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 Tired of hearing, "All of selling is going to be online", or "Amazon and the rest of the Internet have all the advantage"? To every advantage there is a disadvantage. Starting by looking at some startling information about the advantage a community receives with consumers doing business with a locally owned business, we will look at the advantages Internet businesses have over local businesses. We will then turn the tables and show the disadvantages and challenges of doing business with a company that does not know the community, the customers, and how to get more business from a customer - outside of sending another email offering a discounted price. Powerpoint of "Alexa is playing fair and she is playing to win -
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With over 25 years of frontline experience Tom Shay is America's leading Small Business Management Expert. He's a "Must Have" for your next event.
Small Business
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise. It may be the last part of a saying dealing with going to bed early and getting up early. It is also the title of this month's advisory. We are going to look at five tests you can perform on your business along with several calculations you can perform on your business to determine how well the business is performing.
Small Business
Continually, I am baffled by small businesses that fail to ask for customers for their business. The example for October is service businesses that deal with their customers on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual business.
I don't understand why they tell customers to call when they are ready for the next service.
It is just a tool. We are talking about money. The October article tells the story of several small businesses that make a big difference in their community. These are heart warming stories of making money and using that money in some unique ways.
How about an uplifting book to start the last quarter of the year? Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert can give you that boost in both your personal life and in your business.
All this plus the Internet Tool for Your Business and a staff incentive idea for your business.
