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Industry News: November 2020
Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG enter joint ventureThe Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have a joint venture to develop, produce...
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Tax Relief Available For Small Businesses Providing Paid Leave During Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has created a challenging climate for small businesses. Financial concerns are butting up against public health interests.
With that...
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Connecting With Customers Through the Keyboard
Customer: Hi, I’m having a problem with my bill. I’m being charged $50 more than what I expected. Could someone please help? I’m...
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Analyzing Business Strengths and Weaknesses
In my previous article, I explored the SWOT analysis grid, a widely used business tool that helps entrepreneurs make big decisions in an...
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3 Steps Business Owners Should Take Prior to Succession Planning
Many business owners today simply do not adequately plan their succession. Reasons for procrastination vary and include not wanting to leave or...
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Recruit the Best Talent in a Small Talent Pool
Knowing who to add to your team can be a challenge in the best of circumstances, but when the talent pool is...
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Marketing a Septic Business With a Personal Touch
Erin Mastin is owner, along with her husband, Cody Mastin, of Mastin Site Services — referred to as MSS — an onsite...
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App Eases the Process of Obtaining Online Customer Reviews
It used to be that the biggest marketing decision Rick Clemmons had to make was what size ads to take out in...
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8 Ways to Secure Top Talent Without Offering More Salary
Hiring has never been simple. In 2019, the employment rate was at an all-time high and top candidates were able to negotiate...
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Get a Better ROI on Your Training Dollars
Entry 287185Each year, companies waste time and money on training that doesn’t deliver what the people who paid for it thought it...
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Are You Struggling to Meet Sales Goals?
If you’re struggling with sluggish sales, review two critical areas to address the situation. The first is determining if the slowdown is...
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How to Halt the Turnover of Your Top Talent
Exit interviews are often used to find out why departing employees flew the coop. Business professor John Sullivan proposes a better strategy:...
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The Downside to Being an 'Expert'
There’s a fascinating concept called knowledge blindness. Once you are an expert at something, you can’t imagine what it is like to...
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How You Can Deliver VIP Customer Service Without Raising Prices
As business owners, we often associate an improvement in customer experience with an increase in cost.
We think of airline tickets and the...
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What is SWOT Analysis?
As a business owner, when you start making plans for the coming year, it’s important to step back and take a long,...
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Product Focus - October 2020
Business SoftwareAllyPro softwareAllyPro is business management software designed to reduce the cost of operations and simplify processes. It allows businesses to review...










