Re: Vet Your Clients

Tony_Bradley — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:25:37 -0000

What frustrates me is when a client comes on and wants a price for your service or product, then you quote and they contact you asking for an urgent lead time, so you give them a lead time and then it takes them a further 4 weeks to get the order to you, but they chase the lead time you gave them.

I've had this far too many times, I've even got to the stage of winning tenders and submitting a proforma invoice for first order, then when you call the client they do not return your calls, they don't answer when you call their mobile, they never respond to emails...it's hard but you have to move one.

I could name and shame tonnes of businesses who use these business practices - but it is very unprofessional!

Also you need to check the credit rating of new businesses, 1 business in the UK contacted and refused point blank to pay for the product up front as we had never dealt with them before. We did a credit chaeck and found them NOT credit worthy. The client was trying to bulldoze us in to sending the goods without an order and on poor credit ratings - we said thanks for the enquiry and good bye.

Re: How Startups Can Use PR Successfully

Tony_Bradley — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:57:02 -0000

Just used a PR for our company and got 5 new customers form it, it was unbelievable. Thanks for a thread that actually delivers.

Re: Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast – Evolving the Startup Ecosystem

Tony_Bradley — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:26:06 -0000

Without a network of good contacts, you're dead in the water. This is essential in business. So that whenever any of your contacts thinks of a problem they think of you as the solution

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