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What kind of preneur are you?

by Lou Bortone on March 12, 2010

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By Guest Blogger Lou Bortone
Entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, mompreneurs… thispreneur, thatpreneur – seems every solo professional wants to niche out and get in on the entrepreneur game.  Nothing wrong with that, but how do you keep track of all those entre-buzz-words?   Here’s my own handy guide to help you sort it out!  (See if you recognize a [...]

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Customer Service Tip: Pour Some Sugar On Me

by Nancy Marmolejo on March 1, 2010

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I just experienced bad customer service.
I went to tour a school that I’m thinking about for my daughter, I keep hearing wonderful things about it, and when I got to the school office, the secretary informed me that my tour had been canceled. She said it very matter of factly, and she sounded a [...]

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I Survived a List Purge (You Can Too)

by Nancy Marmolejo on February 23, 2010

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With so much emphasis on list building and building social media networks, it may seem counter-intuitive to suggest purging a list and losing your bottom 10%.
The philosophy is this: lose your bottom 10% and you’ll feel an incredible surge in your business.
It’s scary to think about, but I just experienced this and wanted to share [...]

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Get Over It and Get Things Done

by Sandy Martini on February 19, 2010

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by Guest Blogger, Sandra Martini
I remember, as I’m sure you do, my parents telling me how much easier we had it than they did (after all, they probably had to walk 5 miles up hill in the snow, BOTH ways, just to get to school).
Even with the recent beginning of the New Year, [...]

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Create a Client Communication Plan 1-2-3

by Sandy Martini on February 5, 2010

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by Guest Blogger, Sandra Martini
One of the easiest, yet most overlooked, revenue increasing strategies for ANY business is follow-up.  Here’s a simple 1-2-3 plan for implementing a Client Communication Plan in your business!
The key to creating a Client Communication Plan – a simple system for building a relationship with your prospects and clients — is [...]

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