Most businesses require raw materials in some form. So, before the launch of your business, you will have to narrow down on suppliers who will ship you raw materials. How do you go about approaching them? And what are...
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IanBalancing cost and quality in production
What are the factors that you consider when you are looking to shop for something? You would, like every other customer, look for the best quality there is, at the least price. So, when you are at the other end of the...
How to Claim Shipping Refunds for All Your Late Deliveries!
So your business ships quite often and you had no idea that you could claim shipping refunds from your shipping carrier, FedEx or UPS, even if your shipment is delivered late by 60 seconds? Well then, voila! You just...
4 Simple Ways to Outsmart Your Shipping Carrier
A successful kickstarter or any other crowd funded campaign is a hard thing to achieve and it certainly deserves a pat on the back for everybody in the team that took an idea and gave it shape, but as you may have...
Funding Your Dream Startup!
Congratulations, you have finally decided to put into practice, your business idea. THAT is the big step. What next? How and where from, do you fund your dream? The ground work that you have diligently worked on can...
Managing Customer Expectations
Every business Guru’s oft quoted phrase is that ‘Customer is King’. There is no denying that. The business amounts to nought without the customer and you need no MBA to realize that. So, how do you make sure your...
The Easy 20k Idea!
It all began on a fateful day sometime in the middle of January when we sat down for our yearly meeting with our shipping partner, FedEx. We were trying to beat them down on their shipping rates by a few pennies in...