ALEX BUSINESS BLOG

Before starting a small business of your own, you should know the risk factors. Which small businesses are the safest to start and which ones are considered a risky business? With a few facts in hand you can make a better business startup decision. The riskier your business, the harder it is going to be to secure a small business loan. The lending institutions along with banks will have these figures at hand and the kind of small business you want to start will play heavily in your business plan...
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If you live in the state of North Carolina, you know that farming plays a valuable role in the North Carolina economy. With nearly 9 million residents, the state has farms producing a wide variety of products. Indeed, North Carolina is a leader in the production of tobacco, sweet potatoes, and turkeys and the state is second in hogs and Christmas trees. Are you considering purchasing a farm? If so, please read on for suggestions on just how you can finance your proposed endeavor. Farm Associatio...
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Building a solid customer base is a necessity of any small business. Often times these smaller businesses cannot compete effectively with larger companies in terms of resources. For example, Tom's mini-Mart is not going to be a match for Farmer Jack's Grocery Chain. The later will beat them in parking, prices and variety every time! Therefore, there must be something more than just price to attract and retain customers. The good news is that many small businesses have benefits that larger compan...
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Small business advertising shouldn't be done like most of the advertising you see on T.V. ... or hear on the radio. There ARE exceptions, of course. But for the most part, small businesses shouldn't do much of the following: 1) Institutional advertising (a.k.a. "Madison Avenue" type advertising). 2) Public relations or simply publicity seeking. 3) Any type of response advertising that's non-measurable. The kind of advertising you SHOULD be doing is measurable. By this I mean you can ... a) ... c...
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/p> Advertising has come a long way since people used to carve messages into the bottoms of sandals, and it takes a little bit of research to make that progress do more for your small business. I say small business because I own and operate a small business specializing in helping small business make the most of their advertising budget by combining different forms of advertising. Print advertising will never disappear, as wonderful as the internet and television are there is still no substitut...
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Please feel free to use this article for your newsletter, ezine, or web site, in its entirety including the resource box. Please notify me of publication by sending a website link or a copy of your ezine when published mailto:cigllc@yahoo.com. Thank you! Short-Term or PayD ay Loans By Stanley T. Crawford Short-term loans, payday loans, and cash advances, these are often frowned upon by some people. Yet there is a large market for these loans. Most advice concerning these loans is not to obtain t...
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Buying radio? First off, let me say, I'm not knocking it. But read on and see how to use it to your best advantage. If you've been in a direct-to-consumer business for even 6 months, or are listed in the phone book, you've probably been pitched to by a radio station. No doubt you've listened to, and then quickly deleted, messages from account execs from stations from all formats. Maybe you've even entertained them in your office. Hopefully you didn't have to sanitize your phone or office afte...
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I could still recall the days of writing telegrams. That was before the fax machine, internet and email. Writing a telegram meant economy of words and so obvious verbs and needless adjectives had to be omitted. Today, with the advent of email and other cheap sources of communication you don't have to be that paranoid about your message-except you are writing an advertisement. When writing a classified ad for example, every word must count in the small space allowed and so word choice becomes ver...
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Here is a Quickie Guide to earn money with Google AdWords in just 30 minutes. The problem with Google AdWords is that it has become very difficult to find keywords at a reasonable price. Bidding on keywords like 'make money from home' or something in that range will kill your advertising budget in no time. So, you have to think out of the box, and find a niche. I use the free report from Word Tracker to find those niches. You can sign up for free at Word Tracker, and receive a list with the top ...
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We all are in search of the silver bullet that will put our business on autopilot and the only thing we have to do is to cash the checks. Aren't you looking for this as well? Isn't this the reason why you're actually reading all these articles, including this one? You're hoping to find the one tool, the surefire method, the hidden trick or the magic system that will make your dreams come true. Once again I have to disappoint you. There is no such thing as a silver bullet that will magically run ...
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