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sales tips
Sales Tip Number 46 of 99: What is the best way to follow up?

A follow-up is not just about selling, it is about surprising, caring, paying attention and thinking about others in the same way that you think about yourself.

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Sales Tip Number 47 of 99: What are the best ways to add value?

Every company in the world has an undeveloped “value-added” program that no salesperson can ever explain. It is information from the company that “adds” on to a sale, but has nothing to do with the customer (let alone give them value).

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Sales Tip Number 48 of 99: How can I create more valuable questions?

You create valuable questions by knowing about things that your customer considers valuable and creating questions that make the customer think about themselves and respond in terms of you.



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  Issue 55 28 May 2008

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

bizsmarts news
Tax Form Made Easy for SMEs

SME companies using automated payroll software solutions will find it easy to conform to new regulations announced by Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel and the South African Revenue Services (SARS).

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Trading Services: A Viable Alternative for Start-ups

Starting your own business is no mean feat. And, while many would-be entrepreneurs will assure you that getting started is the hardest part of creating your own Small to Medium Enterprise, seasoned entrepreneurs will dispute this; arguing that sustaining your business during those initial months is the real challenge.

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Youth Entrepreneurship Improving but Still Room for Growth

The latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study, conducted by the UCT Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) based at the UCT Graduate School of Business, has found that more South African youth are developing the confidence and potential to become entrepreneurship superstars.

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Warwick Smith-Chandler
[Editorial Director]

After the sale of Your Business magazine in 2005, Warwick launched the SA Guide series, South Africa 's no.1 business & franchise opportunity magazine.

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Bongiwe Kubheka
[Web Content Assistant]

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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tech news you can use
MWEB Business launches Hosted Exchange Service

MWEB Business, South Africa's largest ISP has added Microsoft Hosted Exchange to its range of Internet based solutions. This is the first product to be launched in the company's suite of hosted messaging and collaboration tools. MWEB Business is the only service provider to offer a standard 2GB mailbox with this offering.

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Smart Web Printing Gives You Control over the Web

HP has recently announced its HP Smart Web Printing software – a free, downloadable software tool which is changing the way people use the internet and gives web users new ways to print, clip, store and reuse information.

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Neotel Redefines Telecoms Landscape Through Consumer Offering

Neotel has officially announced the launch of their consumer offerings, NeoConnect, bringing unprecedented value through a variety of product packages aimed at meeting every requirement.

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