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Connect with your contacts on a deeper level with a physical activity. Check out these four tips to get started.

That short description of what you do can put you at a competitive disadvantage. Here's a better approach.

Looking at your business and industry with fresh eyes is the best start to looking for new customers.

Here are five clients you want to stay away from.

If you want to take your business to the next level, you can't be pulled down by the dead weight of bad clients.

The learning curve doesn't have to be steep. Use these tactics when approaching people whether online or in the real world.

Use these tips to avoid working for free.

There has been a paradigm shift in what is important to protect at companies.

Whether you want prospective clients to engage with your business, it's important to recognize the types of online behavior that discourage potential client involvement.

Elite performers -- whether fighter pilots, actors or athletes -- spend time visualizing processes, ticking off items on checklists and predicting obstacles, all in their mind.

So Barbara Walters created her list of 2014's most fascinating people. Here's an overview by another Walters, a publicist with ideas how to maximize this social-media tool to your benefit in 2015.

The keys to bringing in the business that is most beneficial is to know whom you are looking for and what they are looking for.

Economic and technology improvements have given professional services companies much to appreciate.

Put out a bit of you, showcasing your home, cooking and entertainment style and watch the business relationship grow. Here's how to pull off a complete evening.

As a new entrepreneur, to obtain referrals you have to have clients. But where do you get started?

Companies need not search through scary amounts of emails and attachments to find a valuable client communication.

You don't want the clients that are hard sells.

If a client isn't responding to your emails, what do you do? Consider picking up the phone, or perhaps, revising your work.

It's awkward, but knowing how to say adieu to a problem customer can make all the difference.

A simple note of appreciation can go a long way with employees and clients alike. Here's how to do it right.

No matter how close you are to a professional contact, always be on your best behavior and do not share too much information.