The purpose of this news letter is to explore ways to make business’s prosper

 If you have a topic that needs to be in the news letter please send it to jim.botkin@itex.net.

Networking  
                                by Jim Botkin

We all network in some form or another.  Face to face networking has been around for a long time.  The Chamber is a good place to network such as the Business After Hours.  If your main work is sales then Sales Pros would work.  Strategic Networking is an interesting gathering to attend.  Let’s Coffee Chat has a program that introduces your business to other businesses.  This gives you the opportunity to follow up and meet face to face.

 There are many leads groups available where referrals for new business are passed to each other.  BNI, Brain, Prospectors, Colorado Business Leads, Power Lunch Leads Group as well as many others are available.  Visit many to see which would be a good fit for you.

 When you meet other business people and take the time to get to know them and for them to get to know you then you are on your way to success.  By having people that you trust you can refer people that you know to them.  They also get the opportunity to do the same.

 A while back I attended a seminar by Cyber Dog.  The theme of the seminar was using the internet to keep in touch with others.  I was introduced to Linkedin.  Linkedin is a way to build your network of business connections.   I also found Merchant Circle for business connections.  Plaxo is another way to keep in touch.  For keeping in touch with friends and family Face Book is a joy.  Try each to see what works for you.  You will be glad you did.

 If you decide that you want to know more about any of the connections just email me at jim.botkin@itex.net.

 Credit Card Debt by Pamela Weir

 You can make this your year to get out of debt. Whether you use personal or business credit cards to finance your business, it is important to pay off your debt, lower your interest rates, and improve your credit standing.  Let’s take a look at these ideas.

 If you are like most people you are only paying the minimum payments on your credit cards.  Minimum payments however extend you into additional costs due to the interest rate. Start a strategy of paying more than the minimum each and every month. You can  pay an extra five or ten dollars a month and you will pay off your debt sooner. If you can double the minimum amount you will pay more to the principal than to the interest.

 You can lower your interest rate by simply calling and requesting you interest rate to be lowered.  Credit card companies can and will lower your interest rates.  All you have to do is call and ask them to.  This is a good time to do this because all credit card companies are scrambling to keep your business.  When you lower your interest rate you will save hundreds to thousands of dollars.

 Do not use more than 35% of the limit on any credit card. Do not close out any old accounts. Both of these will improve your FICO score.

 For more information on cash flow strategies contact  Pamela Weir at: 719-219-3598 or email to cashnow8@q.com

Sharp$hooter Marketing Course

Dear Friend,

Thank you for your interest in taking your business to the next level. The purpose of the Sharp$hooter

Marketing Course™ is to help you find more of your BEST customers immediately.

In this insightful course you’ll:

o Develop and test your Unique Selling Proposition,

 o Discover the profile of your best customers,

  Put together strategies to find more of them and

o Walkout with a One-Page Action Plan™ that focuses your activities to find more of your BEST customers immediately.

 This course is not for everyone. It’s interactive with the other participants --which facilitates learning-- and  you must be open and participate fully to achieve the results you really want. The course was developed from 20+ years of experience coaching small to medium sized business and self employed professionals to higher levels of success. The concepts have been proven successful in over 30 different industries. In fact, one company doubled their sales in just two weeks after taking the course.

Using one-on-one coaching sessions it can take 3 to 6 months to work through these concepts. The

Sharp$hooter Marketing Course™ delivers the results in one full day.

 The course will be held one day only on 22 January 2009 beginning at 8AM and ending at 5PM. The site will be the Inn at Garden Plaza, 2520 International Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80910 and includes the workbook, the One-Page Action Plan™, a power networking lunch, and a personal 30 minute Strategic

Business Coaching session. The coaching session by itself is valued at $125 and could be worth thousands of dollars in new business to you.

 Because of the hands-on nature of the work seating is limited to 20 participants. Companies have paid me thousands of dollars to learn these concepts. Your investment is $495 for the day. If you reserve your seat with  a minimum $100 deposit before 10 January 2009 and pay the balance five days prior to the day of the course  the investment is only $450.

 Guarantee: If you are not satisfied after taking the course your money will be refunded upon return of all course materials.

 Register early as many spots are already filled.

 Sincerely,

 Jack Rand

 Strategic Business Coach

 Rand Associates, Llc.

 719-460-4860

PS. I’ll buy lunch.

Does your business or organization need assistance with staying in front of your clients, customers, or members?  We can help produce your email campaigns! Contact us at Expression Crossroads, weir_pamela@yahoo.com

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