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An independent site serving home business, small business, entrepreneurs and the self-employed in New Zealand since 2000.
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MARKETING BASICS:
Why most Kiwi small businesses really suck at marketing - and what to do about it
Jeff Smith 10 March 2010
Jeff Smith highlights where many small New Zealand businesses fail in their marketing and urges them to get serious about a more strategic approach to promoting themselves
GENERAL INFO:
How sustainable are print communications?
Chris Wadsworth 08 March 2010
"Sustainability" used to be something only corporates really paid any attention to. However, for many small businesses, clients are demanding good environmental practices - but does that mean anything to do with print is naturally bad?
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Don't get lured into attracting business purely on price. Customers usually make a price-based choice if there are no other factors to take into account. Give them good reasons to do business with you (one's your competitor's don't or can't) and win business based on these.
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NEWSLETTER: THE BUZZ:
Issue 113: March 2010
HomebizBuzz 05 March 2010
Find hidden meaning in your accounts; Bee in to win; New on HomebizBuzz; Freebee
HUMAN RESOURCES:
How to stop social networking sites killing your restraint of trade clauses
Michael Smyth 04 March 2010
Social networking has become the latest buzz-word in marketing for home and small businesses - but have you ever stopped to think about the harm it can do? Michael Smyth looks at just one aspect of how you might unwittingly be undermining your own business if you act before thinking things through.
COMPETITIONS:
Bee in to win ....
HomebizBuzz 03 March 2010
One of three copies of Craig Rust's "Where's the money?"
NETWORKING:
An acid test of reputation
Hannah Samuel 01 March 2010
The success of your business rests on your reputation and Hannah Samuel tells you how to test what others really think of you
HOT DEALS FOR YOU:
Free webinar: How to get new clients without having to sell
HomebizBuzz 26 February 2010
HomebizBuzz has teamed up with international business strategist Tom Poland to offer all HomebizBuzzers a free webinar on Tom's unique and proven effective five step formula for "How to get new clients without selling"
MARKETING BASICS:
Why it pays to stay calm when you're stuck in a tree
Cornelia Luethi 24 February 2010
Cornelia Luethi suggests sometimes it's easier for an outside observer to see the wood for the trees
MARKETING BASICS:
Superior value equals superior sales
Michel Fortin 20 February 2010
Sometimes in spite of constant marketing, it seems your message is not making the impact it should. Michel Fortin;s insights could help you work out why
HomebizLIFE: TAKE A BREAK:
Unwind - while contestants in MasterChef New Zealand certainly don't!
HomebizBuzz 16 February 2010
At HomebizBuzz we're hard-core fans of the MasterChef series and excited to see the local version getting down to some real business now. So when you've wrapped up for the day, we suggest you sit yourself down in front of TV ONE at 7.30 on Wednesdays ...
MAKING THE SALE:
Deliver a strong sales pitch
Nicole Attias 15 February 2010
How many times do you walk away from a meeting with a prospective customer empty-handed? Nicole Attias has some tips to help you bag that deal
HUMAN RESOURCES:
Tips for dealing with volatile situations
Robyn Pearce 11 February 2010
Whether it's with staff, contractors, suppliers, associates, customers, family members, or in organisations or our communities, conflict will sometimes arise. Robyn Pearce has some suggestions to help you keep your cool and sort out differences sensibly
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