Welcome to our Success Connection for February 2007. Be sure to set aside time to celebrate Entrepreneurship Week USA. Entrepreneurs, educators, and media outlets across America will come together from February 24 to March 3 for this annual event. For more information, visit EntrepreneurshipWeek USA online.
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Bosha Design Adds Value to Communications |
Bosha Design has been adding value to companies through creative print and web designs since 1986. From its beginning with one freelance graphic designer, Bosha Design now serves several Fortune 500 companies. The company has taken advantages of services from the Kutztown University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) along the way.
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Over the past three years, have you taken one or more steps to reduce the amount of energy your business consumes? |
The Pulse of Business is a series of monthly polls conducted at www.kutztownsbdc.org. The SBDC poll results can be compared to The National Small Business Poll performed by the NFIB. The NFIB poll uses samples of small business owners from across the United States.
The poll question for the month of February is:
Is your website interactive in the sense that customers can reach you directly through it, place orders, or receive responses?
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Adding Value
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Adding value or the common phrase, creating a "value proposition" really comes down to - what are you adding to your client or prospect's business or life that will help it and/or them function more effectively, efficiently, and/or make more money and profits.
Almost every salesperson has a tendency to tell the prospect or client how great their product or service is without fully understanding the reason the buyer would even entertain purchasing from them in the first place.
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How to Choose a Webmaster - Cruising the Online Street |
Browsing is reminiscent of the cruising teenagers used to do in there 1954 Chevrolets. Cruising the downtown street was an opportunity to visit favorite places, say hello to friends, get current information of interest and just enjoy the world in general.
Browsing, or cruising, the internet offers many of the same conventions while you sit in the driver's seat at your computer. On the internet are your favorite sites, instant messaging and email for touching base with your friends, up-to-the minute information about any topic of interest and a way to access the whole world.
Click to find out more. |
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Kutztown SBDC News
· Kutztown SBDC announces the debut of two new bilingual online learning classes
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New format in 2007 for Business Skills for Success television show
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Small Business Workshops
Say Hello to the Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
The Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District (DID) publishes a weekly e-newsletter, Harrisburg Hello. Founded in 1998 by Harrisburg's property and business owners, the DID is dedicated to enhancing downtown Harrisburg. To find out about events, news, and announcments (or sign up for a free subscription) visit Harrisburg Hello.
Odds of disability are high, chances of being insured for it are low
by: Michael J. Fischer, CLU, ChFC
The chance of being disabled for at least six minths sometime during your career for a person age 35 are one in three, according to National Underwriter ("Why Disability," April 2005). Yet fewer than a third of employess have insurance to replace their income in case they suffer from a long-term disability, according to the American Council of Life Insurers (2005 Life Insurers Fact Book)
Are you covered? Read more to find out.
Contact the Editor
We would like to hear what you think of the Success Connection E-Newsletter. Send your comments, suggestions, or just say hello to the Success Connection at hornberg@kutztown.edu with the subject "newsletter comments"
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