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13 Of The Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make (That May Not Seem Like Mistakes At All)

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To a small business owner who has a small number of customers, losing just one customer has a significant impact on organizational health. As a small business owner, of course you’re going to try to cut costs and stretch the budget wherever possible. Being cheap about the wrong things. pat yourself on the back.

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Always Right: Five Risks You Must Take With Your Customers

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Many entrepreneurs use the phrase “It’s not personal; it’s business” to justify keeping their customers at arm’s length. But the truth is, especially if you’re at the head of a small business, every customer interaction is personal. Today, many small businesses that wouldn’t be able to exist without technology are thriving.

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Nine Risks You Must Take (And Keep On Taking) To Build A Sustainable Business

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Sure, as a small business, money is tight, but the simplest solutions are just as effective as grand gestures. To a small business owner who has a small number of customers, losing just one customer has a significant impact on organizational health. Send birthday cards or holiday cards.

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Risk Avoiders Are Opportunity Missers: 10 Excuses Business Owners Make

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And when you’re bootstrapping a business, a mistake can be even more costly than not leveraging a chance for advancement. Those words are most often uttered by small business owners in reference to marketing. In 1983 he cofounded Direct Mail Express (DME) in Daytona Beach, Florida, with his siblings Mike and Kathy.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

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If you are willing to put in the time, and learn the necessary farming and business skills to become the profitable small business farmer you know you could be, there’s good news. Say you start the passion fruit farm you’ve been dreaming of for years in your home state in Florida. It’s doable! Learn to farm as you go.