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  • How do I motivate my sales team?

    How to revive disillusioned employees
  • Negotiating a company sale

    I’m planning on selling my recruitment business. I’ve found a buyer and am negotiating the terms of the sale. Predictably, the buyer doubts...
  • Boosting web sales

    My company sells adventure sports equipment and clothing. Most of our sales come through our catalogues, but we have a new website with a sh...
  • Holding on to customers in the downturn

    Tim Porter
    The credit crunch has clearly caused some of my competitors to panic and they have lowered their prices in order to attract new business. Th...
  • False start

    I started up seven months ago, made sales fast and hired three people. But since then my bank funding plan has fallen flat on its face. The...
  • Toying with the idea

    I run three shops, which sell toys and novelty items, and we began our online trading a few years ago. However, it has never really worked i...
  • The means of a disposal

    I am considering selling some parts of my business, but I feel a buyer might easily be able to work down the price and then really cash in. I am determined to maximise the value of...
  • Better late than never?

    My business has just a few big clients, and one of them has not been paying its bills (it is four months’ late). What’s more, it has been hard to identify the reasons why. It is a...
  • Handing over the reins

    I’m thinking of retiring and would like my business to continue long into the future. Two key people working for me would like to assume control through a management buy-out. Howev...
  • Magic Numbers

    My company sells through the internet and a call centre operation to the general public. Sales are typically good as there is a reasonable amount of traffic from both. However, con...
  • Banking on the future

    I have been trading for about two and a half years and currently employ 19 people. However, we are at a tricky stage. I want to increase sales but in order to do so I will need to...
  • Slimming down

    My business has, up to now, been selling computer hardware via a call centre. I am now considering becoming more heavily involved in e-commerce, reducing the need for so many call...

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