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Properly chosen and implemented, joint ventures can be a great way for your small business to get in on opportunities (and profits) that otherwise you would miss out on. I like to think of them as diamonds on the beach. You see the diamonds lying on the sand but try as you might, you can't pick them up – until you team with someone else who knows the trick of scooping them up.
Filing a Proposal May Let You Avoid BankruptcyBy Susan Ward, About.com(Author's Note: This article is about bankruptcy in Canada. Bankruptcy laws differ from country to country.) Are cash flow problems making it impossible for you to make ends meet and your business to function? Are you not able to pay your creditors on time? Are you thinking that bankruptcy is your only option? It's not.
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7 Ways to Make Your Business Thrive in Tough Economic Times
Whether or not you believe we're in a recession or just headed towards one, there's no getting around the fact that we
