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Is there any such thing as being too available to your customers? Linda Anderson reports. NLP: Eliminating unproductive days The ‘To Do’ list that worked Tips for surviving economic downturn Why word of mouth advertising matters

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Find out how your business can benefit most from an organised approach. Doing business on the Internet Service culture: Encouraging customer loyalty Business commitments: Is your word your bond? The importance of customer loyalty

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Starting out checklistFind out how to start a small business from scratch. Setting up your officeFind out what equipment you need to get started. Buy or rent?Find out if you should buy or lease your office premises. Find the right staffHow to find, interview and select the right work force. Sales and marketingA four step guide to marketing and selling your product. Book keepingFind out how to balance your own accounts. Sacking staff membersHow to deal with lay-offs in an economic downturn. Workplace hazardsHow to identify potential hazards to your business.

15 tax tips from the experts

source: Smart Company

It's that time again. The 2009-10 financial year is almost upon us, and the Australian Taxation Office is preparing to knuckle down and get to work.

Business boundaries: Are you too available?

source: Flying solo

Is there any such thing as being “too available” to your customers?

The easiest way to better marketing

source: Flying solo

The key to better marketing is to focus on the benefits, not just the features, of what you offer. Here's how to create a list of compelling benefits for your business, and use it to boost your marketing results.

The easy way to speak to target prospects

source: Flying solo

This one’s for those who love speaking, but struggle to find an audience; hate speaking, but know people; or simply don’t have anything very interesting to say.

How to avoid business failure

source: Flying solo

A chance encounter with a farmer, who told me about his ailing business, got me thinking about ways to avoid business failure. Here’s what happened.

How to make money from blogs

source: Flying solo

We all know blogging can be good for business, but how do you make money from blogs? I have worked strategically on a variety of blogs and other web 2.0 strategies and have some sage advice and revenue models for would-be bloggers to consider.

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