Growth During Recession? Small Businesses Say ?Yes!?
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How is Intuit helping small businesses?Small businesses are poised to weather the impending economic downturn and plan to grow despite it, according to a recent “Get Back to Business” survey sponsored by Intuit. To make this growth a reality, small businesses owners are relying on their experience and passion. In the coming weeks, we will add tips on how to improve your business and will have a series of 'Get Back To Business' webinars.Look at the below attachment for the 'Get Back to Business" survey results.Get Back to Business Webinar Series:* April 23: Rhonda Abrams, best-selling small business author and syndicated USAToday columnist "Thriving in a Recession: Opportunities in a downturn economy. How small businesses can grow "* May 7: Pam Newman, Entrepreneur.com columnist and QuickBooks ProAdvisor - "Cash is KING: Increasing your cash flow during a recession"* May 21: Anita Campbell, Editor in Chief of Small Business Trends -- "Making the Most of Online Marketing During a Downturn" Click Here to Register Now!! [ http://quickbooksgroup.com/qbl... ]
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Click on the link below to watch a video with Rhonda Abrams discussing how small businesses can excel during the current economic downturn.
Who is Rhonda Abrams?
A syndicated columnist, best-selling author, and popular public speaker, Rhonda Abrams has spent more than 15 years advising, mentoring and consulting entrepreneurs and small business owners. Her knowledge of the small business market and her passion for entrepreneurship have made her one of the nation?s most recognized advocates for small business.
Rhonda?s weekly newspaper column, ?Small Business Strategies,? is the nation?s most widely-read column about entrepreneurship, reaching more than 20 million readers through 130 newspapers, USATODAY.com [ http://www.usatoday.com/small/... ] , Inc.com [ http://www2.inc.com/app/author... ] , and Costco Connection magazine.
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Click on the link below to watch a video with Rhonda Abrams discussing how small businesses can excel during the current economic downturn.
Who is Rhonda Abrams?
A syndicated columnist, best-selling author, and popular public speaker, Rhonda Abrams has spent more than 15 years advising, mentoring and consulting entrepreneurs and small business owners. Her knowledge of the small business market and her passion for entrepreneurship have made her one of the nation?s most recognized advocates for small business.
Rhonda?s weekly newspaper column, ?Small Business Strategies,? is the nation?s most widely-read column about entrepreneurship, reaching more than 20 million readers through 130 newspapers, USATODAY.com [ http://www.usatoday.com/small/... ] , Inc.com [ http://www2.inc.com/app/author... ] , and Costco Connection magazine.
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Listen and enjoy!
I. Cash is King: Increasing Your Cash Flow During a Recession, with Pam Newman, Entrepreneur.com columnist
Listen and watch the Webinar
II. Making the Most of Online Marketing During a Downturn, with Anita Campbell, Editor in Chief of Small Business Trends
Listen and watch the Webinar:
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Tell us your questions about how to make in this economy and we will find experts to help provide answers
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Focus on your balance sheet. Keep liabilities low. Keep your staff lean and mean (well, not too mean)
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Q: How is Intuit helping small businesses?
A: Waiving service fees for Incs and LLCs until Dec 5.
More information is available in this post from Intuit's PR Manager, Sharna Brockett:
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This series is over (Obviously since the dates are old). But keep checking the site for future SB related webinars
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Use your downtime to create better short-, medium-, and long-term business strategies that fit your goals and budgets. If you have a little budget to spend, find someone local who can help you with your planning and fill out whatever weak spots you have. Do the things that you always wanted to do, but didn't have time for because you were too tied up running the business. Take time to go to chamber and other industry events. You'll keep busy and although you may not see a spike in revenue, you will be laying the groundwork for increased success in the future and will be better-positioned to weather future economic storms.
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I am a brand new business in Loveland Colo. I strated up in Sept. of 2008! We just have had 2 new pellet wood processing plants open within 120 miles from me ! Any ideals out there to inprove my newest Company to attract new business for delivery and pickup of Super Premium Pellets!
Sincerly,
Landluv from Loveland Colorado.
ps I'm holding my own in this economic crisis were in My feeling are if I can make it this first year then I'll be rockin when things get better in this country!
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hi, landluv:
My folks live in Maine where burning wood pellets has become so popular that local manufacturers have been hard put to keep up with demand. Prices took a big hike back in late summer before gas prices started to fall (cordwood has been selling for something like $240 a cord from what I hear!). I don't see oil prices staying depressed forever and gas is starting to rise again. Teach people about how to safely burn wood pellets and I think you'll have a sound business.
Dennis
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As Al Pacino siad in a movie" Always, Always....Always be closing. I like to say instead in order to close, you need to market, so Always, Always....Always be marketing!
Marketing you or marketing your business means, networking, using social media, networking groups. You cannot be heard if you don't speak & you cannot be seen if you are hiding. If you can't be seen or heard, you don't exist. Marketing, always be marketing~