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Social Entrepreneurship: What It Is and Why Everyone's Talking About it

Hubspot Sales

They wrote a business plan, circulated the document to a bank, and worked tirelessly to scale their company and drive profits for themselves and their investors. Ben & Jerry’s aims “to create linked prosperity for everyone that’s connected to our business: suppliers, employees, farmers, franchisees, customers, and neighbors alike.”

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How To Find, Collect, & Manage Business Contacts

Hubspot Sales

Business success still depends on winning the attention of the right people, whether they're employers, employees, investors, suppliers, partners, or customers. Even if you're working from home rather than attending key industry events or networking events right now, networking hasn't gone anywhere.

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Return on Sales: What It Is, How To Calculate It, and More

Nutshell

Perhaps you’d like to find an investor for your business or gauge your success against your competitors. Determine financial feasibility: Investors, creditors, and other stakeholders may want to see your return on sales metrics to predict your business’s viability for reinvestment, loan repayment, or dividend payment.

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How to Define, Calculate, and Manage Sales Backlog

Hubspot Sales

For example, unexpected downtime in a production line can cause a backlog, as well as difficulty with suppliers. It’s also worth noting that, while backlog data may be shared with stakeholders or potential investors, it’s usually not disclosed publicly. The Importance of a Sales Backlog. Back(log) in Business.

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8 Creative Sales Prospecting Ideas You've Never Tried Before

Hubspot Sales

Attend Your Customers' Events. Maybe they haven’t changed vendors for 20 years and would only switch if a trusted business partner referred them to another supplier. Attend your customers’ events. That’s why events hosted by your customers are gold mines for prospects. Creative Sales Ideas. Create a Website for Referrals.

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How to Adapt Your Strategic Plan in Response to Unexpected Events

AchieveIt

Unforeseen events can manifest in various forms, each with the potential to significantly disrupt even the most well-defined strategic plans. These events can range from: Broad economic downturns like recessions or inflation spikes. Ask the following key questions: How does this event affect our goals and objectives?

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Guest Post: Opportunity Lost: What Don’t Your Testimonials Say About You?

Engage Selling

The following post came for Doreen Ashton-Wagner at Greenfield Services and was posted on her Meeting and Event Lead Blog. If you are a meetings industry supplier, your website should feature a collection of testimonials from past clients who are happy to tell the world what a great job they saw you do on your last conference or meeting.