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sales tips
Sales Tip Number 64 of 99: How excellent are my selling skills?

What is the biggest sale you have ever made? How many big sales have you made? How many unsolicited referrals do you get? How often do people return your calls? Every action a customer takes is a report card on your skills. You are probably not that good, even though you think you are.


Sales Tip Number 65 of 99: What is the best way to make my quota every month?

Quotas are arbitrary, stupid numbers mostly set by people who can't make sales and people who concentrate predominantly on “numbers.” Figure out a way to make quota's in your first week instead of your last week.
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Sales Tip Number 66 of 99: What is the best way to manage my time?

Take control of it. Everyone says that they have “no time.” But what you must understand is – everyone has the same amount of time, it just depends whether you spend it or invest it.




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bizsmarts news
Cash Crunch Hits SMEs

South African SMEs haven't forgotten crime, but something more pressing is causing sleepless nights - a cash crisis. This is the shocking interim finding of SME Survey 2008, which indicates that rising fuel and interest rates have surpassed crime and even blackouts as the leading challenge facing small and medium businesses today.
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ABSA Launches Small Business Support Products

ABSA, one of South Africa's largest commercial and private banks, have recognized the importance of small business success in the country. The bank has developed a package of business tools aimed at supporting small businesses, from growth stages, through to maturity.
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“Switch”ing Brands On – For Nine Years

A “switch”: something that creates a connection, causes a spark, creates a pathway – exactly what the Switch Group has been doing for brands throughout the world for the past nine years.

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Saski Distribution offers custom sales plans that cater for high-volume retailers as well as small businesses requiring low levels of initial investment.

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Warwick Smith-Chandler has motivated and inspired entrepreneurs ever since he launched South Africa's first entrepreneurial magazine, ‘Your Own Business'. A pioneer in internet publishing, he launched Bizassist.co.za in 1998, which has become South Africa's most widely-read SME business portal.
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Bongiwe Kubheka graduated as a journalist from City Varsity School of Media and Creative Arts. She has a keen interest in small business and developing small business in South Africa.

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Issue 61 3 September 2008

Welcome to another edition of the dynamic and informative BizSmarts Newsletter – South Africa's premier SME & Technology mailer.


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tech news you can use
Take command of your business with Internet Banking

In today's fast-paced business environment, it has become essential for small businesses to use the most convenient, most flexible, functionality-rich banking solution available.
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The Ultimate Gadget for the Mobile SME

Converge your mobile office with the HP iPAQ 914 Business Navigator Smartphone from Axiz. Featuring voice calling and global internet access through 3G and quad-band wireless technology, the mobile executive will always have the competitive advantage.
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Wireless Laser Mouse 7000

Microsoft has introduced two new Laser Mice: the Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 and the Wireless Laser Mouse 7000, "giving consumers more choice and flexibility in their computing experience."


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