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		<title>global shipping</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The logistical support has a big step in the direction of his mission with the appointment of Mike Lee, that that trade in 2006, a new research report is Clarkson KG companies with operations in more than 220 countries and territories, wanted to improve the availability, Security,. International Freight Forwarders are the agents of cargo [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The logistical support has a big step in the direction of his mission with the appointment of Mike Lee, that that trade in 2006, a new research report is Clarkson KG companies with operations in more than 220 countries and territories, wanted to improve the availability, Security,. International Freight Forwarders are the agents of cargo and export of goods by sea and Air Freight Forwarding. We provide the logistics whole. WATER World News and updates in the company, employment, classifieds, properties, used vehicle, business services, banking rates or prices, forex,. Importers, agents years the market for B2B e-experience. Price of the 15th Year in a row at the Food Authority, the ceremony was held in Singapore. Law Firm of the Year Chambers and partners committed to annual ceremony. , Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola. Economic follows the United States in a slowdown rose to an early warning system. In English. Please contact us for more information about this topic. . Street provides full cargo by Canada, Mexico and the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, as well as the support for the dozens of studies. World shipping the 2012 along with maintaining a strong growth has in his first public companies of 1229032 shares at a price. Leaders 2007 gives you an overview of the policies, strategies and finance ministers of key players in this area.</p>
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		<title>merchandise purchasing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Purchasing manager, customers, agents and the purchase of a magazine for life. They buy the products and services of the company or institution must either resell to customers or to build their own use. From wholesale and retail buyer purchases goods such as clothing or electronics, for resale. Purchasing agent purchase of goods and services [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Purchasing manager, customers, agents and the purchase of a magazine for life. They buy the products and services of the company or institution must either resell to customers or to build their own use. From wholesale and retail buyer purchases goods such as clothing or electronics, for resale. Purchasing agent purchase of goods and services of their own company or organization, they can buy raw materials for manufacturing or office supplies, for example. Purchasing agents and customers of agricultural products, the purchase of products such as grain, Christmas trees, and tobacco for the continuation of the process or for resale.</p>
<p>Shopping experts believe that the price, quality, availability, reliability and technical support for the selection of suppliers and goods. It tries, the best agreements to facilitate their undertakings, that the highest quality of goods and services at the lowest cost for their companies. To cope with success, the head of purchasing, customers, agents and the purchase of study and sales levels of the current stock-taking, identification of foreigners and national providers, and to keep changes to both supply and demand for its products and necessary materials. To be effective, the purchase of technical specialists have knowledge of the products or services.</p>
<p>In the major industrial organizations, is often a distinction between the work of a buyer or servants and the purchase of a director of purchases. Joint purchasing agents focus on the routine purchase, often in a specific product or group of products such as steel, wood, cotton, grain, metal products, or petroleum products. Agents acquisition of the general conditions of the market, the prices and futures markets. CEO Stock normally do, whether complex or critical purchases May and monitoring a group of officials handling the purchase of other goods and services. If a person is director of the purchases, customers, agents or purchase depends a little from the industry and the practice of employers. But directors of the purchases often have a wide range of functions, the official purchase. May you actively seek new technologies and Providers. You can create, May and monitoring systems which enable the people within their organisations to buy their own supplies, reduce the cost per transaction.</p>
<p>Shopping specialists in the use of public institutions or companies to create the purchase commonly referred to as administrators, managers or agents, or specialists. These workers for the purchase of materials, parts, machinery, supplies, services and other inputs in the production of a final product. Purchasing agents and managers receive items from raw materials, manufactured coins, machinery and office supplies of services for the construction and flight tickets. Some directors of the shopping specializes in the placement and supervision of contracts and are considered contract for the supply or the manager.</p>
<p>Often, the purchase of specialists in the government set up to the pressures and the offers and offers over the Internet. Government on the purchase of staff and the operators must adhere strictly to the laws and regulations in their work to avoid any appearance of an irregularity.</p>
<p>Shopping specialists who buy finished products for resale are employees of wholesale and retail trade establishments in which they are commonly known as the buyer of goods or manager. From wholesale and retail buyers are an integral part of a complex system of sales and merchandising, aimed at the broad spectrum of needs of consumers and wishes. Wholesale customers can you products directly from manufacturers or other large companies for resale in the retail business, the commercial establishments, institutions and other organizations. In retail businesses, customer goods wholesale or directly from the manufacturer for resale to the public.</p>
<p>The customers who determine to a large part of its products is the establishment for sale. It is therefore important that they have the ability to predict what remedies for consumers. They must remain abreast of current trends, because a failure, this could be the profits and reputation of their company. They keep track of inventories and sales of software on with the business of cash registers. The buyers even after the ads in newspapers and other media to check marketing activities of competitors, and they see the economic environment to anticipate the buying habits of consumers. The buyers of work for large and medium-sized companies usually specialize to acquire one or two lines of goods, while the buyer of work for small businesses May purchase comprehensive inventory of the house.</p>
<p>The use of private brands of goods and the consolidation to buy the services grew the responsibility of the customers in the retail sector. The brands of goods for a retailer, the buyer requires, in close cooperation with suppliers to develop and maintain the desired product. The reduction and consolidation benefits from the purchase increases the demands on the customers because, although the extent of the work remains unchanged, there are fewer people to meet. The result is an increase in the workload and responsibility for all.</p>
<p>Many managers of goods, help in the planning and implementation of programmes to promote sales. Working with the executives of goods, they determine the type of purchase and sale of articles in succession. May-Manager of goods, the work of the staff of advertising for an advertising campaign. For example, May, in which media, the display newspapers, direct mail, television, or a combination of the three. Also, the operators of goods, often go in the marketing language to ensure that the goods are properly displayed. The customers remain in contact with the store and direction to know what products sell well, and what the customers require, in the range. Often assistant buyer for the award of contracts and the monitoring of shipments.</p>
<p>Evaluation of suppliers is a key task for the director of purchasing, customers, agents or purchase. Many companies are moving today on a timetable for production, without waste and use just in time, inventories, possible delays in the supply chain and stop the production, the cost of the company to its customers and reputation. Professional shopping use many resources to know everything, what they are on potential suppliers. The Internet has become an effective tool in the search for catalogues, magazines and publications industry and society, and directories. Professional purchase from participating in conferences, trade fairs, conferences and to learn new trends in industry and the contact with the supplier. Purchasing manager, the staff and the customers are usually the potential suppliers and maintenance visit their farms and distribution centers in the assessment of their capabilities. It is important to ensure that the supplier will be able to define the production of goods or services in due course on the right volume, without compromising the quality. Once all the necessary information about the supplier collected, the orders and contracts are assigned to these suppliers that meet the needs of the customer. Most processes the transaction is now using automated systems for electronic procurement, between suppliers and companies, and over the Internet.</p>
<p>Professional shopping can get immediate access to thousands of specifications of products, stocks, and their customers to buy in order to avoid overpaying goods and documents to avoid bottlenecks, the goods of the population or of goods, the surpluses do not sell so. These systems allow quick selection, adaptation, and the ability to order the products, and it allows customers to focus on the analysis and qualitative aspects of employment. Long-term contracts are an important strategy for the acquisition of the professionals, because it allows the consolidation of the foundations of their customers to supply a small number of suppliers. In today&#8217;s global economy, directors of the purchases, customers, agents and the purchase is to be expected with foreign suppliers May, to be reproduced in other countries and with other cultures and languages.</p>
<p>Change business practices have changed the traditional roles for the purchase or management of the supply of specialists in many industries. For example, companies in the manufacturing sector more and more workers in this profession in most stages of development of products because of their ability, for a part of this material, or the cost, availability and the ability to its destination. Also of any problems through the provision of materials by May to prevent the hearing of the service for shopping in the early stages of product development.</p>
<p>Shopping specialists often work in close cooperation with other members of the organization when deciding on the purchase, an agreement sometimes called &#8220;the purchase team.&#8221; For example, a regulation in May they discuss the design of the custom of products with the Society of Engineers in design, talking about the problems concerning the quality of goods purchased with the quality assurance of engineers and production supervisors, or an expedition to the problems Manager in the department.</p>
<p>Environmental work. Most purchases, customers, and purchasing agents work in offices. They often work more than the standard than 40 hours per week, due to special sales, conferences, or the deadlines for submission. Evenings and weekends is also the joint and leave before returning to the school seasons for those who work in the retail sector. Therefore, many companies, retail outlets, that the use of vacation during periods of peak.</p>
<p>The buyers of goods and managers often work under great pressure. Because of the wholesale and retail trade are so competitive, customers need the physical endurance to the pace of the nature of their work.</p>
<p>Many directors of the purchases, customers, agents and the purchase of travel at least several days per month. The customers from around the world for companies to manufacture and wholesale, and the buyers of haute couture, May travel outside the United States.</p>
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		<title>What customers expect when they make a complaint</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all make mistakes from time to time. When it comes to running a business, these mistakes can lead to a customer making a complaint. This is looked at in depth in the section entitled ‘When things go wrong’. In this introduction I would like to point out the ten expectations that customers commonly have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We all make mistakes from time to time. When it comes to running a business, these mistakes can lead to a customer making a complaint. This is looked at in depth in the section entitled ‘When things go wrong’. In this introduction I would like to point out the ten expectations that customers commonly have when it comes to having a complaint resolved. By knowing what your customers expect, you may develop<br />
a greater understanding of the complaint process and of ways to resolve complaints quickly and fairly. Customers expect most of the following whenever they make a complaint:<br />
1. To be treated with respect (acknowledgment that their<br />
business is important).<br />
2. To be addressed by name in a courteous and sincere manner.<br />
3. To deal with someone in authority who can resolve the<br />
complaint quickly.<br />
4. To have the complaint taken seriously.<br />
5. To receive an explanation of how a particular problem<br />
occurred.<br />
6. To be called back when promised.<br />
7. To be given progress reports if a problem can’t be resolved<br />
on the spot.<br />
8. To be given options to resolve a problem.<br />
9. To receive a sincere apology when an error is made.<br />
10. To be assured that the problem won’t happen again.<br />
As business owners and operators, it’s easy to be defensive<br />
when a customer makes a complaint. However, we should all<br />
be grateful, because it gives us the opportunity to do something<br />
about it. Unfortunately, most complaints are never<br />
voiced; unhappy customers simply go elsewhere and tell their<br />
friends to avoid your business. Look at every complaint as an<br />
opportunity.</p>
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		<title>Hiring &#038; Keeping the Best People (Part 1)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hiring Process - Attracting the Best People
• Define the requirements of the agency. You have to know very clearly
In terms of recruitment, as well as the skills, experience,
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• Recruitment. This step is its strategic network
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<p>• Define the requirements of the agency. You have to know very clearly<br />
In terms of recruitment, as well as the skills, experience,<br />
Attitude, and the personal characteristics that you and other<br />
involved in the process of recruitment.<br />
• Recruitment. This step is its strategic network<br />
a group of qualified applicants. Screening<br />
CV is a part of this step.<br />
• Interviews. The process serves both the<br />
the investigators and the applicant the opportunity,<br />
the information they need to make the best use<br />
decision.The best interviews have a core of questions about<br />
all candidates and a common basis for comparison<br />
and an evaluation.<br />
• The assessment of the candidates. Once all the candidates were asked<br />
those in the decision on the setting should<br />
an objective assessment of the individual. This is a decision<br />
Parents can help organize the maintenance of notes and memories<br />
for many people.<br />
• Decision and health care. The last phase of the recruitment process<br />
is the decision-making and the expansion of a job objective offer.Always<br />
The process of setting 29<br />
for the individual who can help in their organization more<br />
Success.<br />
Like any process of recruitment remains improvement.You<br />
and the organization as a whole can be more effective in recruiting<br />
If each event as an experience. According<br />
what have you done well, and what he has done, to poorly.Then<br />
Learning in the field of recruitment and their next experience.<br />
30 recruiting and retaining the best people</p>
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		<title>&#8220;TEAM BUILDING&#8221; Building A High Performance Team - 5 Steps</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something not quite right to work. His colleagues are usually a good group and the work is done, but you&#8217;re still too early, at the end and leave a full breakfast is a distant memory.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is something not quite right to work. His colleagues are usually a good group and the work is done, but you&#8217;re still too early, at the end and leave a full breakfast is a distant memory.</p>
<p>It is very likely that the size or reorganized, so radically, there is zero tolerance for mistakes or delays, and the expansion of their working time for the relay. What we really need is some form of assistance to build a team of high performance, a balanced life and work of all of us.<br />
Step 1 - master their own destiny</p>
<p>Good understand, you do not need to &#8220;head&#8221;, a team with high performance. It is simply that the average yield pushes, just because you do not support. Do you remember - it&#8217;s your life will be frittered away by all these hours at work to maintain control over their work and life and your own boss, manage your own team.</p>
<p>Step 2 - Set your eggs in one basket</p>
<p>It is likely that you are a member or director of several teams in the workplace. Think of the teams that are working well and could with care and attention. The need to improve the entire team or just one? For small and invest in their efforts to improve the equipment, the biggest difference in their professional life. As I said, Rome was not built in a day.</p>
<p>Step 3 - If you do not know broke, how to solve this problem?</p>
<p>Regardless of how the team was calling on the constructive power. In the classic &#8220;The education, rail, and cohesion Making&#8221; model of material for the construction, the attack is part of the opposition, the opposition and dissatisfaction. Questions to the team its customers what they think. Questions to the team what they think of themselves as a group and individually. Learn to recognize the strengths of the team, to discuss whether deficiencies in the performance or a plan for closure.</p>
<p>Step 4 - Good exercise prevents the poor performance</p>
<p>The players spend 95% of their time in the rehearsals for the big game. How long you and your team invest in the practice of basic skills and teamwork? Even if you 1 hour in a meeting in an efficient team, the planning, does what and when, is still less than 3% for their work. Construction and maintenance of a team with high performance, need not be too expensive or consumers to time, if you build its work in the normal life.</p>
<p>Step 5 - A point in time</p>
<p>Next trips. Enter your focus team worked well and building a team of maintenance regime. Secondly, on the other teams in their lives. What is the most productive institutions that can be reproduced in the teams less effective? Behavior behaviour races, and you develop a reputation as a team leader or member efficiently, you&#8217;ll be pleasantly surprised at what it is easier to improvements elsewhere.</p>
<p>As my grandmother said, no desire to see the bones of the bones should be back! Teams of high-performance is not on the air - are the direct result of thought and action plans. Follow these five easy steps to the high-profit teams and more breaks breakfast.</p>
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		<title>Shipping Companies Can Damage Your Inventory and Just Walk Away</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The trade fairs are the big companies, and a large part of big business marketing. Caro shows, trade, marketing, all these elements are necessary to meet a good position. And these elements are often sent from transport companies in order to show that the space.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="result_box" dir="ltr">The trade fairs are the big companies, and a large part of big business marketing. Caro shows, trade, marketing, all these elements are necessary to meet a good position. And these elements are often sent from transport companies in order to show that the space.</p>
<p>If your confidence in a shipping company for the transport of goods, for their valuable for fair trade, who is responsible if something happens there? And how will you be compensated if something were lost or destroyed? The answers will surprise you May.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you can find on the hard disk so that the company had decided that, trust and has little or no responsibility for the safety of transport their property straight.</p>
<p>They, like others, May wonder why these large conglomerates are not responsible for the dispatch or the punishment in case of loss of a consignment. Financially, they have little incentive to resolve their dilemma, shipping missing. If this is a loss or when the supply is because they are for only five cents per book. Yes, you read that correctly, this right, five cents per book.</p>
<p>There is no logical reason behind them is responsible for this price a little. Other commodities, what if everything is a value in books? If you consider the small parts tend to have a value much greater than the heavy objects. Think jewellery, then the 5-cent book, perhaps to compensate, if your living room display jewelry shortage? However, if something is lost, you get almost nothing. It is not only inappropriate, financially devastating.</p>
<p>May you wonder that these companies, you can with it. Possibly unknown companies, small companies without foreign reputation? It would be a mistake. These are well-known companies like FedEx, UPS and other large freight companies. They are governed by the law at least this responsibility to the goods, persons missing.</p>
<p>These companies freight you the possibility of an additional insurance carriers early. Although the self-insured, you pay only a small fortune if something happens, they have no control. Nice of them, is not it?</p>
<p>Not only you forever, but you also taken into account if the size of the cargo is in progress, and then to the &#8220;standard shipping.&#8221; To give an example, UPS, a premium of at least $ 100 if a dimension in the length, width or height of more than one hundred and twenty inches. There are many other &#8220;extra&#8221; cost, and this is a good idea to secure your role in society before the transport their goods on them.</p>
<p>If your house is in the supervision, care and control &#8220;as to avoid liability? If we knew, perhaps we would be in a position to correct it. However, until it turns product, its cargo of confidence in a company Navigation is a little like games of chance, because nobody has to guess whether to see you again.</p>
<p>At the time, perhaps the only thing we can do is when we think of anything that value, in particular back and forth for trade fairs, adding the delivery of your companies in the insurance policy, with a driver at a low cost. It is fast and easy a solution, and compared with the potential cost much to lose, is relatively inexpensive. This avoid suffering not only a struggle.</p></div>
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		<title>What It Takes To Run A Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When managing a small business you need many qualities and skills. You won’t be able to rely on the support you would receive at a larger company. You certainly need good interpersonal skills – the ability
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When managing a small business you need many qualities and skills. You won’t be able to rely on the support you would receive at a larger company. You certainly need good interpersonal skills – the ability<br />
to communicate well with different people in different situations. This means knowing when to listen as well as speak. Sound commercial skills will enable you to make wise decisions, not least, being able<br />
to spot a business opportunity and act on it. Knowledge brought about by experience helps you to make important decisions. You learn from your successes and failures. Every business manager has to be able to sell – whether it’s products to customers or the concept of your business to a bank manager, for example.<br />
Many small-business managers struggle with selling but, no matter how good your idea is, you’ve got to be able to sell it. Passion, commitment and hard work are all crucial. People need to put in the hours when<br />
trying to establish a business, but the need for this usually lessens when the business has been up and running for a while. You will need plenty of courage and determination. People will reject you. Having overall<br />
responsibility has made me feel lonely at times, but I enjoy the challenge and it gives you immense satisfaction when things go right. You can’t shy away from making difficult or unpopular decisions. I’ve had to let people go in the past, which is among the most difficult things I’ve ever had to do. Remaining organised is very important. It helps me to stay in control, prioritize my tasks, deal with demanding<br />
workloads and get the most out of my time in work. I also think it’s important to realize your limitations and get others to do things for you. It pays to know when to delegate. Having your own business<br />
is definitely a lifestyle choice. I’ve had to make sacrifices. I don’t see my family and friends anywhere near as much as I’d like to, for example. You need to be able to cope with pressure – which can be considerable when things aren’t going well. There have been times when it would have been easier for me to throw in<br />
the towel, but you have to stay enthusiastic and maintain a positive, long-term outlook. As well as finding the drive and desire to make things work, frequently you need to be resourceful and resilient. Many<br />
times I’ve had to pick myself up and just get on with things. Having a measure of selfconfidence<br />
definitely helps, but it is something that grows. You start off with some experience; you practice; you get some things right; you learn from your mistakes; and you develop more confidence as a result.</p>
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		<title>What to consider when looking for a Business Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BASING YOUR BUSINESS in a shopping mall has certain advantages over renting space in a strip mall or in a traditional retail district. A mall has built-in foot traffic, good parking, and a mallwide marketing budget. It’s best to work with an experienced real estate broker who represents many malls in your area. Shop carefully; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BASING YOUR BUSINESS in a shopping mall has certain advantages over renting space in a strip mall or in a traditional retail district. A mall has built-in foot traffic, good parking, and a mallwide marketing budget. It’s best to work with an experienced real estate broker who represents many malls in your area. Shop carefully; renting space is costly, and you don’t want to be stuck in the wrong place. When you go out looking, consider the following:<br />
? How much space will you need for your sales and storage<br />
areas?<br />
? What kinds of businesses are operating around you? Are<br />
they competitive or complimentary?<br />
? How responsive is the management company to tenants?<br />
Speak to other small retailers in the mall to find out.<br />
? What hours is the mall open on weekdays? Weekends?<br />
Holidays?<br />
? Do you like the feeling of the place? Can you see yourself<br />
working here every day? Visit the mall at different times<br />
of the day and night to check foot traffic and parking<br />
availability.<br />
? How many arrests for shoplifting were made in the recent<br />
months? Mugging? Vandalism in the parking lot? Check<br />
with the local police department to determine the safety<br />
and security of the mall.<br />
? Will you be paying for utilities? Do you have to pay for all<br />
interior improvements? Can you sublease the space to<br />
another business? Make sure you understand exactly what<br />
your lease includes and sign the shortest lease possible to<br />
give yourself an out if your business fails.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Tell the Truth&#8221;—It’s Critical</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telling the truth is critical to business success. Being honest helps hone your vision for the company.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Telling the truth is critical to business success. Being honest helps hone your vision for the company.<br />
While you may be tempted to hype sales figures or inflate projections to make yourself feel better, don’t. These little untruths will come back to bite you. Convincing yourself that things are great, or even OK, when they are really terrible creates serious trouble sooner or later. Successful business people admit they need help. They are willing to acknowledge mistakes and change direction, no matter how embarrassed or upset they may feel. They base their decisions on fact, not fiction, and take responsibility for their actions.</p>
<p>Telling the truth to your employees shows you care enough about them to share the good and the bad news. In most cases, keeping bad news secret backfires. Smart employees will eventually pick up on negative information and feel betrayed by your silence. If you are facing a cash flow crunch or major crisis, rally the troops around you, ask for their help, and work together to turn things around. Being honest with customers and suppliers is critical to forming strong relationships. If you make a mistake, quickly admit it and find out what it will take to remedy the situation. Making excuses, pointing fingers, and shifting blame will get you absolutely nowhere. Customers appreciate dealing with a company that admits it’s not perfect but works</p>
<p>hard to untangle problems. Deal in an open and clear manner with all your vendors and suppliers. If your sales are slowing, and you know you won’t be ordering as many cardboard boxes, yards of cloth, or other regular supplies, give your suppliers a heads-up. They will appreciate your candor and, in many cases, stick by you if you are going into a temporary slide. If your business is seasonal, make sure they understand the fluctuations so they can serve you better. Telling the truth in negotiation also has a powerful effect. This goes against most negotiating strategies. I know people appreciate our straightforward approach.<br />
Down the line, if something doesn’t feel right, I try to get out of it as smoothly and as ethically as possible. Sometimes the chemistry isn’t right, or you realize you’ve made a mistake by taking on a certain aspect of the project. Maybe you simply don’t like dealing with the people you have to deal with. So tell the truth and move along. People will respect you, and new opportunities will surely replace the ones you leave behind.</p>
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		<title>Collect Bad Debts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people owe you money, it hurts you and your business. No matter how careful your credit-granting policy may be, someday, sometime, some people will fall behind on their bills and owe you money. The key to collecting money from customers is to do it in a way that won’t ruin the business relationship.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When people owe you money, it hurts you and your business. No matter how careful your credit-granting policy may be, someday, sometime, some people will fall behind on their bills and owe you money. The key to collecting money from customers is to do it in a way that won’t ruin the business relationship.</p>
<p>You have to determine whether the person or company has temporarily fallen on hard times, or if it is going under and has no ability or intention to pay up. If a good customer is experiencing a short-term cash flow<br />
crunch, you might want to be patient. But speak directly with the business owner and tell him or her that while you are prepared to wait a few weeks longer for payment, you expect to be paid what is owed on the account. You should also ask for a partial payment as a sign of good faith. If you find out a customer is going out of business, move quickly to try to collect something before all the assets vanish. Ask your lawyer to write a strong collections letter. If there is no immediate response, you might look into filing<br />
what is called a “writ of attachment” in court. This puts the matter before a judge, who can call a hearing to determine whether there are any assets to attach. You may not end up being paid in cash, but if the business is liquidated you could end up with office furniture, a truck, or some other equipment. However, try a firm collections letter before going to court.</p>
<p>When you write a collections letter, be sure to:<br />
? Clearly tell the customer what he owes.<br />
? State your demand; spell out exactly what you want him<br />
to do.<br />
? Explain your next course of action if he doesn’t pay right<br />
away.</p>
<p>If you don’t have the time, patience, or staff to deal with deadbeat customers, it might be better to turn matters over to a collection agency. Collection agencies work on a contingency basis, usually keeping about 35 percent of what they collect as payment for their services.</p>
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