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Good English is Good for Business

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4th June 2010
Oxford English Reference Dictionary

Once a business letter or email has been sent with a grammatical or spelling mistake in it, there is no going back.

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The 10 Best Ways to Lose a Sale… and How to Avoid Them

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7th May 2010
"no sale" on an old-fashioned cash register

These 10 mistakes made by some small businesses will have the prospects and customers leaving in droves. Don’t be one of the small businesses making them.

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Set the Language to English

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2nd April 2010
An image depicting the UK and US flags merging

Does your small business present an unprofessional image simply because you are using American, not British English in your documents, letters and emails?

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Advertising 101: 10 Ways to Avoid Common Advertising Mistakes

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19th March 2010
examples of a bad advertisement and a good advertisement for a small business

Most small business advertising is awful. If you want to make advertising work for your business, use these 10 simple ways to avoid common advertising mistakes.

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Being the Cheapest is a Mug’s Game!

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12th March 2010
The word "price" circled in a dictionary

Anyone who thinks that the way to succeed in business is to be cheaper than the competition is highly likely to fail.

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Capital Punishment for Small Businesses

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12th February 2010
an image depicting a game of hangman where the condemned man is a stickman made of capital letters

For all you small business owners, do yourselves a big favour and learn a trick used all the time by big business (one they are using right under your nose).

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How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking

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31st January 2010
How to Develop Self-confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie

This book will show you how to overcome the natural fear of public speaking and even learn to enjoy it. A ‘must have’ book for small business owners everywhere.

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