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Why is it so darn easy to say NO?

Women on Business

Happy clients that go wild about you because of the surprising way you serve their needs. Yes, I will talk to my manager and see if we can do that for you.” How about, β€œYES, I can do some hard work for you even though it would be easier for me to just say no.” The result? Related posts: Are Your Client Delight Efforts Misplaced?

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19 Tips & Ideas on Starting & Running Your Own Business

Miles Anthony Smith

But don’t be discouraged; for many the hard work is worth it when you consider the freedom over your own time and finances. As well as doing your main role, you’ll have to quickly learn to do every other role that a company needs as well, such as admin, accounting, marketing, and finances.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

Media momentum is much like a wild fire—the power of one well-placed match can ignite dramatic pyrotechnics! Such involvement can lead to greater visibility. Start small and build up. Make a few great connections and develop those rather than chase a multitude of lukewarm responses.

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The Largest Risk (and Opportunity) Investors Are Ignoring

Harvard Business Review

As Nick Robins from the bank HSBC described to the audience, in a scenario of global peak fossil fuel use by 2020 β€œimplies a 44% reduction in discounted cash flow value of fossil fuel companies” β€” or in simpler terms, a decline in share price of 40 to 60 percent. Economy Finance Sustainability' coal market.

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Win 2 Tickets to PLAY DEAD in NYC

Women on Business

Reviews: β€œThis wild, wicked show is not just a screamfest; it’s a good piece of theater!” - The New York Times β€œFunny, furious and wholly enthralling!” - Wall Street Journal β€œTeller has filled Play Dead with elaborate illusions and effects including a slam-bang finale!”

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Is Your Supply Chain Ready for the Congestion Crisis?

Harvard Business Review

Longer supply chains also increase inventory levels and carrying costs related to financing and warehousing. Product overstocks result in discounted prices, which are usually about half to two-thirds of the gross margin. These are just the first-order costs of congestion. The second-order costs are even greater.

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Case Study: A Short-Seller Crashes the Party

Harvard Business Review

Yet the company also attracted a lot of short-sellers – investors who borrowed shares from a brokerage and sold them, hoping to buy them back later at a discount, return them, and pocket the difference. Investors adored the Terranola story. Terranola’s market cap skyrocketed to $8.1