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Business Etiquette – Handshakes or Hugging?
People have actually said, “Deb, you are a good hugger.” Others have said, “You can let go now; you’re acting like a stalker.”At cocktail parties around K town, there seems to be a lot of people double kissing — a gaggle of revellers who insist that one kiss is not enough; that if you kiss them you are going to have to turn the other cheek.
This is how it goes. You say, “Oh, hi!” and move toward the person, perhaps kissing them on one side of the cheek, and then just when you’re about to move on to the next person, they pull you back in for the second smooch. Frankly, it feels contrived, affected really, but when I expressed my concern to one partygoer, she said, “Dahling, the double kiss is so Montreal.” She said it with a British accent (even though she’s from Napanee), which proves my point.
This double kissing has also leaked into the business world. …
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Sales and Marketing
Ever wonder how some people make “sales” look easy? Are you doing everything you can to make top sales in your biz? Ellen Rohr gives a list of Do’s and Don’t's for making sales and marketing a little bit easier. Think of it as your own personal ‘cheat sheet’ or ‘check list.’
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Business structure for dummies
One of the more stimulating exercises facing the budding entrepreneur is deciding upon the structure for her new business venture. There are important considerations of cost, liability and brand protection, and tax to be addressed. There are also the needs of family, partners, financial backers, and employees to be considered.
