MAKING a good first impression involves making eye contact and smiling – a genuine smile with your eyes and your mouth. Be genuinely happy to meet all new people…. Continue Reading
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Thought For The Week
PEOPLE buy from people. So take time to get to know the person in front of you when you are selling. They will make the decision. To buy from you they must trust and respect you. To buy lots from you they must also like you. End of story. (Extract from The Naked Millionaire)… Continue Reading
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Thought For The Week
WHEN starting in business, find the right bank. Shop around. Look at which offers the best services and rates for you. Stay with a bank where you might have held a long-standing personal relationship. The better the bank knows you, the more they can help…. Continue Reading
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Action For The Week
YOUR people are not your number one asset. They are your only asset. So, place leadership at the heart of everything you do. And do it now. Your HR Director becomes Leadership Director and make sure you have one main leadership provider – yourselves – removing all your external dependence in this vital area. (Extract… Continue Reading
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Balancing Act
IN business, such as in sport, you need hod carriers as well as artists, stability in harness with skill, while caution should be allied to courage and creativity. Remember, as a team, you need to have a range of attributes to make business work and you should consider the objectives of the team and what… Continue Reading
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Make Your Voice Heard To Get Ahead
IS your business well known online? Are you maximising your sales potential over the Internet? If not, then it may be time to shout – or yell even! Sending a flyer to people is becoming a thing of the past in this fast-moving world – and making a promotional film about your business is likely… Continue Reading
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Do You Have Limited Options?
TO be or not to be, that is the question? A limited company that is. Whether to remain a sole trader or opt for limited company status is a conundrum for businesses. Opting to be a limited company might save you tax, unless your turnover is less than £10,000. Why not check it out? For… Continue Reading
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Stay On Track, Online
MANY of you are flexible – and we’re not talking about your aerobic capacity! A report suggests that flexible working has had a huge impact in saving companies from the perils of the recession. Staff are more open to job sharing, shorter working weeks, and home working, in their bid to help keep their jobs… Continue Reading
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Action For The Week
BE flexible with your people (your number one asset) on working hours and ensure they can work at home as easily as at work (they will put in the hours at home if you trust them). And ensure people have time to chat during the day, and allow them to surf the net within the… Continue Reading
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Your Password – Protect It
TO repel a decent attack you have to have a robust defence. Any coach worth his salt knows that – assuming of course you are talking about sport. Then there is the physical attack, a whole different ball game you might say. What about an attack that comes in below the belt and when you… Continue Reading
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