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December 2009
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New Reseller Permit Requirements for Washington State - [read]
The Washington State Legislature has passed a law, going into effect January 1, 2010, governing the possible exemption from sales tax collection for your purchases from Salon Services & Supplies, Inc. (and other distribution companies). Under current Washington law, if you have a Reseller Certificate with a State-issued 9 digit UBI (Unified Business Identifier) Number you have been able to obtain an exemption from paying sales tax on purchases for resale to your customers when you present a copy of this certificate to the seller. [Click here] for more details.
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Don't Wait for Perfection: Launch Early - [read]
One thing most entrepreneurial individuals have in common is a desire to innovate. All too often, we strive to get everything right the first time around, but sometimes it’s best to launch before a new product, event or service is perfect. The reasons why are both practical and psychological. - openforum.com
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Surviving Bad Leadership Days - [read]
Even the most dedicated and experienced leaders will admit that there are more than a few days when they wonder whether it might not be a lot less stressful to hang up their leadership cleats in favor of an individual contributor role. There are no silver bullets for the bad days, but here are some mostly serious tips for gaining perspective and the right attitude to move forward.- artpetty.com
Keys to Recovery and Retention: The Right People and Open Communication - [read]
Peter Hill, CEO of Bailard, an investment firm in Foster City, CA, shares strategies about what companies can do to boost employee morale. Bailard's strategies have been paying off: They have a 98% retention rate among their advisory clients for the past 5 years, and the average number of years their employees have been with them is 13 – longer than any other company on the Top Small Workplace list.- openforum.com
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Keep the Free Magazines Coming - [read]
Did you know that most consumer magazine publishers provide complimentary magazines to salons, spas and doctor's offices? With hundreds of thousands of salons in the U.S., each one isn't going to receive every magazine. Publishers rely on a few specialist companies to tailor the distribution of their public place copies to meet their business goals. To ensure your preferences are noted and that your complimentary copies continue to come your way, you or a staff member should go to www.WaitingRoomPubs.com.- salontoday.com
Business Tools, Free for the Clicking - [read]
Free software. Free research reports. Free business-plan templates. Free sample contracts. NY Times Columnist Paul B. Brown rounds up a list of sites offering a variety of free tools for cash-strapped entrepreneurs.
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10 Ways to Improve Your Social 'Karma' - [read]
Whether you believe in 'karma' or not, using social media successfully for your small business often has a lot to do with a series of seemingly disconnected events. Every comment you post online, every person you contact and every piece of content you upload adds to the sum total of your efforts in the blogosphere. Here are 10 ways you can improve your social media 'karma'. - openforum.com
How to Market Your Business with Facebook - [read]
A growing number of businesses are making Facebook an indispensable part of their marketing plan. Small businesses are using it to find new customers, build online communities of fans and dig into gold mines of demographic information. Facebook Fan Pages allow businesses to collect “fans” the way celebrities, sports teams, musicians and politicians do, make special offers, promote events and share human interest stories, pictures of their work and much more. There are now 1.4 million Fan Pages and they collect more than 10 million fans every day, according to Facebook. Here are some tips to get you started.- nytimes.com
Case Study: How Outback is Booming with Blooming Onion on Facebook. [click here]
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