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As we know, BWB has educated our small business community on the benefits ofnetworking. The greatest benefit in this networking has been ‘community businessawareness’ and given the opportunity of...
Grand County Business Economic Development Association (BEDA) was awarded a grant from the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) to fund a local Community Energy Coordinator (CEC) to drive efforts helping towns, counties,...
Every business needs a stout, aggressive purchasing agent. Assign this job to yourself or a fearless employee. For every business expense over $250, require at least three bids. As you solicit price quotes,...
If you’d like to take home a bigger salary or make more profit this year, practice the “zero budget” trick. You begin each month with a blank sheet of paper, presuming you will spend absolutely nothing. As you...
There are two ways to make more money in business: Bring in more or spend less. To bring in more, you need to raise sales, which you can do by bumping up prices and/or increasing the number of sales. To...
A lack of sales is the top cause of small business failure. Quick, name the last business that went out of business because it had too much business. Possible, but not likely. Most businesses collapse because...
Before you write one word of copy for your next website page, ad, brochure, newsletter, or information packet, consider these points:
- Who is your target audience?
- What is the expected lifespan of...
Following are the top five reasons people won’t buy your product or service, in no particular order:
- They don’t want it.
- They don’t need it.
- They don’t understand it.
- They don’t...
For small businesses, the best way to save money on display ads in newsletters or magazines is to not place them. They rarely “work” if your definition of work includes bringing in more business. This type of...
Do you feel the need, on a daily basis, to clone yourself? Or do you wish for more hours in the day? If so, these are warning signs of an unhealthy business. The symptoms could be caused by stretching...