April 2009

New SBA Administrator Confirmed

April 3, 2009

The U.S. Senate today confirmed by unanimous consent President Barack Obama’s nomination of Karen Gordon Mills as the 23rd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. As Administrator of the SBA, Mills will direct a federal agency with more than 2,000 full-time employees, with a leading role in helping small business owners and entrepreneurs secure [...]

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Five Obstacles To Every Sale

April 2, 2009

“Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.” Zig Ziglar American Motivational Speaker and Author

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When Customers Prefer Stores to Online Shopping

April 1, 2009

According to a recent A.C. Nielson survey, customers have very specific reasons for choosing to buy in person at a “brick and mortar” store instead of online. The most common reasons why people prefer to shop in a store are: “58% of the people wanted to physically evaluate the product before purchasing.” “52% didn’t want [...]