Business Idea of the Day

Palm trees are ubiquitous in California and other states with a warm climate. Although they are beautiful trees, some homeowners find them to be a nuisance because they require routine maintenance when they get too large.

WebProNews: Google has people riled up with its latest local search effort Google Place Pages. Place Pages are a Google Maps feature, which serve the purpose of providing everything you want to know about a place (a city or a business) in one spot. For example, if you search for a specific restaurant, you should get web pages, directions, reviews, images, street view imagery, business hours, etc. Google lets businesses submit specific categories they want to include. There is concern from some that Google is trying to eliminate the need for users to leave Google and even visit a small business’ web site

Sun Media: A Winnipeg inventor has won a $10,000 award for creating an electrically-charged replica knife that helps police, border guards and other law enforcement types learn what it feels like to get slashed. Police officer Jeff Quail invented the Shocknife in 2005 to add an element of authenticity to law enforcement training, which he found didn’t properly prepare officers for the real-life threat presented by knives, screwdrivers and other edged weapons. Four years later, the Shocknife is used by more than 500 agencies worldwide, including the FBI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Canadian and American militaries, and many major police agencies across Canada, including Winnipeg’s.

photo credit: davitydave In business there are always several different priorities are one’s list, including the decision making process of which priority needs prompt attention and which one’s can wait until tomorrow. So between the two options of income and customer service, which one comes first? Most would right off the bat assume that businesses put customer service first, this would be wrong. Surprisingly an enormous amount of business owners interviewed felt that income should come first and even more that the clients they do have should be exploited for future and continuous gain, recently stated on microfitgroup .

Just like any parent, when you get pet parents together they are going to chat about what they love most, their pets! The topic might be the best shampoo or the best place to shop for their products, but if you get together a few Shure Pets consultants, the topic is likely to be about business. Shure Pets gives pet lovers the opportunity to use a quality product and make a profit from it at the same time. Through their direct sales opportunity many individuals, like Sonya Lovine, have been able to work the hours that are most convenient for them and give their pets a party only they could enjoy. Tell us a little about Shure Pets. Shure Pets is the proud category innovator and nation’s leader in the distribution of pet products through independent sales representatives, known as Pet Consultants, and the hosting of at-home Pet Parties.

photo credit: Russ Neumeier When you think about telling your customers not to purchase your key product of success, you think that’s out of this world crazy. However, for Xerox it worked like a charm, it actually boosted their growth. Rather then working on selling their clients products, they are now selling them solutions such as long term consultation’s in efforts to keep their existing equipment working longer

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