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Business Cards: What You Need to Know

Business cards offer a first impression of your small business to potential clients and contacts. They are one of the most important marketing tools you can have and their significance cannot be understated.

8 Ways to Grow Positive Word-of-Mouth About Your Business

Small businesses around the world say that “word of mouth” is the most effective marketing tool out there. A study by Infusionsoft tells us that 62 percent cited it as their best marketing tactic—almost two times as effective as email, which was ranked as number two at 34 percent.

Stop Networking and Start Building Authentic Relationships

Commonly with networking, people use this old fashioned method of going into every interaction with the intention of seeing what they can get out of someone else.

The Thrivers

I’ve been studying David Neagle’s amazing book, The Millions Within and I think this passage from near the end of the book is one of the most terrific I’ve ever read:

How to Deal with Negative People

An unfortunate side effect of becoming successful in what you do, is people talking badly about you, criticizing your work, or even making fun of you.

How to Strike and Sustain a Successful Partnership

Business partnerships usually emerge from mutual self-interest. When both sides win, the relationship thrives. However, there’s a fine line between self-interest and selfishness.

Presence

Often when we think about “Presence,” we think about a person’s bearing or how they present themselves. There are some people who seem to have tremendous presence.

Make Customer Relationships Deep as Well as Broad

Doing business of any kind obligates you to establish and maintain relationships with your customers. The deeper your relationships, the better off you are because they become much harder to break.

5 Great Ways to Say Thanks to Your Customers

The holiday season is just past, but many small business owners, myself included, are searching for ways to say thanks to our customers and clients.

Is LinkedIn Your Best Networking Tool?

Networking is key to running a small business. You want your name and your company out there for others to find and use. Social media is a great way to do this, and one of the best tools is LinkedIn.

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