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CONTENTS
- Women's History Month Special:
- Lillian Vernon's Advice For Women Business Owners
- Lillian Vernon's Tips For Success
- Is Your Website Violating Trademark Law?
- 5 Secrets To Getting Organized
- Sales Motivators
- Find Suppliers, Get Found
- A Pirate's Look At The Internet
- The Birth Of A Niche Site
- Four Steps To A More Successful Team
- Tell A Friend
- Sponsorship And Advertising Info
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL LILLIAN VERNON'S ADVICE FOR WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS
Are you a woman with big dreams for your small kitchen-table operation?
Do you need a role model to whom you can look when the your neighborhood
bank, your friends, and maybe your spouse, too, acts like you're crazy
to want to do anything more challenging than clip coupons or work in a
boring job? Look no further than Lillian Vernon. To mark both of Women's History Month and the Lillian Vernon Corporation's 50th year in
business, we interviewed Ms.Vernon about her own success and about
women business ownership. Read about the obstacles she faced and her advice
for women business owners today.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/homeoffice/
lillian_interview.htm
LILLIAN VERNON'S TIPS FOR SUCCESS
What does it take for any entrepreneur to succeed? Read these additional
success tips from Ms. Vernon.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/homeoffice/
lillian_tips.htm
IS YOUR WEBSITE VIOLATING TRADEMARK LAW?
Before you use a trade name or your competitor's name in your web site's
meta tags, you'd better check with an attorney! Use of trademarked
material on your web site in order to increase traffic could be an
invitation for a lawsuit. Here's what you need to know:
http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/
webtrademark.htm
5 SECRETS TO GETTING ORGANIZED
One of the biggest challenges in organizing a mess is figuring out where
to start. Without a game plan, you're likely to become overwhelmed and
then nothing gets done. Use these five secrets to help you get started.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/homeoffice/
orgsecrets.htm
SALES MOTIVATORS
Need a way to boost profits without increasing expenses? Try implementing these three tactics. Your sales will go up and
you won't have to spend a dime.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/marketing/
3motivators.htm
FIND SUPPLIERS, GET FOUND
Are you looking for exotic plants? Or gift baskets to send customers?
Would you like to find a virtual assistant? Promotional products? Or a
trucking company? Find them all in the National Small Business Network
business-to-business directory. There is no charge for searching the
directory, and at the present time, no charge for being listed in the
directory. Check it out and get your business listed now!
http://www.businessknowhow.net
When you're done, stop into the network bulletin board and share your
business tips and hints and questions with other small and home businesses online. (Note: the bulletin board
is for discussion only. Please don't post ads there.)
http://www.businessknowhow.com/forum/
A PIRATE'S LOOK AT THE INTERNET
Has your company web site fallen victim to a cybersquatter? If your
business has a distinctive name, you are at least at risk, and may have
already been hit. Fortunately, there are laws that can protect you from
this new-age piracy.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/pirate.htm
THE BIRTH OF A NICHE SITE
You've heard it over and over again: the way to success for small e-Commerce sites is to specialize in a niche market.
You can further capitalize on that theory with a little help from our web expert.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/marketing/nichesite.htm
FOUR STEPS TO A MORE SUCCESSFUL TEAM
Successful management depends on working as a team. To attain that goal
and keep the team strong, you must employ motivation, affirmation,
inspiration and action. Read these four steps to keeping your management
effective.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/4steps.htm
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