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10 Concepts You Need to Succeed As CEO

by Jim Smith on February 16, 2012 · 0 comments

So you want to be the Top Gun in your organization. Well here are the 10 C’s you must consider in order to be successful.

1. Curiosity to seek and explore new ideas.

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12 Pointers To Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur

by Jim Smith on February 9, 2012 · 8 comments

So you decided to go into business for yourself. Well here are twelve critical pointers you will need to succeed in your entrepreneurial venture.

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1. Purpose
Very simply stated, you need to know what you want to achieve in life and be willing to go after it.

2. Project
Your business idea that recognizes: a need in the marketplace and involves a product or solution that brings value to the client.

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12 Things You Never Say To A Customer

January 26, 2012

Want to keep your customers from running away to your competition? Here are twelve things you never say to them.

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1. Don’t worry…we forgot your name too.
2. If we throw a stick, will you leave?
3. You don’t belong here. You’re just a customer.
4. Awww. Did we step on your poor little bitty ego?
5. Can we trade you in for what’s behind door #1?
6. How about never? Is never good for you?
7. We’ll try being nicer if you’ll try being smarter.
8. It sounds like English, but we can’t understand a word you’re saying.
9. We’re already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth
10. We’re not being rude. You’re just insignificant.
11. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?
12. You are validating our inherent mistrust of customers.

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15 Things To Say To An Unwanted Customer

December 5, 2011

Ever feel like telling a complaining customer to go to hell. Sometimes you are better off letting a customer go rather than trying to please him/her. Here are fifteen choice statements to use to persuade him/her to leave and never return.

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1. Don’t worry…we forgot your name too.
2. If we throw a stick, will you leave?
3. Oh, okay! We take it back. Unscrew you.
4. Awww. Did we step on your poor little bitty ego?
5. We can see your point, but we still think you’re full of shit.
6. How about never? Is never good for you?
7. We’ll try being nicer if you’ll try being smarter.
8. It sounds like English, but we can’t understand a damn word you’re saying.
9. We’re already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth
10. We’re not being rude. You’re just insignificant.
11. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?
12. Can we trade you in for what’s behind door #1?
13. You look like shit. Is that the style now?
14. You don’t belong here. You’re just a customer.
15. You are validating my inherent mistrust of customers.

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50 Things To Say To Your Politician Seeking Office

November 25, 2011

The political season is once again upon us and we need to be ready for those who insist on representing us in congress. Here are fifty things you should be ready to say to your budding congress person.
1. Can we trade you for what’s behind door #1?
2. If we throw a stick, will you leave?

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3. You need to be faster than a herd of turtles stampeding through cottage cheese.
4. It may be that your single purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

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Merchant Cash Advances for Small Business Owners

November 22, 2011

It is more difficult than ever before for small business owners to obtain the business financing needed in order to start or expand their business. Capital is an essential part of any business and keeping the cash flow positive is a must to ensure ongoing success. Many small business owners no longer meet the increasingly arduous requirements of traditional business loans, and they need to turn to alternatives to secure the necessary funds.

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Communicating In The 21st Century

October 4, 2011

I enjoy watching people and how they interact with each other. Yesterday, while eating breakfast at one of the upscale neighborhood eateries, I kept tabs on a family a few tables away from me. A thirty-something mother, a slightly older thirty-something father and a teenager about 13 pushing 21.

They each had a smart phone and were very intent on interacting each with his/her device. They seemed to be conversing albeit not directly but rather via their devices. This continued for the entire meal. People eating at the same table and communicating via their devices while enjoying a meal.

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20 Man Made Disasters That Can Bring Your Small Business To A Halt

September 6, 2011

Every small business should try to understand and document the impact of each of these disasters on the business and put into place a set of procedures to respond in case this happens.

1. Arson
2. Civil disorder and riots
3. Terrorism

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8 Quick Steps To Making Your Small Business Green

September 1, 2011

8 Quick Steps To Making Your Small Business Green
Are you under pressure to do the right thing and make your small business ecofriendly? Here are 8 quick steps to get you there.