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Practical Advice for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs. Subscribe to the free, weekly newsletter at www.small-business-guru.com Best Practices for Hiring Family & FriendsSome business owners hire family and friends out of necessity while others do it for tax or other advantages. Regardless of the reason, employing a family member or friend has advantages and disadvantages. 5 Tips to Improve your Business CommunicationsIn today’s day and age of e-mail, Blackberrys and text messaging, business environments are relying on technological advances to facilitate communication. Certainly, operations have become more efficient. Sole Proprietorships, Llcs & Corporations: a Guide to Legal Forms of BusinessFor many business owners, it can be difficult to understand the differences between various types of legal business organizations. Across all types there are benefits, drawbacks and rules that apply in reference to tax, liability and structure. You Got the Deal! Now What?After spending months in meetings, logging a ton of phone calls, and sitting across from a prospective client for days in negotiation, you get the project. The hard part is behind you – or is it? Bringing in your dream deal is a great achievement, but if you cannot deliver on your promises, that dream could turn into a nightmare that buries your company. Get Direct Mail Working for youWith the advent and rapid growth of email, some may think that direct mail is a thing of the past. But make no mistake: direct mail is here to stay. Certainly, if not executed well, direct mail can appear impersonal to consumers. The Here & Now - Managing Work More Effectively…In today’s world, we all move at nearly supersonic speed. Between meetings, proposals, sales, budgets, and an ever growing list of tasks and responsibilities, business owners must also plan for the future, devise growth strategies, and create forecasts. Hate Doing Cold Calls? You’re not AloneAsk any ten people their opinion of cold calling and you’ll probably get a firm thumbs down from most if not all of them. Most people are not fans of making or receiving cold calls, whether by phone or in person. The call receiver invariably feels pressured and irritated by the interruption, while the caller often embarks on the conversation already assuming a rejection. Developing Reciprocal Business RelationshipsThe world is a collection of communities and the business world is no different. But many times when we hear the term “community” and business mentioned together, it is reference to the area where the business is located more than the individuals and companies that keep the world running. Your “community” at its core, is your specific niche in your industry. Beyond this direct relationship, is that of your suppliers and customers. Searching for the Right Business FinancingExploring the world of business financing can be an exciting and confusing adventure. If you are just beginning to search or you have been searching for business financing for some time without success, taking a fresh approach may bring you the results you want. How to Outsource – EffectivelyIn today’s fast-paced business environment, companies of all sizes want to maintain competitive advantage. Pressured by daily demands and long-term goals, many businesses are realizing they can no longer do it all alone.
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