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What's The Value of Your Reputation?
If you have high quality support services and polices, and your employee satisfaction surveys show that your employees are happy, does that mean your customers actually experience results that match or exceed your brand promise? Is the culture of your employee base consistent with the values of your company? Are different employee groups delivering quite different

ess with friends that you realize that your friends are not the ideal partners. When things go wrong, you cannot fire your friends. Actually, you can; but they won’t be your friends anymore.

2. Business networking groups are useless. Think about the

What If Tomorrow Never Comes
Do you have dreams, but you are putting them off until you fix this situation or take care of this problem or that problem? Are you just really unhappy where you are, but you refuse to leave until you put all of the “stuff” in place that needs to be in place?Well I don’t know if you realize it or not, but we are living in some very rough times. You are wait

Are you like me? Do you dream of starting a successful business? A business that will bring you wealth, allow you to leave the rat race and work for yourself, and bring out your creativity and entrepreneurial talents? Of course you do, that’s part of the American dream.

Well, it was just over a year now that I had started my first business, trade-pals.com, a sales leads generation website for business professionals. So, now I am a sophomore entrepreneur. Looking back, I realize that I have made mistakes but I also have learned a lot. So, I want to take the time to share some of the things that I have learned over the course of the last year. This is random business advice from a sophomore entrepreneur, me!

1. Don’t start a business with friends. For people that seek business partners, for whatever reason, it is not a good idea to start a business with friends. This must be one of the most widely given advice, but does anybody ever follow it? I sure didn’t. It is not until you actually start a business with friends that you realize that your friends are not the ideal partners. When things go wrong, you cannot fire your friends. Actually, you can; but they won’t be your friends anymore.

2. Business networking groups are useless. Think about the c

What Do Your Ads Say?
Make a list of everything you think should be included at one time or another, in one of your ad, be it radio, newspaper or Little Jimmie's class play program.Everything. Experience, staff, facility, product. The list will be quite long. Take the time to do it now, before you read the rest of this article.Next, take a hard look at your list, penci

merican dream.

2. Business networking groups are useless. Think about the

Tips for Interviewing Candidates
Did you hear the one about the hiring executive who asked a candidate, “Do you think you can handle a variety of work?""I ought to be able to," she said. “I've had ten different jobs in six months."“Even the most elaborate hiring methodologies eventually boil down to one of the dreaded rituals of business life: the job interview. For most people,

s but I also have learned a lot. So, I want to take the time to share some of the things that I have learned over the course of the last year. This is random business advice from a sophomore entrepreneur, me!

2. Business networking groups are useless. Think about the

Employment Law, Part II
Look here it is, this is America for Americans; English is the spoken language. You must be immunized to come here since we have already gotten rid of major diseases like small pox. You must shower and shave and wash your hands if you work in a restaurant, hot water and soap after using the restroom. Why can’t we enforce the basics? Are we that naive to think th

For people that seek business partners, for whatever reason, it is not a good idea to start a business with friends. This must be one of the most widely given advice, but does anybody ever follow it? I sure didn’t. It is not until you actually start a business with friends that you realize that your friends are not the ideal partners. When things go wrong, you cannot fire your friends. Actually, you can; but they won’t be your friends anymore.

2. Business networking groups are useless. Think about the

Financial Gain is a Consequence of Stellar Performance
In today’s business world, the pressure for financial performance has created a supercharged atmosphere in which the only goal seems to be to make as much cash as fast as possible. Few industries have changed under this pressure as much as the advertising industry.Industry professionals are caught in a crossfire between clients who demand ever increasing retu

ess with friends that you realize that your friends are not the ideal partners. When things go wrong, you cannot fire your friends. Actually, you can; but they won’t be your friends anymore.

2. Business networking groups are useless. Think about the concept of business networking; it is set up as a system to allow salespeople the opportunity to network with business professionals to gain contacts and get business referrals. So, naturally, salespeople flock to these types of events. So, if business networking groups consist of all salespeople, it is just a bunch of salespeople trying to sell to other salespeople. Salespeople don’t buy, they sell. Buyers don’t need to network because all they have to do is flip through the yellow pages to find someone to buy from. Salespeople would probably have better success at cold calling and I, by no means, advocate cold calling.

3. An entrepreneur is not a manager. A manager manages something that an entrepreneur creates. So there would be no managers without successful entrepreneurs. Yet, it seems that managers have big egos and entrepreneurs are humble. Managers crave status and tend to live above their means to try to portray their superiority.

4. Consumers no longer pay attention to traditional advertisi

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How to sell more of anything via effective advertising. Specific strategies to increase your sales in any type of business, online or off.

1. If a business or an idea does not exist, create it. Create your own future by being open to change. As one door closes another one opens. I've created two businesses that did not exist since I was laid off in December of 1994. 2. Be willing to take risks, however, make them calculated risks by taking the time to develop and write a business plan.

What is your new year's resolution as an entrepreneur? While most people will resolve to lose weight, stop smoking, stop drinking or find true love, most entrepreneurs will seek business success and more profits! What will you do differently this year and will positively impact your business? How will your business improve this year?

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