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		<title>2010 – New Decade, New Gen, New Trends</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only will we have a new generation of consumers, future employees and business owners but we can expect other significant changes in the coming decade. Here’s a quick bird’s eye view of some of the coming changes we can expect in the way we run our businesses.
Gen Alpha starts now
Babies born during the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Direct Marketing Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Direct marketing is very much oriented towards immediate response. Direct marketers can tell you very quickly how successful (or unsuccessful) their promotion is, because they have the responses to prove it. So what is the most compelling tool that direct marketers use in order to gain that response? It’s the offer.
In general, direct marketing encourages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Finance Products – Can They Help You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the amount of available credit shrinking in recent times and financial institutions raising lending standards, more businesses are turning to alternative forms of finance to cover cash flow shortages and grow their businesses. Asset-based lending, factoring, invoice discounting, and merchant cash advances are a few alternative forms of finance that are becoming more popular. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Ways to Invest Less for Higher Returns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been recent increases in business and consumer confidence in many developed economies and expectations are growing that the worst of the global financial crisis and its associated recessions may be over. However, the optimism is mixed with caution.
Consumers are looking for good value at a lower price and businesses are exploring ways to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cross Promotion &#8211; A Low Cost Way to Grow Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With marketing budgets under pressure, business owners and managers are looking for ways to do more with less. One of the most effective ways to find new customers with minimal expense is cross promotion.
Cross promotion is simply when two or more businesses combine resources to market their products or services to each other’s customers. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help! I Need Help!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges faced by most businesses is sourcing help in a reliable, timely and affordable way. It’s neither practical nor desirable – and often not even possible – to employ people with the expertise in all the areas your business needs. At the same time you need to operate in a professional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back in the (former) USSR!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you follow my blog, (OK, with the economic crisis some of you haven’t got all that much to do so why not follow John’s blog!) you will recall that last year as part of my sabbatical my family and I lived in Klaipeda, Lithuania while I taught at LCC International University www.lcc.lt as a visiting Professor.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Turn A Possible Star Performer Into A Disgruntled Employee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some common mistakes that managers make which disempower team members and make them seem moody and unresponsive. It can happen with baby boomer managers and Gen Y or Gen X staff, but it&#8217;s not confined to generationally different workers by any means. Here&#8217;s how to turn a terrific team member into a frustrated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting On Top Of Business Forecasting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The way to remain on top of your business in this climate is to plan, but the days of the three to five year plans are over. Instead focus on the next 18 to 24 months with lots of scenario planning and stress testing.
Build scenarios
Create a forecast for the next 18 months to 2 years. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Medicine For Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a business entrepreneur in a downwardly spiraling economy you need to be conscious of keeping your team feeling energetic and positive about the future of the business. Positive emotions have been demonstrated conclusively to improve performance, reduce turnover, and boost profits.
Share the success
Holding a meeting? Start by sharing some positive client feedback, or get [...]]]></description>
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