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Source: JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone Date: Jul 1, 2009 Traffic is down. So are sales. Newspaper headlines are uniformly negative. So how do you keep your salespeople's morale from drooping as well? It's a real problem, say retailers. “My salespeople are working just as hard as they did last year for less money,” notes Brian Toone, president and chief More
Source: Gifts & Decorative Accessories Date: Jun 26, 2009 Dorset, VT – Dorset Partners LLC, a company that specializes in turnarounds, corporate financial restructuring, manufacturing, importing, product development and merchandising, is offering a free copy of their report “Turnaround Roadmap, a Small-Business Guide to Success.” More
Source: www.giftshopmag.com Date: Jun 24, 2009 Often, when legislation dies on the Senate floor, you know who did it in. But when Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana and chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee, tried, and failed, to get new consumer credit card protections extended to small businesses last month, the More
Source: Home Textiles Today Date: Jun 22, 2009 New Vernon, N.J.—After years of selling home textiles to retailers, Kathleen Cwirko-Spero is celebrating the one-year anniversary this month of owning her own independent specialty retail business. Cwirko-Spero left her position as director of Scandia Down last year to launch Collection Maison. More
Source: www.internetretailer.com Date: Jun 17, 2009 When Andrew Field, president of PrintingForLess.com, in January proposed a stimulus plan for small businesses, Forbes.com featured it on its homepage.... More
Source: fitnessbusinesspro.com Date: Jun 10, 2009 The saying Liars never figure and figures never lie is an appropriate starting point for reviewing Small Business Administration (SBA) loan financing within the fitness industry More
Source: www.ecommerce-guide.com Date: Jun 10, 2009 This week in eBay news the company announces a Seller s Challenge that awards entrepreneurs with $25,000 grants. Also, the auction site s latest policy changes roll out next week. More
Source: www.bizjournals.com Date: Jun 8, 2009 “The continuing burden of interchange, or swipe fees on small business owners has become heavier and heavier to bear. It is the second largest expense behind payroll. More
Source: Home Accents Today Date: Jun 5, 2009 The Gift and Home Trade Association, a non-profit professional trade association dedicated to ensuring the gift and home industry's long term health and viability, has launched the Independent Retailer Resource Center which provides tools, resources, information and ideas to help small business More
Source: video.forbes.com Date: Jun 3, 2009 Forbes.com welcomes reader comments Permission to post reader comments is assumed and we reserve the right to refrain from posting or remove any comments that are deemed inappropriate. Find out more about our privacy policy. More
Source: Casual Living Date: Jun 1, 2009 If you have it, they will come ... well, maybe they will and maybe they won't. I am speaking of the recent announcement of the Casual Furniture Industry's show schedule for the next few years. I was very surprised to read that the schedule includes the September show plus the July premarket. The More
Source: cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com Date: May 21, 2009 Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, Susie Coehlo Founder and CEO of Susie Coehlo and Dow Jones Newswires Columnist Donna Childs on whether President Obama and the SBA are doing enough to help small business. More
Source: www.foxbusiness.com Date: May 20, 2009 With its eye on the faltering economy, a small-business counseling group announced Wednesday the launch of an online networking portal that aims to provide small-business owners with free tools and advice for enduring the recession. More
Source: pressroom.samsclub.com Date: May 18, 2009 Sam’s Club is making it easier for small businesses to lower their costs by simplifying the requirements for its Business Membership by eliminating more than a dozen required documents including permits and licenses formerly needed to join. More
Source: www.officedepotracing.com Date: May 5, 2009 Office Depot celebrates its fifth year in NASCAR racing and its first year as co-primary sponsor of NASCAR driver Tony Stewart's No. 14 Chevrolet. More
Source: www.abc.net.au Date: Apr 21, 2009 The National Independent Retailers Association has called for a third round of economic stimulus from the Federal Government, to specifically target small businesses. More
Source: supermarketnews.com Date: Apr 20, 2009 Something unusual happened during the peanut recall. As scores of peanut processors, manufacturers and distributors sprung into action, Westco Fruit and Nuts (Westco/Westcott) a company that received Oil Roasted Salted Redskin Jumbo Peanuts from Peanut Corp. of America's Blakely, Ga., facility sat More
Source: c.moreover.com Date: Apr 15, 2009 Double points on gas, car washes, and convenience purchases from Petro-Canada. Triple rewards on all Staples and Bureau en Gros purchases in Canada. An extra 60 days to pay for large ticket items. Rewards points redeemable for Staples merchandise and More
Sales Tips Brad Huisken, President, IAS Training July 3, 2009 Consistency Is The Key!
No matter what the local economy may bring, what situations are facing the world, wha... More
Sales Tips Brad Huisken, President, IAS Training June 26, 2009 Make Them Feel It!
Last week we talked about the differences between men and women when it comes to buyi... More
Sales Tips Brad Huisken, President, IAS Training June 19, 2009 Cross Gender Selling!
I would guess that you don’t need me to tell you that men and women are differe... More
Sales Tips Brad Huisken, President, IAS Training June 12, 2009 Where's The Money?
Recently I had the opportunity to meet a young part-time salesperson. This person is ... More
Innovative Holiday Merchandising Ideas for Retailers I’m always looking for innovative displays that get me excited about a product. The retailer has to make me look at something and say, “I want to buy that.” Today I look at displays that caught my eye.
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