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Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Resource Guide

Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Resources

British Columbia

You BET (Youth Business & Entrepreneurship Training)
Assessment, education and training in how to start a small business. For 19 to 24 year olds.
Contact: Michael Izen, Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture,
(250) 356-0800 or http://www.youbet.gov.bc.ca/youbet/

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Bankable deals

INTRODUCTION

Exporting can mean big profits to a small business. For all the opportunities exporting provides, however, it can present as many challenges. Financing exports and fear of not being paid are two of the most often cited barriers to trade. This booklet is designed to take the mystery out of export finance and to answer the questions small businesses ask most. You’ll learn about the various types of financing available, how to approach your banker for a loan, where to go if your banker can’t or won’t provide the credit, how to negotiate low-risk, yet competitive payment terms with your buyers and much more.

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State taxes & state laws

US States Taxes and Laws

Alabama

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Top 10 time wasters

By Arthur A. Hawkins II

1) Procrastination & Excuses

If you don’t start you can’t finish. Reach your goals & objectives by continually working toward them. Don’t put things off! Never make things more than they are. Do not wait until the last minute (also see #8). ACT!

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Table setting guide

Basic dinner to formal dinner

by Annaliese Whipple

For breakfast or lunch

Start with a dinner plate, soup or cereal bowl (always optional), bread & butter plate (for toast, bagels, etc.), and a cup & saucer for coffee or tea. For the flatware, use a 3-piece place setting: dinner fork, dinner knife and teaspoon. The napkin should be placed on the left side of the fork. Complete each place setting with either a juice or beverage glass.

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About Annuities

An annuity is a contract between you and an insurance company designed to provide a retirement income. In exchange for a current premium, your insurer agrees to pay you a future stream of income. Annuities are very flexible. You can pay your premium all at once or pay it over time. You can specify when you would like to begin receiving the income from your annuity. You can start immediately or you can let your annuity accumulate. More…

Ten power steps

Ten power steps for creating your next good customer in 28 days or less

By John Wren MBA.
From Wren’s DARING MIGHTY THINGS — HOW TO START YOUR FIRST BUSINESS.

These ten steps are the fastest, cheapest, most effective way I’ve found to create the first new customer for a new business. It works even better for existing businesses that just want one or more GOOD customers to add to their existing customer base. Since 1980 I have designed and implemented proactive selling systems based on this basic approach with hundreds of my consulting clients, creating thousands of new customers for them.

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The Selling Secrets of Million Dollar Sales Letters

Regardless of what you’re trying to sell, you really can’t sell it without “talking” with your prospective buyer. And in attempting to sell anything by mail, the sales letter you send out is when and how you talk to your prospect.

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Writing powerful sales letters

By Gail Peura

The purpose of any business is to sell its product or service. Without sales, no business can exist for long. And all sales begin with some form of advertising.

A sales letter, whether as a follow-up piece in response to an ad or as part of a direct mail campaign, must not only be seen but read by potential buyers and cause them to react. The copywriter wants the prospect to immediately order the merchandise or service or to contact the company for more information - and to do it NOW. Anything less than this, and the sales letter is a waste of time and money.

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Small Business Promoter

Covering promotions, stunts and events

BOUNCE BACKS AND OTHER COUPON OPTIONS

Coupon deals are everywhere. A place where I get my oil changed gives me a coupon good for a dollar discount on the next oil change plus a discount on their carwash next door. This is a bounce back. Many marketers don’t like this type of promotion. They feel it’s discounting their regular customers who would probably pay full price anyway. If possible, offer the coupon discounts to those whose business you would not have otherwise.

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