Promote a New Product by Submitting Articles Online

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Articles are a powerful marketing tool that is overlooked by many businesses. When articles are submitted to top online publishers it will increase the traffic flow to your website, which is always good for business. When you want to promote a new product, it’s an excellent way to bring awareness to that new product and increase your click through rate. … Continue reading


Protecting the Name of Your Business

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Copyright, trademark, and patent – after awhile it can become a tad confusing as to what you need to do to protect the name of your business by registering your business name. You’ve put a lot of time and effort into finding the perfect name for your business. It’s unique, it reflects what you have to offer, and the last … Continue reading


How to Increase Traffic to Your Website Using Twitter

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Those businesses who have discovered the importance of a high, targeted, traffic flow are enjoying success with their online business. One of the well kept secrets for generating traffic to your website is Twitter. These 4 tips will have you using Twitter like the pros. Tip #1 Your Tweet Content is Important The content on your website is important and … Continue reading


Legal Process for Buying a Small Business | RunApptivo

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When you decide to buy a company and you begin to search for the perfect company you will quickly recognize to be successful you’ll need two main skill sets: 1. The ability to find companies for sale that is viable. 2. The ability to successfully qualify the potential acquisition once you find a company that appears right. Want to use … Continue reading


Branding Your Business: Tips for Success from the Ground Up

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Perhaps your business is brand new. Perhaps you just acquired it. It may even be a business you have built from the ground up. If it does not have a brand as of right now, your business could be losing out overall. Many small businesses struggle to develop a brand because it is not something that is easy to learn … Continue reading


Why Supplier Management Is Something to Focus On

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Supplier management is not something many small businesses think about, at least initially. You likely purchased from a supplier because they offered the product or service you needed and had a good price. However, there is more to the process of managing suppliers than just this. Consider the success of your business if your supplier stopped providing to you or … Continue reading


Who Is the Right Supplier?

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Supplier selection and evaluation process is the primary activity of any business to leverage your productivity. Who you hire as a supplier is up to you and the speck of what the company can provide. You can decide to work with small and low cost suppliers, especially when your needs are very specific or the options are very limited. You … Continue reading


Qualities of a Supplier | RunApptivo

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If you were to hire an employee, you likely would spend time interviewing and learning about the prospective employee before you actually turn your business over to that person. You should do the same thing, if not more so, with your supplier. Here are a few supplier evaluation criterias that you need to take into consideration when it comes while … Continue reading


5 Ways to Grow Sales Through Renewed Channels

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Many businesses focus on growing sales as a regular component to the actions of that business. However, in some cases, businesses get into a rut and use the same formulas over and over again to grow sales rather than stretching in new ways. If your business is growing slowly or has stopped finding success in its marketing methods, it may … Continue reading


Understanding the Channel Participants and their Motivations in a New Market

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An important consideration to the question of why to enter the market focuses on who is selling in that market for your business. If you have a sales team being paid to help you to find opportunities, those people are working to help you to succeed. In other cases, you may find that companies are trying to encourage you to … Continue reading