Mouth to Mouth Marketing

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Mouth to Mouth Marketing

Mar 24, ’15 10:42 AM

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Getting new prospects is the first step in getting new clients and orders. Even then it is not certain you will get any new business. Over the years I have learned one thing, customer referrals are by a long way the best way to get new customers. Simply put, clients who talk about you do…

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Is average good?

Mar 18, ’15 11:06 AM

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When you talk to people about how their business is doing, they will often say something like: ‘OK – average, I guess.’ What does that even mean, I do not know and more to the point the people who said it don’t know either. I’m much more for the way Australians use the word ‘average’!…

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Focus with Business Mentoring

Nov 23, ’14 3:40 PM

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Business Mentoring could be just what you need to get your business back on track and you passion back in your life. Remember your ideas and passion for your business when you started – what happened? I tell you what happened, the everyday jobs and drudgery of doing anything in this world, that’s what happened.…

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Taking on the Big Guys

Mar 27, ’14 5:54 PM

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Sixteen years after he first went to court to try and salvage his credit rating, Richard Durkin has finally won his battle against HFC Bank. Despite the spiralling legal costs and time investment, Durkin has won a personal moral and legal victory that will also protect other consumers in the future. He is a lot…

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Building a business from your skillset

Mar 14, ’14 2:34 PM

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There is an interesting article on the BBC Business website about how former athletes are making a success of their retirement by becoming entrepreneurs. Sportspeople have to face a massive change in their life at a relatively young age. Their chosen career is usually over by about the age of forty at the latest –…

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Micro businesses need more time

Mar 11, ’14 5:45 PM

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Anyone who has ever attempted to run their own business is aware that there simply are not enough hours in the average working day to get everything done to satisfaction. Something always ends up getting compromised in your pursuit to have a successful micro business because usually the burden comes down to the sole employee…

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Christmas Scams

Dec 14, ’13 9:17 PM

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The festive period is a fun and often busy time for people and businesses. But it is also a time in which it is very easy to let your guard down and fall for scams that normally you would not think twice about, especially when you are online. The BBC has helpfully published a guide…

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Branson’s Advice for Entrepreneurs

Dec 8, ’13 7:18 PM

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Richard Branson built his company from a small record shop into one of the biggest brands in the world, so whenever he shares some entrepreneurial tips it is well worth paying attention to him! In this short video interview from 2011 he has some personal advice for entrepreneurs, particularly in relation to their dealings with…

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Know who your business is dealing with

Nov 15, ’13 5:01 PM

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Fraud is one of the biggest issues when it comes to small business and identity fraud is of particular concern for many UK citizens. We are constantly warned that nefarious individuals are out to get their hands on our money and to a certain extent this may well be true – research shows that in…

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