Posted on July 14, 2011 ¬ 5:32 PMh.Patrick Kedziora
Here are three business development tips you’ll need to be successful: 1) make the f’ring phone call, 2) have something the client wants and 3) actually deliver on what you said you’d deliver. That’s right, sounds simple but hey that’s the fun of having the rubber hit the road.
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Posted on July 9, 2011 ¬ 2:12 PMh.Patrick KedzioraComments Off on Biz Dev – Part I – Know Where You’re Going or At Least Move!
Some say marketing, some say sales, some say business development. The sale happens where these three come together. Your marketing is the physical manifestation of your strategy; it’s the web site, brochures, videos and ads. Sales is the stuff inside the web site, brochures, videos and ads. And, business development, we’ll that’s a fancy term for when you get your butt out of the office and start knocking on a customer’s door.
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Posted on June 16, 2011 ¬ 5:22 PMh.Patrick Kedziora
5 tips on understanding America. 1) It’s a huge market, 2) People have money and credit cards (businesses too), 3) Everyone speaks one language, 4) It’s one culture and 5) It’s easy to do business in America compared to many other places.
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Posted on April 22, 2011 ¬ 11:39 PMh.Patrick Kedziora
Incorporating in any country in a daunting task but the easy with which one can do this in the US is truly astounding. In Europe it might take you 56 hours (7 days) to incorporate. In the US it takes less than one hour and that includes getting your official EIN number (Employer Identification Number). It really is as simple as 1-2-3.
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Posted on April 14, 2011 ¬ 5:37 PMh.Patrick KedzioraComments Off on 5 Simple Mistakes That Can Derail Your Startup
Five simple mistakes that most startups make are completely avoidable and can be fixed in less than 5 minutes.
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Posted on March 31, 2011 ¬ 5:28 PMh.Patrick KedzioraComments Off on Guide to Newspapers – Humor as insight
Making the point that you can use humor to 1. make a point, 2. stimulate a conversation or 3. make someone laugh. Enjoy April Fool’s Day!
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