Diana Heeb Bivona on July 24th, 2006

PeerSight lays claim to being the nation’s first e-enabled CEO membership organization for small business. The company’s goal is to offer its members regular and confidential access to leaders of other growing, profitable small business. The company’s e-Advisory Roundtables provide members with bi-monthly access to a handpicked peer advisory board via a toll free conference [...]

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arvind on July 23rd, 2006

Authors of different creed and hue have written on creative and effective business communication. Many authors have provided basic principles of writing meaningful communication with your target audience.  Based on many articles, I have to conclude that the following words make a lasting impression on the readers – free, love, easy, safe, guarantee, discovery, results, [...]

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arvind on July 21st, 2006

Speed of doing business is the most critical aspect of successful business. Gone are the days when the firms were in sellers market and buyers had to wait for products to be delivered after depositing the payment.  High speed must be inculcated in various disciplines. For example, as a small business owner you may fix [...]

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arvind on July 21st, 2006

The term ‘commodities’ is often seen on business news space on news channels or newspapers. What is the exact meaning of commodities? Commodities market is that market where products / brands can’t be differentiated from each other. Grains and oil are classic examples of commodity products.  Commodity products have two traits – these are mass [...]

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Diana Heeb Bivona on July 21st, 2006

Salary.com and Microsoft have teamed up. Microsoft Money 2007 Home & Business customers will receive three months free access to Salary Wizard Pro. Salary Wizard Pro is a Web-based tool created specifically to help small business executives manage pay and performance. The service allows users to access compensation data for more than 3,000 jobs customized [...]

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Diana Heeb Bivona on July 20th, 2006

BusinessWeek Online recently ran an article on how small business owners can effectively set accurate prices for their product and services.  It involves an interview with consultant Andy Birol who outlines what considerations a small business owners should take into account when setting their prices. He states one of the biggest mistakes that small business [...]

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