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Overcoming Objections Easily & Quickly
Being a successful salesperson isn't a talent that you are born with. Some people may have the right instincts and personality traits to potentially be good salespeople, but success still depends on learning and putting into practice the right selling techniques.
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JANUARY 2010 OFFER!
Sign up In January 2010 and have a visit from Sportacus as part of your Special Launch package!
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Care staff praised by employer for braving snow to reach vulnerable
The UK’s fastest growing care-at-home provider Bluebird Care has praised its dedicated staff for reaching vulnerable customers – despite treacherous weather conditions.
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Top Number Cruncher Joins Auditel Franchise
Auditel, the UK's leading Cost and Purchase Management Consultancy Franchise has been the career change choice for PricewaterhouseCoopers Chartered Accountant, Mike Jackson
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Six Business Presentation Tips That Your Customers Will Love
In business, like in life, presentation is important. Your customers'
perception of your sales staff, your back-office staff, and your brand help to mould how they perceive your business and their likelihood of doing business with you. Here are ten tips that you can follow which will entice your customers to sign on the dotted line.
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Sick of battling through the snow to work?
I must admit it was cruelly amusing this morning to watch all my neighbours wrapped up - struggling to dig out their cars before sliding off sideways down the road to work.
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THE BFA GIVES MARLA CUSTOM BLINDS AN EARLY CHRISTMAS SURPRISE
Mince Pies and Sherry All Round for Blind Fitting Franchise Awarded Provisional bfa Membership
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The Benefits of Exporting For a Small Business
Somehow, people have the perception that a small business does not export.
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The Benefits and Obstacles When Working From Home
The Technological Revolution
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Bluebird Care – staying ahead of the game
Bluebird Care has retained its position as the UK’s fastest growing provider of care at home with a group turnover of around £12 million, it revealed at its annual conference earlier this month
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What’s Wrong With Fat Cat Bonuses?
A millionaire entrepreneur has spoken out to support the bonus culture, adding that generating earnings through boosting profit is the way that all business people should be rewarded.
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Finance Packages Available for New Recruits to the Alchemy Network
Comprehensive financing packages offered by a major bank are to be made available to prospective partners and consultants looking to join The Alchemy Network.
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Invest in a profitable box!
The property investment sector has had a turbulent couple of years and many landlords and investors have been forced out of the market by a lack of cashflow and capital.
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Best Foot forward – Networking Skills for Women
It is a proven fact that active networking can significantly contribute to business growth. Start-up businesses find their first customers, micro-businesses increase their sales pipeline, and SMEs generate new streams of income through joint ventures, raising their profile, and adding to their client base.
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The Business Card
As a serious, or is that serial, networker I see many business cards daily.
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Large Networks – do we need them?
There's no getting away from the fact that face-2-face networking is an essential part of any business’s marketing strategy - businesses ignore that fact at your peril!
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Chichester Franchisee sees immediate success with ORCA Local.
ORCA Local Franchisee, Graham Youd, has quickly built up a substantial Franchise business in Chichester. Andrew Myers went to meet him…
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Newsletter success is all about sales!
...Dean Watmough, Managing Director of the ORCA Websites Franchise, offers some free advice to small businesses
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ORCA Local offers a lifeline to the British High Street
…don’t’ let your business flatline, get online!
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ORCA’s Franchisees have had a great month!
… last month saw more and more small businesses across the UK get online and start exploiting the commercial potential of the Internet!
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Restaurants discover the benefits of ORCA Local
... The ORCA Local Franchise is a great opportunity for you to help promote local businesses to local people
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400,000 new ‘green-collar’ jobs to be created
Government plan to get out of recession with growth in the green economy
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Location, location, location
YourHIPSearch to expand training centre locations
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Maximise profits from property to realise a ‘best in class’ business opportunity
The concept that ‘standing on the shoulders of giants’ is the most efficient route to success has been proven time and again, so it’s no surprise that franchising, as a sector, has continued to flourish, even in these difficult times.
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Taking best advantage of the 2009 Buy to Let market
2009 is providing some superb opportunities to acquire profitable property investments – we’re unlikely to see again in our lifetime a series of circumstances when property investing has looked so attractive.
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Home Business
Simon and Anna Mackaness run a property investment franchise business from their home just outside Northampton, providing high-quality, all inclusive accommodation to working professionals.
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Maximise profits from property to realise a ‘best in class’ business opportunity
In times of economic recession, maintaining good levels of cashflow in your business is more important than ever. Platinum Property Partners (PPP) is a unique franchise proposition which offers an opportunity that’s cash-positive from the outset.
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Busy investment franchise thrives as professionals switch career.
Platinum Property Partners (PPP), the UK’s fastest growing buy to let property investment franchise has reported its busiest first quarter since the company launched in July 2007.
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Steve Bolton – 'Strengthen your business by giving more'
It's all too easy in business, when the chips are down, to slash expenditure and take the attitude that you can't afford to focus on anyone or anything else.
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Ovarian cancer event held to raise awareness
A sparkling event has been held to raise awareness about ovarian cancer.
The 1230 Magical Moments event took place in the Canary Wharf Tower in London on 25 September and was supported by June Poster with a Frank Usher fashion show and Magic Circle member Matthew Duggan
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7 Key Reasons Why Women Franchise
45% of UK franchise owners are women (bfa/Natwest Survey 2007), and for good reason, franchising suits women. There are 7 key reasons why franchising is the right career choice for many women:
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Auditel Consultant Chris Gordon tackles The Pennine Way for the ‘Wonder Years’ charity
Chris Gordon and walking partner George Campbell have just recorded one of the fastest ever completion times of ‘The Pennine Way’. This epic walk was in aid of a charity in The Gambia called ‘Wonder Years’ which aims to improve education for children and help to provide a sustainable economy for the community.
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Internet Business Revolution Starts Now
Many people believe that the real internet revolution started in the early
1990s. However, in my opinion the revolution really started in 2005.
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A Revolutionary New Marketing Programme
Angels are now being presented with a revolutionary new marketing programme that has been devised by Head Office, with input and feedback from the franchisees.
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Molly Maid 25th Anniversary Convention
MOLLY MAID UK just returned from their annual National Convention with an extra spring in their step, following a positive and inspirational three days of talks and workshops.
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Funding a Franchise Purchase
After examining all your business options you have finally decided to buy a franchise. How are you going to raise money to secure your territory?
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Buy a Franchise and Become Motivated Again
Buying a Franchise is a fantastic way to get yourself out of the humdrum daily toil of your working life and become independent and much more motivated. Today, with the economy as it is, there can be no doubt at all that there is no longer such a thing as job security, and just turning up to work each day can feel a little like a gamble - will you still have a job, or will the company have gone under, or slimmed down, with the loss of your job?
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40 fundraising ways to celebrate 40 years
Brothers Alex and Bill Newman, owners of Recognition Express Coventry are helping Nuneaton mum Sarah Wood chart her progress as she completes 40 fund raising events in a year to celebrate her 40th birthday, by designing and donating a new T-shirt every few months to promote all her forthcoming activities.
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Are you entirely happy with your job?
A poll of more than 2,800 employees in the UK carried out for online learning provider SkillSoft has found that two-thirds go to work wishing they were doing something else!
