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How To Start A Medical Tourism Business

YoungUpstarts

Another important function of the medical tourism facilitator, besides functioning as a liaison between the patient and medical personnel, is to find an affordable package for the customer that includes costs related to travel expenses, medical bills, lodging costs, and so on. Costa Rica: Cosmetic surgery. Turkey: Eye surgery.

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Entrepreneur Focus: Ashley Black and Her New Year, New You 2021 Program

The Startup Magazine

She traveled to India to receive custom-made pelvic implants, which greatly improved her mobility. Ashley saw the benefit of social media messaging to market the treatment, so she launched a Facebook advertising campaign to explain the benefits of FasciaBlasting. Ashley Black is not the type to give up on herself.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: TripAdvisor

Seeing Both Sides

I remember last year settling into the booth of a café deep in the rainforest in Costa Rica and looking up to see a placard on the table begging for a positive TripAdvisor review. When he saw TripAdvisor.com start to pick up traffic, he decided to pursue an online advertising based business model with banner ads.

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How to Start a Travel Agency

Up and Running

Find out who the major players are that you’ll be competing against, determine who your ideal customer is, and define what they want. How do you want your customers to feel when they visit your website, view your advertising, or use your services? Why should customers use your services, rather than just book a trip themselves?

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Ten Things I Will Never Have to Do Again

Software By Rob

In other words, I’d rather spend my time writing code, talking to customers, and marketing my products than managing employees who would do that work for me. If I go back to Costa Rica I will likely be off the grid for a week or two and I won’t worry about it while I’m gone.

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Customer Service Lessons for Entrepreneurs from United Airlines

Small Business Force

When it comes to customer service, United Airlines has provided a treasure trove of lessons that small business owners should embrace. Earlier this month they ejected a man and woman on their way to be married in Costa Rica because they had the temerity to change their seats when another sleeping passenger occupied theirs.

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Ten Things I Will Never Have to Do Again

Software By Rob

In other words, I’d rather spend my time writing code, talking to customers, and marketing my products than managing employees who would do that work for me. If I go back to Costa Rica I will likely be off the grid for a week or two and I won’t worry about it while I’m gone.