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Posted on Saturday, 30th January 2010 by admin

When choosing a business name, there are two things to consider; the business name’s marketing potential and its legal elements. Here’s what you need to know to choose the best possible business name for your new business when you’re starting a small business in Canada.

How to Create a Winning Business Name

First, you want to choose a business name that’s memorable and that is going to encapsulate what your business does for marketing purposes. Learn

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Posted on Thursday, 28th January 2010 by admin

This is a guest article by Jim DeLapa, the President of GreatBusinessPlan.com

If you are thinking about starting your own business, believe it or not you can learn a valuable lesson from tuning in to the early auditions of American Idol, now on the air.  This lesson will help you avoid one of the most common mistakes made by entrepreneurs, one that costs them dearly.  Take this lesson with you as you write your small business plan and you could be the next American Business Idol.

The new season has kicked off with the usual fanfare. W

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Posted on Wednesday, 27th January 2010 by admin

I said that in order to achieve long-term growth and prosperity, management must serve all stakeholders. The idea of the first Davos symposium was to create a platform that would allow stakeholders to exchange concerns and knowledge.

How I got started

Bet big. [In order to fund Davos] in 1970 I took a 50,000 Swiss franc ($11,434) loan from a German industrialist. The condition was either to pay him back or join his company, so I was nervous.

We sent out invitations with response cards. Every morning the mail came, and I didn’t want to spend time opening it so I put it under a very strong desk lamp where I could immediately see the response.

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Posted on Monday, 25th January 2010 by admin

“COBRA” (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) coverage remains a benefit to many employees who terminate employment, allowing them to continue receiving employer health care coverage until they either find another job or secure private medical insurance coverage.

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a new employer-provided COBRA subsidy was created to assist individuals who lose their jobs involuntarily during the current economic recession. The

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Posted on Monday, 25th January 2010 by admin

Insider trading and business ethics are two subjects that are often discussed both in news media and business school classrooms. Learn the definition of insider trading and how it relates to material information, business ethics, and financial and criminal penalties.

In the wake of the Enron scandal, insider trading was once again brought to the front pages of business newspapers and magazines. The grey areas that surround insider trading help confound the public’s understanding of the definition of insider trading and the business ethics issues associated with it. T

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Posted on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 by admin

Customer service is truly the lifeblood of any small business. Small businesses generally can’t compete with big box stores and bigger corporations on price, but customer service can provide small businesses with a competitive edge – if you do it right.

So this Customer Service Makeover focuses on making sure that your small business provides the kind of customer service that builds customer loyalty, gives positive word-of-mouth advertising, and increases sales – in short, the good, better or even superior customer service that consumers want. Here’s what to do:

1) Find out what shape your customer service is in right now.

Before you can improve your customer service, you need to find out what it’s like at this point in time for customers/clients to do business with you.

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