that popular. You basically need to find out what works best for your business and go for it.

Why We Need to Create Associations of Success
To thrive in any entrepreneurial venture, we need to create associations of success. Most of us have heard the saying that we are the average of the 5 people with whom we are most closely associated. Your associations of success will help you follow through with your plan and achieve your goals. You can have the greatest vision and put together the most complete plan of achieving that goal. However, being surrounded by only negative and unsupportive people will derail your plans of making your goal and vision a reality.
The Need for a Virtual Assistant Association
Virtual assisants are popping up everywhere. So are associations and organizations supporting this fledgling industry

How To Reduce Channel Conflict - Understanding Industry Best Practices
Implementing a best practices strategy is an excellent way for a company to examine and continuously improve itself. Nearly all companies today have some benchmarking or best practices initiatives in place. Looking "outside" the organization, companies get ideas through trade associations, outside consulting companies and general industry standards. But, importantly, the company can also look "internally" for best practices that can be leveraged across the organization.
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