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10 Proven Ways to Grow Your Small Business

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If your sales have recently hit a plateau, check out these 10 proven methods to continue growing your business. You went through the process of identifying a target market when developing your business plan. But now you have an active customer base that you need to engage with and in the process improve your business.

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Beyond the Business Plan: “Lucky” 13 Essentials You Won’t Learn In Business School

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Rarely is employee turnover talked about in business schools — and you won’t see it as a line item on a business plan, either — but it has the potential to be one of the biggest costs for your business. Heart isn’t something you can learn from a book, class, or seminar. Don’t treat your employees like commodities.

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29 Entrepreneurs Share Nonmonetary Benefits and Perks of Their Business

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Thanks to Marco Scanu, Visa Business Plans ! #6- 6- High freedom Photo Credit: Tim Connon The best nonmonetary benefits to my business are the high amount of freedom I have. We offer employee training programs, seminars, and workshops at no cost. What are the nonmonetary benefits and perks to your business?

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Business Advice Podcasts: Why Every Entrepreneur Should Tune In

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If you ask the biggest names in business how they got to where they are now, they’ll all have at least one story about a time when somebody older and wiser gave them some advice that changed their outlook and led to bigger and better things. Business advice seminars and conferences are big business.

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Cannabis Marketing Without Paid Ads: How to Do it Right

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In-store educational seminars. Demonstrations and seminars allow you to share new cannabis innovations and scientific discoveries directly to your existing network. More importantly, they also help you gauge what makes your target audience “tick” through the power of high-bandwidth communication. Local outreach. Social proofs.

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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

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Build a good business plan. Participate in community events to expose people to your business. Find a mentor who can help you learn the business faster than any educational media or seminar can teach you. Start on your good idea. Discover an audience of eager buyers, and then focus on customer segmentation.

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6 Things to Consider Before Entering a Market

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Venture West Ranches is more of a boutique real estate brokerage that fills the gap in the market by providing estate planning seminars and building close relationships with organizations that are advocates for Montana ranchers. This is why writing a solid business plan is very helpful. Being an entrepreneur is scary.

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