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The intent of my blog is to add value and abundance to living with information that is vital to business, health and finances.

Sep 09
2008

Networking Tip #3 Start the Business Relationship

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Tip #3 Closing or Developing the Business Relationship.

You have prospected, you have taken notes, you have made your introduction, and you have had some dialogue with this person. Now it's time to demonstrate to them how your business or service can add value to what they are already doing. People are reluctant to start anything new, especially if it is at an added cost to them. So you have to offer them value that pays for itself over a short period of time while it simultaneously improves their bottom line. What people want is immediate value when it comes to business.

Questions that you
Sep 08
2008

Networking Tip #2

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Tip #2) The Follow up

O.k. it has been three to five days since your initial contact and you have not heard from the person. Don't get discouraged and don't give up on the possible relationship. Maybe they are on vacation or reserve their networking time for the weekend. It could be a thousand reasons.

So what you want to do now is to pull out that note book or file folder of your contacts with the notes you kept from tip #1. You want to look for something that you both have an interest in and contact them about it with a question. Remember that in the process of getting acquainted there are

Sep 08
2008

Networking Tip #1

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Tip #1: The Initial Contact

Would you ever go to a job interview not knowing anything about the company , it's products or it's services? well  of course not but people do this everyday when they are marketing online on via social networks.  They will come to your profile page not taking the time to find out anything about you or your business and then find no problem with spamming you with information all about theirs.

Socal networking websites are not intended to be advertising sites, not for free anyway. The intent is to network and get to know each others business and services and to build

Sep 05
2008

Costo Keeping It Real

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If anyone else has any info on this topic or have used Costo's mprescription drugs please reply.

Derrick Henry

www.blackbusinessunited.org

 

Let's hear it for Costco!

Make sure you read all the way past the list of the drugs. The woman that
signed below is a Government Budget Analyst  in Washington , DC .

Did you ever wonder how much it costs a drug company for the active
ingredient in prescription medications? Some people think it must cost a
lot, since many drugs sell for more than $2.00 per tablet. We did a search
of offshore chemical synthesizers that supply the active ingredients found
in drugs

Sep 02
2008

The Black Millionaire Mind

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  Here is an very Interesting article that I would like to hear your thoughts on. 

www.Blackbusinessunited.org

  

Creating the Millionaire Mind

By Dennis Kimbro, Ph.D.

Creating the Millionaire MindDuring his economics class at Atlanta University, now Clark Atlanta University, the scholar and educator, W. E. B. DuBois, was asked by an inquisitive student for the quickest and surest way to prosperity. "What I am about to share," Dr. DuBois replied, "you would do well to write on your heart and place in your purse. Many a ruined man dates his downfall from the day he began buying what he did not need. If you are in debt, part

Sep 02
2008

What is the Black Business Builders Club?

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The National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA), presents its Cash Flow Generation, Entrepreneurial Training and Business Tools Resource System ...called "R.E.A.P."

We are 100% Black-owned and operated. We help you make money on the  internet, while still growing your primary business to get improved cash flow.

We are an organization of members who are promoting an important institution in our community that has been overlooked and underrated for a very long time ... "Black Business". People generally have all kinds of misconceptions about what a "Black business" really is or why it's so

Jun 02
2007

Hmmm Interesting

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Here’s an interesting article from the Associated Press 05/31/07

 

“WASHINGTON – The same industrial chemical that led to a massive pet food recall was used in animal feed ingredients made by a U.S. company, health officials said Wednesday.

 

The announcement by the Food and Drug Administration was the first indication that a U.S. company had used Melamine in animal feed. Agency officials said that and related components were used to bind feed for cattle, sheep and goats, or fish and shrimp. Previously, the problem of Melamine in animal feed was thought to be

May 31
2007

Be the Change

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I am an Isagenix success story. I lost over 50 LBS in 4 months and have maintained my weight goal for almost 1 year now. I am 46 years and in better health then many people 20 years younger than myself. I have regained control of my health and my life with the help of Isagenix. I have since become an advocate for health awareness and health changes especially in our community where the health statistics are the worst in the country.

  

There are many factors that contribute to these alarming statistics but I believe the initial culprit to be our cultural diet and our toxic environments.