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Now That The Rain Has Stopped, Don't Let Your Business Drown In Bad Debt!
We have had an unusual amount of rain this year followed by hotter than normal temperatures here in New Hampshire. Normally, no matter where we are, we don’t notice the rain or heat unless it directly affects us or is unusual, like this season.This is also true with small or new business owners. Unless they have unusual circumstances, such as a bad check, or non-payment of a large balance they don’t pay much attention to the credit end of their business. Most buisness owners don't think about what to do about a bad check, until they are holding a bad check. In my 17 years as a bill collector most business owners that I deal

you are constantly getting the latest version of a contract or the latest redesign of a design? If you’re in a place where several people are sending different versions of documents back and forth, it might make sense for you to try a Wiki. A Wiki is a software program that allows users to create and update web pages easily and rapidly. This creates a central location where several people can log in, see and work on the same document. No more emai

Horror of War; Reality of Business
Gettysburg, PA July 3rd, 1863 3:00pmAfter two hours of heavy artillery, 13,000 Confederate troops lined up, awaiting the order to charge the Union lines. It’s difficult to realize the psychological horror they faced as they prepared to march across an open field into enemy fire, knowing full well that few would survive.The order came, and Pickett’s Charge began. As the mile-wide wall of men steadily marched forward, the Union artillery and muskets fired. Waves of men fell to their death. Stepping over the bodies of their brethren, the troops continued onwards, unable to see their enemy through the great volume of sm

I’ll tell you a little secret. Back in the mid 90’s I actually used to go for weeks at a time without checking my email. When I finally did, there would be a whopping 20 email messages. A little note from a pal. The occasional work related message. The joke of the day. 20 whole messages, in a week, can you believe it?

Now I get 20 messages in like 5 minutes. Do you ever miss the “good ole’ days” of email? When you could actually sit down, read and handle everything in a small amount of time? For many, what used to be a great convenience has become just another task to tackle.

No, you can’t give up email cold turkey. It’s here to stay. But it doesn’t have to be so hard or overwhelming. Here are 8 easy ways to cut down on the constant shuffle and overwhelming amount of email you handle every day. And I’m not just talking about spam filters.

Step One: Create an Email Process
Don’t get stuck in the email cycle where you end up reading the same email several times and still don’t act on it. Pick a specific time to check your mail. Maybe once or twice an hour. Read it once, complete what you need from it and then move on.

Step Two: Use Instant Messenger
Instant messenger is not just for kids chatting about the happenings of the 8th grade. Rather than shooting off an email and waiting for a response or having a conversation by sending emails back and forth, try using instant messenger. It’s great for quick check-ins and getting answers fast. Sign up for a free messenger service like MSN, give your contact info to those you communicate with on a regular basis (like your assistant) and talk in real time rather than filling up your in-box.

Step Three: Try a Wiki
No, this is not a Hawaiian tropical drink. Are you stuck in the trap where you are constantly getting the latest version of a contract or the latest redesign of a design? If you’re in a place where several people are sending different versions of documents back and forth, it might make sense for you to try a Wiki. A Wiki is a software program that allows users to create and update web pages easily and rapidly. This creates a central location where several people can log in, see and work on the same document. No more emai

Posting Your Resume On Online Job Sites
Are you looking for a new job? If so, make sure that you use online job sites to help you to do so. Not only that, but you should take the time necessary to post your resume, in full, on these sties. Some of the largest sites have hundreds of different visitors each day. Many of them are employers, looking for the next qualified individual for their position. In many cases, they get thousands of responses to a single posting. When you include your resume right there, chances are twice as good that you will get a phone call or an interview.Why Employers Need That ResumeConsider this. An employer posts an ad for a new pos

ad and handle everything in a small amount of time? For many, what used to be a great convenience has become just another task to tackle.

Corporate Gift Ideas
Giving gifts is an incomparable scheme, the goal of that is to bring a smile to the person who will receive the gift. In turn, it leaves a lasting impression on the person that tells how much you value him or her. No wonder why people values the idea of giving and receiving gifts. In reality, gifts are symbols of one’s point of view and feelings towards the other person. They embody our family whenever we are away from our loved ones; our friends back home whenever we pass by the memories of yesteryears, and one’s treasured person when you are at the time of coldness. That is why people put so much value on the gifts that they give a

Don’t get stuck in the email cycle where you end up reading the same email several times and still don’t act on it. Pick a specific time to check your mail. Maybe once or twice an hour. Read it once, complete what you need from it and then move on.

The Pressure On The Freight Industry to Go Green
Less than twenty years ago concern for the environment and worries about global warming were largely confined to a small group of scientists and people derogatively described by some as ‘eco warriors’.With climate change becoming more real and obvious, the realisation of the need to ‘go green’ is now becoming far more mainstream. All the major political parties have ‘green agendas’ and each jostle to convince the public that they are more environmentally aware than the others.Green issues are therefore, possibly unsurprisingly, also having an impact on the freight forwarding industry. Indeed, as a recent report publishe

having a conversation by sending emails back and forth, try using instant messenger. It’s great for quick check-ins and getting answers fast. Sign up for a free messenger service like MSN, give your contact info to those you communicate with on a regular basis (like your assistant) and talk in real time rather than filling up your in-box.

Why We'll Beat the Fast-Rising, Tech-Savvy Underdeveloped Countries
If you are like me you may have been stuck on how we were ever going to take back the lead in business from those countries that are producing tech-savvy engineers now creating companies that seem to be taking over every industry. This change has caused me a lot of concern; I couldn’t see how we were ever going to become number one again.I finally realized what was happening and now I am no longer worried.The advantage those other guys have and the problem we have to over come are really one and the same; like opposite sides of the same coin.Those fast-rising countries are starting out with nothing in place. Ther

Step Four: Schedule a meeting
Got stuff to talk about? Don’t send an email. Rather than spreading out your requests over what could be a couple dozen emails, schedule a quick 10 minute meeting. Quickly review what needs to be covered, answer all questions at one time and move on.

Step Five: Put an FAQ page on your website
Do you find yourself getting the same questions from your customers over and over again? Try adding the answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) on your website. Or even be more proactive and send the FAQ to new clients when they buy your product or sign up for your service.

Step Six: Remember the phone
Hey remember that old fangled invention called the telephone? Sometimes it seems easier to just shoot off an email, but the phone can dramatically cut down on the number of emails ending up in your inbox. For example, a client of mine recently told me she made a coffee date with a colleague. What could have been 3 minutes on the phone comparing schedules turned into 8 back and forth email's trying to pick the perfect date to talk over chai lattes. Don’t fill up your box if you don’t need to.

Step Seven: Automatically sort your email
Most email programs allow you to sort and highlight automatically. Learn to use features like Outlook rules so you can quickly identify those messages that are most important to you. For instance, I have a client who set up a rule that sends all website leads to a special folder. This doesn’t cut down on the number of emails coming in, but it sure makes it's a whole lot easier for his assistant (and NOT him) to process those leads.

Step Eight: Use multiple email addresses
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Small and emerging companies often do not put together a board of advisors or board of directors for many reasons. Some entrepreneurs believe that businessmen and women would not be willing to serve on their board of advisors for the little or no compensation that the new company can afford. Another reason small and emerging companies do not have boards of advisors is that often the entrepreneur does not want advice from others. In some extreme cases, entrepreneurs believe they do not need advice from others. GSI knows better.

What might be missing is public relations activity that creates behavior change among your key outside audiences. Behavior change that leads directly to achieving your managerial objectives.

Characteristics and attributes you can seek to cultivate as a sales manager. In my mind, there are two broad influential categories: trust and presence. Under each category are five specific characteristics that every effective sales manager must possess. I call them the Five Cs of Trust and the Five Points of Presence.

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