Friday May 25, 2012
Want to start a business but don't have a lot of money to invest?
Then you'll want to have a look at these 7 Inexpensive Business Ideas, ideas for profitable businesses you can start inexpensively and quickly.
For even more ideas for businesses you may be able to start without making too much of an investment, visit the Small Business Ideas section of this website, where you'll find a collection of small business idea articles, including Best Business Opportunities 2012 and Top 10 Home Business Opportunities.
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Thursday May 24, 2012
Is your elevator pitch good enough to actually persuade someone to give your business $10,000 on a real elevator ride?
If it is, you could win $10,000 in Visa's Small Business Elevator Pitch Contest.
But they mean it. If you're selected as a finalist, you'll only have 49 storeys to convince the contest judges to award you with that $10,000 to help grow your small business.
Start the process by entering at Visa's Small Business $10,000 Elevator Pitch Contest Facebook page. (Note that you need to like the page to register and enter.)
The Elevator Pitch Contest is only open to Canadian residents. Entries close June 27, 2012. Finalists will present their elevator pitch to a panel of judges on an elevator ride of approximately 60 seconds in Toronto, Ontario at One King West Hotel & Residence the week of July 16, 2012.
More on Elevator Pitches
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Wednesday May 23, 2012
Advertising? You don't need to bother with it much if you treat your customers right.
Albert E. Schindler shares 5 Secrets of Good Customer Service, including how to build business to customer loyalty.
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Tuesday May 22, 2012
Multifunction printers can be ideal printing solutions for small businesses. Besides their obvious space saving features, having a single multifunction printer that prints, faxes, copies, and scans can be much more economical than buying four separate machines.
Combine that with the fact that many of the newer printers let you print and/or scan from mobile devices and the cloud, and you're definitely going to want to have a look at these top multifunction inkjet printers.
The selection includes a color inkjet that can scan media that's up to 11" x 17" and another that comes with comes with a 35 mm film and slide scanning adapter.
More Printer Choices
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