Category: Prospective Clients
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Steps To Take To Prepare For A Speaking Engagement
Whether you speak at a Tradesource Mixer or are a speaker or coach, you are called upon to get up in front of a group and “be engaging.” Are there any steps a speaker can take to calm the nerves –whether you’re a featured speaker or merely standing up to give your 30-second elevator speech? Preparation and…
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Being Productive As A Virtual Employee
Not all business owners have the luxury of working from a home office, but if you do you know that it is sometimes easy to get distracted from work and get involved in home-task activities. When you’re interacting with clients via email and telephone it’s sometimes easy to forget to “dress for success.” It’s been…
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How Do You Measure Productivity?
As an entrepreneur, how do you measure productivity? Whether you manage a group of employees, a handful of independent contractors or are merely keeping track of your own productivity levels, you need to ask yourself: How productive am I? At what level are your time management skills? Was getting organized at the top of your…
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‘Tis the season for employee bonuses
You’re a member of Tradesource and know there are ways you can reward your employees through the use of your barter dollars. Here are a few ways in which you can use the trade dollars you’ve accumulated all year as a way to reward your employees for their loyalty and great work throughout the year.…
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Business Owners: Consider Trade as a Way to Lower Expenses
Trade, also known as barter, is one of many tools in the entrepreneur toolbox of success. As a member of a trade or barter organization such as Tradesource, Inc., your business will build profits by conserving cash while covering expenses with trade dollars and expanding the customer base. Because you will be interacting with customers…
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Steps to grow your business in 2011
Before you opened the door on your business, chances are you did a lot of research and had help from advisors and business partners. You invested a lot of time and effort into getting the business off the ground, right? If you’ve made it through the start up phase and are now wondering what’s next, maybe…
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Trade – a Great Way to Help Your Small Business Grow
As a business owner you’re always looking to find ways to cut costs without sacrificing quality. Being part of a trade organization allows you to build your profits and conserve your cash flow and help your overall bottom line. Participating in trade is another tool in a small business owners’ arsenal toward success. In addition to…
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How to Use Trade Dollars to Reward Employees
As an employer and a member of a trade association you may sometimes wonder what, if anything, you could offer to your employees either as a reward or as a way to help your bottom line. We have compiled five ways in which you can use your trade dollars to compensate or reward employees: 1. …
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How to market during the holidays: 5 tips for your email campaigns
Now’s the time to ramp up your email marketing campaign for the holidays. While your customers may be busy at the malls and attending holiday parties, you want to keep your company front of mind even during these busy times. A focused holiday marketing campaign can not only keep your business front of mind with…
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8 tips to bring in new clients
Even though the government says the country is out of the recession, you may not be seeing any rebound in your business and many are still struggling. Entrepreneurs are fighting to get clients, to keep current customers and trying to make sales with products and services they have used since the beginning of their business.…