Operating a Business

How to increase productivity at your business meeting.

By candctroll

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Business meetings can easily become repetitive and unproductive. Below are 5 tips to help increase efficiency and productivity in your meeting... more »

How to Increase Your Small Business Retail Profits

By HowardBThiname

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You're in business to make money, so why do you keep sabotaging your profits? While some retail incentives bring people in the door, if sales don't offset the incentive, your small business profits will suffer... more »

How to Keep Records Straight in a Small Business.

By ***amylaine

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Starting a new business can be exciting and time consuming, but keeping your books straight is a must. Below are a couple of ideas to keep your business financial records in order... more »

How to Make Business Cards Stand Out.

By ***amylaine

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A business card is a must for any business person. As a consumer a business card can be helpful in remembering where, what, and who, but dreadfully with a pocket full of them only a few will really stand out. Learn how to make your business ... more »

How to Make More Money with a Virtual Assistant

By Anne Wanchic

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Looking to make more money? Contracting a virtual assistant can help your business soar! Find out the best steps to get the most help from your virtual assistant here!.. more »

How to make sure you'll get audited by the IRS

By torque63

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We all want to have a nice happy life without the men in suits knocking at our doors, I will show you a few things to avoid if you if you'd prefer not to be audited by the IRS... more »

How to Manage a Call Center

By eHow Business Editor

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Directing a call center requires people management skills and organizational acumen. You must keep employees motivated in a repetitive job while maintaining customer service quality and staffing levels. Follow these steps to get the job done... more »

How to Market a Pet Related Business

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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Are you interested in starting your own pet related business? If so, you'll need a marketing plan. Here are some ideas on how to market a pet related business... more »

How to Measure Customer Service

By eHow Business Editor

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Measuring customer service is an important way to make sure you get repeat business. Unless customers are happy with your services or goods, chances are they will go somewhere else the next time they need something. If you make a point to measure ... more »

How to Moving Toward a Paperless Office

By Adam T. Anthony

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“Moving Toward a Paperless Office” is a step-by-step guide for business administrators that want to go paperless. It describes the process of transitioning from traditional records management practices to high-tech ones, mentioning some ... more »

How to Operate QuickBooks Part II

By mgmt85

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This is Part II of how to Operate QuickBooks. This will be Lesson 2 on how to set up QuickBooks for your Business... more »

How to Operate QuickBooks Part IV

By mgmt85

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This article contains information on how to perform split transactions with QuickBooks... more »

How to Pitch Products to Retail Stores

By VallartaVixen

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Do you have a great product to sell but don't have a distributer? This guide will help you prepare for approaching retail stores to carry your inventory... more »

How to Rebuild Your Freelance Writing Career

By Jenn Hollowell

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Have you been through a personal or health crisis causing you to put your freelance writing career on the back burner? Did you decide to go on hiatus from freelance writing to place focus on your family? If you answered yes to any of these ... more »

How to Reduce Fees on Your Paypal Account

By Suzanne Arant Wells

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Selling on eBay involves all kinds of fees. Paypal fees are one of them. Starting in October 2008, Paypal will be the only method of Payment accepted on eBay. Here are a few ways you can reduce your Paypal fees, just by going into your Paypal ... more »

How to Respond if Your Franchise Agreement Is Terminated

By eHow Business Editor

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Franchisors may have the right to terminate their franchise agreements if franchisees aren't meeting expectations. From failing to meet the sales quota to offering poor quality products or services, many franchisees lose their businesses each ... more »

How to Ruin Your Business

By scouterclay

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Although some of this will sound pretty funny, these are actual situations that I have witnessed in my life and have seen the negative impacts on the businesses. You do not need an MBA or a business plan to fail. They do help you succeed, but ... more »

How to Run a Dairy Farm

By eHow Business Editor

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Minimize the risk that your dairy animals become associated with contamination. Reduce cost and increase the money making life of your machinery through proper maintenance. Take care of your dairy farm, so your farm can take care of you... more »

How to Save Money on Office Supplies for your Small Business

By *Julie Mayfield

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If you're a small business owner, chances are you don't have money to spare. Follow the steps below to save money on office supplies for your home office or small business... more »

How to Start a Business With No Prior Experience

By Cougar1002

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Having your own business has a lot of benefits, but it can sometimes feel overwhelming on where to even start. I just want to share with you some things that have worked for my husband and me and hopefully give you enough advice to where you'll ... more »

How To Start A Succesfull Business

By ***amylaine

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Starting your own business can be a challeng, but with hard work and determination it is possible. Their are some key steps to take to start your own business out in good standing... more »

How to Start Your Own Business

By Cloey

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Are any of you entrepreneurs? Do you have an idea that you’re thinking of turning into a business? If you are, then you will want to follow the procedures that will enable your product or service to be properly marketed... more »

How to stick to your goals while working from home.

By ***amylaine

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Does working from home seem not to be what it was all cracked up to be. Do you feel like your going crazy all the time. When I first started staying home I had a hard time getting every thing done. It seemed that when I told people that I ... more »

How to Upgrade the Image of Your Small Business.

By TheDon

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As your client thinketh in his heart, so is your company. Image is the root of imagination. Our "image" is the picture that we leave on our client's subconscious mind. This image will determine how often they will refer us to other ... more »

How to use customer service to sell

By FHOWSE

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Customer service has become an inescapable, yet much neglected component of our society. The reality is that whenever we interact with the public, in any exchange of goods or services, we are engaged in the process of providing “customer ... more »

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