Documents tagged 'Prices'

Franchising - Is It Right For The Cleaning Business?

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Published: 15/11/2009

With the economy in a downslide, one of the best ways to make money is by cleaning people’s houses and sometimes commercial businesses, too. It’s an easy and relatively quick way to make money, and if you do a good job for your clients, you can be assured of some decent referrals and new...

Tips And News For First Time Home Buyers

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Published: 15/11/2009

If you are a first-time buyer, there is no better time to buy your very own property than today. House prices in the United Kingdom have stabilised, thus making a lot of hot properties available to more people. This means that this year, many more young working families will be able to afford...

Commodities Slide Down, Indices Edge Up

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Published: 15/11/2009

Interest rate announcements dominated the headlines despite there being no surprises with the decisions to leave rates unchanged. The FOMC created the most excitement, when traders interpreted some of their remarks to mean that the expected rate hikes may take longer to materialise than...

The Next Big Thing! - New Business

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Published: 15/11/2009

Despite the doom and gloom crap that you see in every US newspaper and TV news broadcast, there is an interesting counter-culture buzz that I think merits some real attention: New Business. Every time there is upheaval in the economy, every time there is "blood in the street," there is always...

Pound Made Record Lows As Fear Of Recession Increased

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Published: 15/11/2009

There was better news for the Greenback though, as the Pound fell to its lowest level for two years against the US Dollar. Although the Dollar has undoubtedly been strong over the last month, last weeks move on Cable (USD/ GBP) was largely a factor of the weakening pound. It made a record weekly...

Are Your Prices High Enough?

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Published: 08/11/2009

I published saw a very engaging article called "Do Mercedes Salespeople Stay Up Nights Worrying About Low Kia Prices?". It’s a very good question. At a recent seminar I went to the presenter graphically demonstrated the risks, and the potential, to impact profitability by changing prices....

How To Get Cheap Conveyancing

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Published: 08/11/2009

A good place to find cheap and effective conveyancing is going online. You may also contact estate agents. However, many estate agents recommend conveyance solicitors not because of their efficiency but based on the amount of referral fee they charge. So if you want to find cheap and economic...

Chose Price To Deliver The Right Strategic Development Of Emerging Technologies

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Published: 08/11/2009

If you are like most executives, you want to create the proverbial better mouse trap. A lot of companies succeed in designing the mousetrap, but don’t catch too many mice. Somebody else usually moves the mice first. How can pricing be used to control that situation better? In Silicon Valley...

Apply Price Incentives To Encourage Customers To Help You Lower Costs

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Published: 08/11/2009

With so much global competition, the customer is more in charge than ever. That doesn’t mean that you need to offer services that cost you a fortune: Better designed pricing can be a great help. Let’s consider an industrial example. A building materials manufacturer studied its customers...

Use Imaginative Pricing To Reduce Costs And Increase Demand For Your Offerings

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Published: 08/11/2009

Mention imaginative pricing to gain more profit, and most people think of charging more for "extras." I got a new set of glasses this week. The lenses only cost $59, but they tried hard to sell me an "anti-glare" coating for another $50. Based on what I know about coatings, this probably costs...