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The Corona Virus for Small Businesses

Consultant Journal

At Consultant Journal, we know many entrepreneurs, small business owners and consultants wonder about the business impact. Think about what’s actually needed for your sales and marketing : Wave or nod instead of shaking hands. Take a look at your cash flow and what a change to sales or staffing could do.

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11 Best Consulting Blogs: Read These Blogs To Grow Your Consultancy

Tsavo Neal

Rather than blogs focused on a particular consulting industry, I’m listing blogs that are focused on business development, marketing, and sales for consultants and independent professionals. Consultant Journal Consultant Journal is a helpful collection of posts, articles, books, and courses related to all aspects of consulting.

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Japan's Current Account Surplus Collapses

MishTalk

The Wall Street Journal reports Japan Current Account Surplus Smallest on Record. trillion surplus registered a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Monday. However, the value of imports soared, primarily due to rising energy costs. That''s about to change. billion ($7.76

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Record number of small business sales in 2018! Wall Street Journal – The greatest transfer of wealth in history will occur in this country over the next decade; an estimated $10 trillion is expected to change hands, and much of this wealth is tied up in family businesses. This as per bizbuysell.com. Pretty small. Easy money.

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Wal-Mart, Macy's, Kohl's Cut Profit Outlook; Cisco to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Blames Weak Economic Recovery

MishTalk

Finance reports Wal-Mart cuts profit outlook on shopper worries. The Wall Street Journal reports Cisco to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Blames Weak Economic Recovery. But sales were flat in the company''s original business of routing gear. Wal-Mart accounts for a whopping 10 percent of nonautomotive retail sales, and its outlook is telling.

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When Selling, Ask Questions, Rank Your Prospects … and Listen!

Emerson Consulting Group

Too often otherwise good sales reps fail because they just haven’t learned to stop talking and start listening. The objective of basic sales questions is to identify what your prospect actually wants. By asking more questions and listening even more, you can take any sales conversation to a higher level. By Ken Lizotte CMC.

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What Big Consumer Brands Can Do to Compete in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business

It also hurts the brands sold inside the stores, which in part explains why consumer product giants like Procter & Gamble are seeing their sales stagnate for products like Tide detergent, Gillette razors, Pampers diapers, and Crest toothpaste. Consultancy Catalina also revealed that 90 of the 100 top brands had all lost market share.

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