Author: Terry Gorry
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Email Marketing for Small Business-What You Need to Know and the 2 Common Mistakes to Avoid
“The money is in the list”. This is a phrase that you will read and hear regularly when you being to learn how to market online. “The list” is a list of subscribers generated from your website or blog. And here’s a challenge for you: go to the website or blog of any guru, expert…
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21 Questions and 4 Definitions You Need to Be Clear About in a Commercial Distribution Agreement
Are you a supplier or distributor needing a few pointers about distribution agreements? In this piece I will look at some key areas to consider when having a distribution agreement drafted as supplier, or when you are a distributor thinking about taking on a new product line for distribution. Definitions The first essential part of…
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21 Surprising Reasons Why Every Small Business Should Have a Simple Blog or Website
Don’t have a website or blog? An easy to navigate, informative blog is all you need to establish you or your business as a trusted authority. If you are a small business owner and you don’t have a business blog or website you should take the 5 minutes it takes to read this page. Because…
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3 Stunningly Effective, Free Ways to Promote You or Your Business
I attended Evensong in Westminster Abbey last week. Evensong has been sung, celebrated and offered up in worship on the site of Westminster Abbey for over 1,000 years, originally by the Benedictine monks who came to the site in the tenth century. For me, though, it was a free way to get into Westminster Abbey…
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Here’s 3 Things Which Would Make Me Fire You as a Client
Let’s be honest. You’re thinking: “he’s a cheeky bugger”, “who does he think he is?” And, perhaps, worse. Hey, it wouldn’t be the first time. But stick with me because the 3 things might surprise you. And may even help you get more out of your professional advisor and better bang for your buck. Let’s…
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3 Critical Factors You Need to Consider in Collecting Debts
Are you owed money by a debtor? And you’re not quite sure whether to just forget about it and write it off, or pursue it? Before making your decision there are 3 critically important factors to consider. Who owes you the money? This might seem like a blindingly obvious fact that you don’t need to…
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Buying Property from a Receiver or Mortgagee in Possession-Some Facts You Should Know
Everyone loves a bargain. And buying property from a mortgagee in possession or receiver acting on his behalf is becoming more commonplace in Ireland. Regardless of whether you buy at an Allsop’s type auction or by private treaty there are a few unique features of buying from a receiver or mortgagee in possession. Some of…
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Could This Simple Mistake Cost You Your Business?
Imagine this. You’ve worked hard to build up a solid base of clients in your hairdressing or beauty salon business. It hasn’t been easy, but you began to see the fruits of your hard work, long hours, and commitment pay off around 12 months ago. In fact, it got so busy that you had to…
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The Death of the Newsagent: Lessons for Retailers
There’s nowhere on the main street in Kinnegad to buy a pint of milk or a newspaper now, you know. Not since “Flemings”, the traditional “newsagents”, closed its doors a few months ago. There was no big announcement, no social media campaign to keep it open. Nada. The doors just weren’t opened the next morning. And within…