Filed Under (Financial) by admin on 12-11-2008
The sun will come out after this economic storm, and until then, small businesses - dubbed the backbone of the economy - have access to more offerings to keep them going, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration said at a Tuesday conference here.
“These are interesting times, they are challenging times, and they are scary times,” said Sandy K. Baruah, acting administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, a government agency aimed at helping Americans start, build and grow small businesses. “But our period of slow growth that is ahead of us will be followed by some pretty impressive economic growth.”
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On behalf of the entire team at Discovery Bay Group L.L.C. and the Small Business Mole we would like to express our deepest thanks to all our men and women in the armed forces. The bravery, commitment, and abilities you show in protecting all of us is a debt we can never adequately repay.
We also say a prayer for all the families who have lost loved ones while serving their country.
The Business Mole
Filed Under (Education) by admin on 11-11-2008
By PAUL B. BROWN
For years, a good way to guarantee a laugh was to walk into a room of small business owners and announce, “I’m from the government and I am here to help you.”
Entrepreneurs were more used to dealing with red tape, endless delays in getting an answer to a question and federal employees who were frequently less than helpful.
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We are getting close to what will be, because of our current economic condition, a possible challenging retail sales experience during this holiday. So customer service should become an extremely important part of your overall sales strategy this year. Here is an article from Ask.com that details some principles you should think about.
Good customer service is the lifeblood of any business. You can offer promotions and slash prices to bring in as many new customers as you want, but unless you can get some of those customers to come back, your business won’t be profitable for long.
Good customer service is all about bringing customers back. And about sending them away happy - happy enough to pass positive feedback about your business along to others, who may then try the product or service you offer for themselves and in their turn become repeat customers.
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WASHINGTON - Barack Obama rode a wave of economic discontent to the White House and now faces the daunting task of turning the weakening economy around.
A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors absorbed a stream of bad economic news and wondered how an Obama presidency will help the country weather a possibly severe recession.
The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 500 points, and all the major indexes tumbled more than 5 percent.
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A good article from Business Week on the types of credits that might help as we move toward filing taxes this year.
Business Week has some pretty informative articles. you can visit them at :http://www.businessweek.com.
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The sun will come out after this economic storm, and until then, small businesses - dubbed the backbone of the economy - have access to more offerings to keep them going, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration said at a Tuesday conference here.
