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Holiday Networking Etiquette: Get Contacts, Connections & Contracts

November 14, 2011 By graceandcharm Leave a Comment

Here are 10 Action Ideas to help you jumpstart your business in 2012 You received an invitation to a holiday party, hosted by a prospective client. It is that time of the year, time to eat drink and be merry. Wrong! This is the time to party with a purpose, … [Read more...]

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Simple Strategies You Can Use To Increase Profits In Any Business

October 17, 2011 By graceandcharm Leave a Comment

How to Thrive and Prosper Right Now: Simple Strategies You Can Use To Increase Profits In Any Business Your image, etiquette, communication and interpersonal skills can play a major role in the type of opportunities that come your way. Opportunities that will increase your earning potential, create or expand your circle … [Read more...]

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Essential Networking Etiquette That Builds Profitable Relationships

September 5, 2011 By graceandcharm Leave a Comment

Let start with what networking is not. Networking is not handing out a bunch of business cards, and hoping someone calls. Business networking as described by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, as: A socioeconomic activity by which groups of like-minded businesspeople recognize, create, or act upon business opportunities. (Wikipedia, 2011) (Business … [Read more...]

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What happens when you take your own advice? (Part II)

October 12, 2010 By Simplicity Mastered Leave a Comment

Last week, I started a four-part series of articles on “what happens when you take your own advice.” The same advice, techniques, tricks and tools I suggest to my clients, I used myself to open an art gallery in about 60 days. If you missed the first article, start here … [Read more...]

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Be more memorable at networking events

June 14, 2010 By That Blogger Broad 8 Comments

We've all been to them -- those networking events where everybody stands up and introduces themselves. But how can you make sure more people remember you? The secret's in a spot in their brains called "Broca's Area." … [Read more...]

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How to access the wisdom of business leaders

February 25, 2010 By Simplicity Mastered Leave a Comment

Why is it so hard for business owners to ask for help? Is it because we don’t want to appear dependant, unknowledgeable, incapable, etc.? According to the SBA, an estimated 627,200 new employer firms began opera- tions in 2008, and 595,600 firms closed that year. This amounts to an annual … [Read more...]

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5 Critical Elements to an Effective Collaboration

February 17, 2010 By Simplicity Mastered Leave a Comment

Successful businesses are built on collaborations; functional collaborations. No business can survive without establishing and developing powerful relationships with like-minded business owners. Even the most marketable products and services need outside forces and influences to reach their target market and achieve optimum sales results. However, there is a method to … [Read more...]