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Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 24, 2010 For a small business, customer retention can prove as profitable as sourcing new customers. How many of us haven’t ranted to our friends about our dealings with a service provider?

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How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

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Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money.

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Top 5 Sales Tips for Small Business

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Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. They all have to do their part by providing excellent customer service. Without exception, all of your staff need an in-depth knowledge of the product or service that you provide. Explaining it to potential customers should become second nature to them.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning.

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Top 5 Tips for Learning More About Your Customers

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Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. Make the necessary changes once you know exactly what your customers want. Evans Said on March 30th, 2010 at 9:49 pm Good points stefan, I believe good customer services is the key to survive in today’s economy. You ask a question, I answer!

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The Customer Is Always Right!

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Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP. by Stefan Töpfer on May 19, 2010 While we all hope to make our customers 100% happy all of the time, and this must of course be what we strive for, there will be occasions where a customer is less than happy with the service you have provided.

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