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5 Strategies To Capitalize On Hard Times In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

It's far less expensive to nail down repeat business from your existing customers than it is to land new ones. Now is the time to reap the benefits of those good customer relationships that you've been cultivating. Viral marketing campaigns to lure new customers will cost you big money. Focus on your core competency.

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Have you made the mistake of hiring too soon?

Berkonomics

become economic contributors to the bottom line, there is much to be said about consistent or improved service quality by having trained employees already on the front line when the customers want and need them. Although hiring early does add to overhead by bringing employees aboard before they.

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5 Key Recovery Strategies Counter Economic Downturns

Startup Professionals Musings

It's far less expensive to nail down repeat business from your existing customers than it is to land new ones. Now is the time to reap the benefits of those good customer relationships that you've been cultivating. Viral marketing campaigns to lure new customers will cost you big money. Focus on your core competency.

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Hire ahead of need only when growth is stable.

Berkonomics

Although such a practice does add to overhead by bringing employees aboard before they become economic contributors to the bottom line, there is much to be said about service quality by having trained employees on the front line when the customers want and need them.

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Central Desktop Sees Q4 Increase

socalTECH

In a conversation with socalTECH, the firm's CEO and co-founder, Isaac Garcia, said the company had a record November and December, speculating that the economic environment actually drove adoption of its products. Garcia said that with the economic downturn and layoffs, he suspects there's been a push towards more virtual workers.

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5 Post-Recession Initiatives for Every Good Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It''s far less expensive to nail down repeat business from your existing customers than it is to land new ones. Now is the time to reap the benefits of those good customer relationships that you''ve been cultivating. Viral marketing campaigns to lure new customers will cost you big money. Focus on your core competency.

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5 Lessons From the Recession for Young Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

It's far less expensive to nail down repeat business from your existing customers than it is to land new ones. Now is the time to reap the benefits of those good customer relationships that you've been cultivating. Viral marketing campaigns to lure new customers will cost you big money. Focus on your core competency.