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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 03:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Arno</dc:creator>
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The world is getting smaller. While globalization and digital communication offer enormous opportunities for business, they also present a strategic conundrum. How should a business approach going global and connect with new markets?
Technology helps businesses and brands connect with their customers and marketplaces. When done correctly it can help give a firm a better understanding of its client base than ever before. But done badly, it can result in a damaged reputation, stunted growth and a failure to connect with customers.
Embarking on an international journey means not losing your business principles.It’s best to base your strategy on becoming part of a new marketplace, not dictating to it. This will have an impact on your approach and marketing activities.
Here are five top tips for any business aiming its sights on pastures new and planning an international expansion.
Know your market
The ethos and principles of business do not change when you expand to a new marketplace. Instead they become more defined. Rarely would a business embark on a new project without first beginning research: identifying a need, identifying where there is a need, understanding their customer and how they would interact. Expanding internationally should begin with the same strategic approach.
Market and cultural research [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.small-businessadvice.com/frivolous-ada-lawsuits-against-small-businesses</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adria</dc:creator>
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Whenever a new ADA-related lawsuit makes the news, many small business owners are immediately skeptical. That’s because large numbers of handicapped individuals have filed frivolous lawsuits against small businesses in hopes of settling for cash.
It’s a big problem in many cities across the United States, and it has business owners worried they’ll soon fall victim to ADA opportunism – serial extorters with a large appetite for easy money and little genuine regard for the rights of disabled persons.
To be fair, few disagree that the Americans with Disabilities Act is anything but well-intentioned. After all, people with disabilities should be able to access public and commercial facilities without undue difficulty. But it’s when certain handicapped people become serial plaintiffs that problems arise – especially when the businesses they sue actually are making efforts to be ADA-compliant.
Taking advantage of business owners
In states that authorize monetary damages in ADA cases, it’s easy for business owners to fall victim to a suit. Take Roberto Guerrero, whose family’s San Francisco coffee shop business has grown from one store in 1987 to several across California’s Bay Area.
When Roberto received a letter from a customer claiming that some arrangements in one of his stores violated the ADA, [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.small-businessadvice.com/authors-of-online-sales-tax-exagerate-potential-revenues</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Dinsdale - Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; The United States Senate Committee on Finance today held a hearing to explore authorizing states to levy new taxes on out-of-state retailers. NetChoice submitted testimony to the committee that documented harm the proposal would cause to small online retailers. The entire testimony can be found at www.NetChoice.org/testimony. &#8220;For a decade, state tax collectors have tried and failed to deliver on their promise of a simple online tax regime,&#8221; said Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice. &#8220;The Streamlined Sales Tax is only a slogan, not the simplified standard its backers claim.&#8221;
The hearing, titled &#8220;Tax Reform: What It Means for State and Local Tax and Fiscal Policy,&#8221; explored requests by a handful of states for Congress to shrug off Supreme Court guidance and allow thousands of state and local tax jurisdictions to demand that out-of-state retailers remit sales taxes to states where they have no physical presence. Calls for a new Internet tax are commonly framed as a fairness issue, but the truth is that both the potential state revenues and benefits for small retailers are grossly overstated.
According to a study by economists Robert Litan and Jeffrey Eisenach, uncollected sales tax on e-commerce in 2012 is only 1/3 of one [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.small-businessadvice.com/commercial-mortgage-loans-what-is-required</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Dinsdale - Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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Caught in a credit crunch, traditional lenders are unable or unwilling to make the number of commercial mortgage loans that they once did, and have raised qualifying standards significantly. Major financial markets are experiencing a lack of liquidity, and increasingly investors are choosing to approach hard money lenders for financing on their deals. These hard money, or private, lenders have evolved into a mainstream resource for serious investors and provide numerous benefits.
Private commercial mortgage loans can be funded in just a few days, as opposed to conventional loans where the process may wind on for months. There are less strict requirements for paperwork and documentation, with these lenders primarily concerned about the physical property: its equity, condition, repair and location. A strong cash-flow property gets their attention and consideration. The private lender might be simply an individual with money to lend , or could be a hedge fund, portfolio lender or equity firm. Don’t dismiss any hard money provider with a preconceived notion of their ability to provide capital through commercial mortgage loans. 
Some of these private lenders have more readily available funds than many federally charted banks, and are ready to loan on excellent deals with potential for high [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.small-businessadvice.com/why-online-public-relations-can-help-businesses</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A. Dinsdale - Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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We&#8217;re living in an age in which we are in touch with all facets of the world through the touch of a button. Anything that happens around the world has the possible ways to be seen, read and heard in a matter of seconds by people residing half way across the globe. Technology has enabled our improved interaction with one another as well as for this very explanation it goes without saying that online public relations offers a number of very key rewards for businesses that wish to move forward.
Any business is going to be hard put to continue being successful and be along with their game with out merging with the on the web market. The Internet can be a living, growing as well as buzzing platform that gives a huge amount of potential for businesses to get in touch with their target market. With numerous on the web platforms and social media marketing networking sites which might be updated with a constant stream of information, guidelines, opinions, discussions as well as news all the time, it&#8217;s hard for a business to have their foot in the door of an significantly competitive market. This is when online public relations [...]]]></description>
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