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In this article I summerize the lessons learned this past week and how I overcame these obstacles.

To protect yourself, your workers and your business from a fire, you must have a plan. First, you need a plan to help prevent a fire emergency from happening in the first place. But since even the best prevention plan isn’t fool proof you must have a plan to protect personnel and minimize damage to property in the event of a fire.

You've decided that you want to give up that 9 to 5 and be your own boss. You've decided on your niche and done some research into it. But how do you avoid getting caught by work from home scams?

If you've created something unique and something you believe to be marketable the subject of patents should be of immense interest to you. Without a patent your idea could be stolen from you. With a patent in place the concept, and its financial rewards, are yours for a minimum of 17 and a maximum of 20 years. Does your new product qualify for a patent, however? To determine this you'll need to not only prove its uniqueness but to also make sure it's not disqualified for c...

Using an online doctors excuse can be a great way to be excused from work or school.

Last week, one of my clients—we'll call him Rick—had a demo scheduled with a prospect. The standard "show up and throw up" they typically did early in the sales cycle. Trying to shorten the sales cycle, I asked naively, "Why does the customer want to buy? What are they trying to accomplish?" Rick couldn't tell me. I asked if he thought the salespeople knew. He said no. I gave him an assignment: he had to find out "Why," "Why now," and "What's it worth." Otherwise no demo. ...

While paid advertising - especially Internet advertising - can drive highly targeted traffic to your site, many online businesses overlook a key component of any marketing and advertising plan: press releases and press release distribution.

An article to help provide ideas about how virtual bankruptcy assistants can market their services to attorneys nationwide. Written by Victoria Ring from 713training.com

Recently you may have received a cold call from someone using an old-style linear sales script. If you’ve been selling for a while, chances are you’ve been asked to use sales scripts yourself.

With the many MLM software out there already, how do you choose the one that is right for you? Choose a reputable vendor. There are many fly-by-night software companies that make many claims of experience, know how and MLM software gadgetry. Unless you are willing to put your business at risk, choose a vendor that has a proven track record. Track records are built over many years of working with Direct Selling companies, not just selling a software package a few time...