Building a Business
Vendor vs. C-Suite: How Do You Prove Your Value to a Skeptical Client?
Five things you can do right now to keep the marriage intact.
By Aly Saxe
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Building a Business
Cultivating Relationships With Vendors Opens a World of Opportunity
When managed correctly, the relationship with a key vendor is a powerful partnership you can work together to enhance.
Business Funding
Should You Consider Hiring a Crowdfunding Consultant?
These advisers can be invaluable members of your team, or a complete waste of money. Ask these questions before making a decision.
Building a Business
4 Tips for Persuading People by Listening to Them
The more a person feels they were heard, the more memorable they find what you said to them.
By Dave Mattson
Online Presence
How to Find the Most Fascinating People on LinkedIn
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.
Building a Business
Evaluate New Vendors That Will Help the Business Expand
Working with others is all about building relationships, and the process of selecting service providers should be focused on finding those who will connect with executives and the company as a whole and stick around for the long haul.
By Adi Vaxman
Building a Business
The Art of Crafting Successful Vendor Relationships
Partnering with established service providers allows a young company to scale more quickly and focus on developing and refining the core business.
By Zeke Adkins
Building a Business
Tell Them You Care With a Holiday Card. Use These 5 Tips to Do It Right.
Sending out greetings to your vendors, customers and clients is a simple business strategy that provides you with a 10-fold return.
Building a Business
Controlling the Uncontrollable
When getting a startup off the ground, entrepreneurs have to rely on others. Here is how to overcome the challenges of depending on external partners.
Building a Business
Don’t Pay a Consultant Before Chatting With Your Vendor
Vendors have unique access and insight. Their perspective is typically available for the price of a friendly conversation.
By Shaul Kuper
Building a Business
How to Choose the Best Printer for Your Direct Mail Campaign
These tips can help you choose the printer whose product and service will meet your needs.
Building a Business
3 Situations When You Should Shut Your Mouth
While entrepreneurs could babble on and on about their endeavor and how much they accomplished, sometimes it pays to just listen to others.
Building a Business
How Homeboy Industries Landed a Distribution Deal With Supermarkets
The non-profit which employs former gang members is now selling a selection of food products at Ralphs and Food 4 Less chains.
Marketing
Hey, Small-Business Owner: Do You Shop Local?
If you want consumers to shop local, encourage them by shopping locally for your own business.
By Carol Tice
Building a Business
How to Tap the Power of ‘Thank You’
Expressing gratitude can be good for business. Here are ways to make your appreciation more meaningful to your employees, vendors and customers.
Business News
Nine Ways to Find Hidden Savings in Your Outsourcing Invoice
A do-it-yourself audit of your IT contract could uncover costly billing errors. Here are tips for spotting the most common.