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Excerpted from the Secrets of Power Negotiating – 3rd Edition from Career Press
By Roger Dawson

Good negotiating skills are essential to the success of your home business. It’s important to realize that a negotiated dollar is a bottom line profit, not a gross revenue dollar. All of your expenses are going to stay the same whether you negotiate well or not. The fun parts of negotiating are the tactics: Using them and recognizing them when they are used on you. Here are my top 20 negotiating tactics.

How to Distinguish Yourself from the Competition
By Don Hutson

One dreaded statement from a sales prospect could make a salesperson turn pale. "Is this your best deal?” … “I've interviewed a couple of your competitors and they are willing to sell for less." … "Thanks, but we want to shop around before we make a decision." How many of us have recently heard, "Our business has been so good for the past five years we haven't felt a need to do any sales training, but things are different now and we need help!" In today's market of intense competition and constant margin pressure, this scenario continues to replay itself.

By Renata B.L.Lerch
 
Communication is a key element of marketing in any type of business organization. From small to large businesses, profit or not-for-profit, in all segments; it is an essential part of business planning. Running an effective communications strategy allows companies to establish its brand, carefully positioning their products and services to a desired direction.

By Howie Jacobson

Google continues to grow. Its primary sales channel is the remarkable AdWords program. With very little time and any size budget, anyone can set up targeted advertising through the world’s most popular search engine. AdWords can work because they are highly targeted and relevant to an engaged audience, plus they can allow for complete control and measurable results.

It’s Not How Much You Know, It’s How Much You Know About Your Niche
By Susan A. Friedmann, CSP

Your customers are changing. You might not notice this right away, but they are changing. They’re changing in a way that could make or break your business, depending on your reaction to the changes.

Every New Business Needs a Print and Online Promotional Package
By Trynka Shineman

Direct mail marketing, email campaigns, and even traditional advertising are tried and true methods of getting a company’s name out to the buying public. Nothing is more important than making sure that your company’s name and more importantly what you do are on the minds of those in the local business community. But one of the most effective ways to accomplish this will always be word of mouth and simple visibility. Too often small businesses just starting out don’t take advantage of easy ways to promote their new or existing business. The following are the basics:

Fast Pushing Past the Boomers
By Christopher Bachler

At no time in American history have demographics changed so dramatically. We hear much about the “aging of America” and the impact of mass immigration.