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How to Set Your Fees in Any Economy

Many entrepreneurs frequently struggle with setting a fee schedule for their work. While it’s tempting to set a low price and cut profit in order to lure customers, this strategy will almost always backfire. Some customers may resist your attempts to increase prices later on, while others will be suspicious of what they are receiving [...]

How to Choose a Legal Entity for Your Business

Incorporating Services, Inc. Michael Chiller and Jody Fortuna If you are just starting out, and have not yet officially started a business, this business audio interview will shed some light on many questions you may have about starting your own business. This short interview is less than 24 minutes, but packs a powerful message you [...]

How to Create Your Business Plan – Audio Interview

audio interview between Edison Guzman and Charlene Finerty reveals the simple steps any one can take to create their own business plan. Listen in as you discover why business plans are NOT just for people starting a business. The interview is short, to the point, and gets the message accross in a simple interview format. [...]

How to Create Customer Confidence

Edison R. Guzman A&E Advertising and Web Design Customer confidence is important to every successful small business, but particularly to those that offer services. Here, the customer’s satisfaction determines whether you cultivate loyalty or an unfavorable reputation through word-of-mouth. The foundation of this confidence is quality. The typical customer knows little about the technical side [...]

How to Build Loyalty and a Successful Business

High overhead costs are nothing new to large department stores and retail chains. But the results of a sluggish economy typically are new cost-cutting measures, including deep cuts in customer service personnel. The result is largely a self-service shopping environment that customers might tolerate or even prefer for certain types of purchases, but a nightmare [...]