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Non-paying Clients? 7 Easy Ways You Can Fix That!

Home They’re out there…Non-paying clients or customers. And it seems like they’re just waiting to prey on small business owners and entrepreneurs like you. Increasingly,

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12 Strategies to Easily Deliver A Really Great Team Presentation

Home You have no choice. You do have to organise a team presentation. Let me remind you how you got there. Because of your networking skills, you

7 ways to Unlock More Of Your Revenue With Great Customer Service

Home I know You. You are a frustrated Service Provider who believes you’re offering great customer service to your clients. Yet your clients appear to be ungrateful, demanding

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10 Effective Communication Skills That Make A Big Difference

Home From business to business, workplace to workplace, Small Business Owner to Small Business Owner, they all had the same nagging problem. Poor or lack

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How to Make a Budget Guaranteed to Get The Results You Want!

Home Make a budget…don’t forget to make a budget… How many times have you been given this advice, whether you asked for it or not?

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Ditch 10 Old Beliefs You’re Using to Avoid Marketing Your Service

Home I know…you are having difficulty marketing your service. And I fully understand why… When you established your business you were so sure that marketing

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7 Great Tips For Practicing Your Speech to Wow Your Audience

Home Look at you! You’ve overcome your glossophobia and you’ve accepted an invitation to be the guest speaker at the Secret Society of Persons Dedicated to Watching Paint

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How to Love Your Business And Really Grow Your Bottom Line!

Home Love your business! Yes YOU, Ms Entrepreneur! And YOU Mr Business Man! Love your Business! Am I Crazy? Nooo but I AM serious. Think

7 Super Networking Tips That Will Actually Get You Business!

Home “I HAVE to share some networking tips fast”…I thought to myself as my eyes were riveted to the cocktail scene before me. In the

Business Flexibility: 6 Ways to Embrace Its Competitive Advantage

Home In a world which makes it so easy for us to be flexible, I am still amazed how elusive business flexibility can be for

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How to Easily Reduce Information Overload in 5 Proven Steps

Home “I’m suffering from information overload! Help! Lorna help!” The voice screeched in my ear… I held the phone at arm’s length from my ear

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Employee Recognition: 10 Simple, Budget-friendly Ways to Do It

Home “Employee recognition? I want to do that but I can’t afford it!” Declared my favourite client. And he’s not alone. “I can’t afford it!”

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How to Write a Mission Statement in 5 Easy, Proven Steps

Home “How to write a mission statement…?” Do you find yourself pondering this question, especially right after you read another one that makes you go: “Wha