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When NO means NO: What can we learn from pushy sales people?
When trying to sell something to someone, we owe it to our prospects to be incredibly aware of their responses and reactions when we ask for the sale.
No Money, No Problems? A Few Tips on How to Finance Your Unique Idea Beyond the Usual Suspects
So what do I mean by usual suspects? Think government grants and loans. Let’s face it folks, the competition is fierce, the volume of paper work is high, the deadlines are tight, and well, it’s no easy walk in the park to get fed bucks.
When You Just Can't Do It All
If you’re not ready to hire an extra employee, but you occasionally need or want some extra help or collaboration, here are some options to consider.
When You Just Can’t Do It All
If you’re not ready to hire an extra employee, but you occasionally need or want some extra help or collaboration, here are some options to consider.
Travel for business? Tips on how to save money
Travel is expensive in Canada, so I want to outline a few ways we’ve found that small business owners can reduce travel expenses.
How to Keep the Passion When Sales and Motivation are a Little Rocky
When times are rough, sales low, and motivation on the downturn, here are five tips to keep you going…
Managing Social Media Time
With all the time I spend on social media, I’m really starting to wonder what I did with all my time before it existed.
The Power of Connections
Traffic to retail stores continues to decline, and as former owner of one, I know that nothing is more frustrating than standing in your store day-after-day waiting for people to walk in and perhaps make a purchase. So what’s a retailer to do?
6 Ways to Buckle Down When Summer Calls
Remember that friend your parents always said was a bad influence? Yep, that’s summer. I’m sure you’ve noticed how the recent explosion of beautiful weather can be a major distraction.