While many people would consider the United States to be one of the best places to start a business, a recent BBC News survey shows that Indonesia takes the top spot. The US, Canada, India and Australia are seen as among the next best countries at supporting new businesses. At the other extreme, Colombia, Egypt, […]
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Though designed to enhance customer experiences, post-service customer surveys might actually harm a business’s relationships with consumers, reports Futurity.org. Companies that use immediate follow-up customer surveys or multiple follow-up surveys may open themselves to negative consequences, a new study finds. Customers who were satisfied with the specific service they received may jump to the conclusion
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I have an excellent free resource to share with you today: The Perfect Biz Finder. Every hyper-successful business owner i know will tell you that in order to succeed in today’s world, you have to know what your individual strengths are. And while it’s easy to think you know what they are, you probably don’t.
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According to a TD Canada Trust survey and BIV Business Today, the top five happiest entrepreneurial cities are Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. Overall, high satisfaction levels associated with owning their own business were the main reasons for small business owners having a more positive attitude than those who work for someone else. About
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One unanswered question posed by this recession is, will we return to our previous buying habits once we believe that it is over? A new Harris poll does nothing to clarify it for us, because it shows that we continue to look for more frugal alternatives in our day-to-day spending. WalletPop reports that one way
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According to VentureBeat, the latest report from Pew Internet Research, The State of Online Video, confirms the suspicion that grown-up Americans see the Internet primarily as a source of unlimited cat videos, rather than a hard news medium. And when they do watch current events clips, they go for politics rather than reporting. Seven in
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SanLouisObispo.com: The American public’s attitude toward female business owners hasn’t changed much in recent decades, according to a new national survey, with 94 percent saying women only want to contribute to the family income and not grow a business. A nonprofit organization, Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, commissioned the survey, and a woman-owned
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