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Entries from September 2007

Creating Your Successful Business Plan

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments · Home Based Business

By Budda Oliver
A business plan is basically a formal statement which describes business goals, the strategies for reaching these goals, and the reasons why they are believed to be attainable. A good business plan is a type of road map for you, as well as prospective financiers, lenders, or partners, to have a clear idea [...]

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Learn How to Make Amazing Custom Rugs: The Definitive Start Up Guide

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments · Home Based Business

When you attend our four day training program you will be given this informative insiders guide. Get everything [...]

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Rug Art for the Floor: New and Exciting Techniques in Modern Rug Making

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Home Based Business

By Russell Webb

Some would argue that the appreciation of fine art, like beauty, resides within the eye of the beholder, and their point is well taken and duly noted. If this same rule applies for rug design then I suppose that a cheap, discount, machine made rug reflects some artistic qualities… barely.
There is a different [...]

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Top 10 Business Plan Myths of Solo Entrepreneurs

September 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Home Based Business

By Terri Zwierzynski
Don’t let these stop you from having a business plan for success!
A recent study of 29,000 business startups noted that 26,000 of them failed. Of those failures, 67% had no written business plan. Think that’s a coincidence?
Here’s the top 10 myths Solo Entrepreneurs often have about business plans—usually, the reasons why they [...]

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Presentation Skills - One Very Important Tip

September 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Presentation Skills

Russell’s Quick Tip:
This product sells itself with the touch and feel factor!
The key is to create outstanding samples that you WOW your prospects with during your presentation. If you’re just getting started, you may not understand the dynamics of a proper presentation, and if I were to share a little secret with you: I didn’t [...]

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Shaw Develops Eco Friendly Backing

September 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Environmental Issues

Now that the majority of yarn systems are produced with recycling in mind, the next logical step would be to break out all of the components of the broadloom carpet and establish a complete ‘cradle to cradle‘ structure. The backing of the broadloom is generally a mesh-like action back that holds it all together between [...]

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Shaw: Carpet Maker to the World

September 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Home Based Business

By Jerry Grillo
Your mother always warned you not to leave any footprints on the carpet. She never said anything about carpet leaving its footprint on you. But it already has, in so many ways.
There’s the economic footprint Georgia’s enormous carpet industry is leaving on the state, especially the Northwest region, and the aesthetic footprint it [...]

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Carpet Manufacturers and the Environment

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments · Environmental Issues

By Russell Webb
The carpet industry has seen a modest transformation in the last few years. A previously unimpressive stance on environmental concerns had left a lot of environmental supporters grumbling.
Recently, the main players have changed their tune; no doubt because there’s some good profits down the line if they do. The current leaders in the [...]

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Presentation Skills: 3 Powerful and Easy to Remember Questions

September 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Presentation Skills

By Shari Alexander
Sometimes the hardest part of running a one-on-one meeting is knowing what to say at the beginning. What are the first words out of your mouth? It can be an awkward moment after you shake hands and say hello. You don’t want to jump into the “meat” of the meeting. There should be [...]

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More Sales with Less Selling

September 7th, 2007 · No Comments · Selling Tips

By Charlie Cook
Have you ever passed by a bakery display case without feeling the urge to buy at least one cookie, dessert or cinnamon bun? Have you ever taken a child into a candy store and not had them ask to buy at least one of their favorite sweets?
The smell of fresh baked goods and [...]

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