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Advice on coping with a downturn

Raising finance

• Overdrafts & bank
  loans
• Subsidised loans,
  guaranteed loans
• Venture capital
• Business angels
• Factoring & invoice
  discounting
• Car finance
• Financing equipment
• Getting a grant for
  your business
• Export finance
• Import finance
Go to advice on raising finance
 

General Marketing

• Research for your
  marketing
• Planning your
  marketing
• Pricing
• Building customer
  loyalty
• Marketing with your
  database
• Design
Go to advice on general marketing
 

Marketing methods

• Advertising strategy
• Writing an
  advertisement
• Direct mail
• Writing a mailshot
• Effective PR
• Exhibitions
Go to advice on marketing methods

Management strategies

• SWOT analysis
• Key performance
  indicators
• Cost control
• ISO 9000
• Benchmarking
• Your business & the
  environment
• New product
  development
• Innovation
• Filing & records
  management
Go to advice on management strategies
 

Employment law

• An overview
• New employment
  law in 1999
• New employment
  law in 2000
• New employment
  law in 2001
Go to advice on employment law
 

Selling & Exporting

• Managing your sales
  team
• Your sales strategy
• Selling techniques
• Negotiating a sale
• Sales presentations
• Import finance
• Export finance
• First steps to
  exporting
• Research your
  export markets
Go to advice on selling & exporting

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