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Time for Service Warriors
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| We live in a time of spirit larceny. Layoffs have robbed colleagues of colleagues, leaving those who remain feeling hollow. And, the hustle for razor thin margins has put short term profits at center stage and long term relationships in the cheap seats. As organizations are put in a profit-at-all-cost vise, what can be squeezed out is the positive spirit of service providers. It is a time for service warriors. |
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A crisis is a terrible thing to waste
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| So what if the economy is hitting a rough spot? Once you’ve invested more in your customers, cut off the dead limbs, watered the good ones, and given your employees a chance to really shine your company is going to be stronger.
If you have cash, there are great deals to be had, if you have good credit, banks are still lending. Everybody is willing to negotiate. It is a buyer’s market.
Warren Buffet said “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” Right now high quality talent is plentiful, there are many exceptional talents looking for work and many that will work at rates favorable to your clients’ new reality. Start the hunt, hire people you couldn’t afford 12 months ago, whether full time, part time or as a contractor. |
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Million Dollar Mistakes
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Can You Really Make Money in Online Publishing
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| Yes, there are people making money ethically, legally and morally out of thin air using something called “Online Publishing.” As a matter of fact they are delivering real value to their customers in the process. The good news is that you can do it too! |
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10 Reasons To Start An Internet Based Home Business
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| It is well known that building an internet based home business takes time and that is why we so often hear how important it is to have a very strong reason why or a burning desire that will spur us on through thick and thin in order to succeed. |
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Time for Service Warriors
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| We live in a time of spirit larceny. Layoffs have robbed colleagues of colleagues, leaving those who remain feeling hollow. And, the hustle for razor thin margins has put short term profits at center stage and long term relationships in the cheap seats. As organizations are put in a profit-at-all-cost vise, what can be squeezed out is the positive spirit of service providers. It is a time for service warriors. |
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One of the Most Important Sales Skills
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| When it comes to selling your services many find it a frustrating experience. You are after all virtually selling thin air. |
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Make Money Online With eBay
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| Want to make money online with eBay? Know your profit margins! If you want to make money online with eBay, understanding your profit margins is crucial. |
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Use Factoring Services To Take Advantage of Prompt-Pay Discounts
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| In many industries, an important cash flow strategy is to take advantage of prompt-pay discounts, also known as "2/10, net-30 discounts." These allow companies to subtract 2 percent from the invoice amount if it is paid within 10 days instead of the normal 30. Prompt-pay discounts can really add up, especially for companies with thin profit margins, but the challenge for many is managing cash flow in a way that enables them to take advantage of them on a regular basis. One manufacturing company discovered a unique solution: factoring services. |
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How Leadership and Corporate Culture Impact Profitability
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| Turns out leadership isn't just a feel good thing. It drives the bottom line. A constructive culture is one where there is a sense of achievement, challenge, growth, encouragement and humanistic relationships.
Organizations with a constructive culture had consistently higher profit margins. Aggressive cultures (very task/numbers driven without support/encouragement) have the most erratic profit margins. |
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Entrepreneurial Thinking
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| Being successful in a business is not all about having a good business plan in mind. Being an entrepreneur, you must have that certain kind of entrepreneurial thinking that can get you through thick and thin. |
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Discounting is For Wimps
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6 Tips Toward Achieving Lifetime Fitness
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| We all want to be healthy, thin, be fit, and have lots of energy. But to have to EXERCISE for that? Do I really have to?? |
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