Ground Floor Partners, Business Growth Consultants: Business Growth Bits
Tips and Tricks to Grow Your Business
February 2012
Featured Article

10 Tips on How Startup Projects Can Attract Interested Lenders

James Forrest, Managing Principal at Affiliated Financing, shares the dos and don'ts of attracting lenders for large-scale startups.

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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9145978.htm

Featured Local Business
Affiliated Financing

Affiliated Financing, LLC is a lender for Private Placements of debt for Project Financing, Management Buy Outs and Economic Development Projects with Investment Grade Sponsors/Customers. Our funds are from major U.S. institutions, offered at a fixed rate for 5 to 20 years at "par" (no "lender points" or annual fees). Since 1990, Affiliated has never received a single complaint and is rated by the Better Business Bureau as "A+."

847.884.8686
www.affiliatedfinancing.com

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Greetings!

Thanks for reading Business Growth Bits. For February, we have a great featured article for entrepreneurs and three tips for more established business owners. 
 
Andrew Clarke

Empower Your Employees to Bring in Leads
"Where do you work?" It's a common icebreaker. How do your non-sales employees respond? What if someone says, "Oh, I actually need to hire a company like yours"? This month, empower all your employees to deliver your elevator pitch, exchange business cards, and bring leads back to your sales team.

Spring Clean Your Inventory With Daily Deals Sites
Sadly but not surprisingly, research shows daily deals sites bring in bargain-hunters, not repeat customers. If you need to clear out stale inventory or fill your service's slow times, however, a carefully tailored daily deal might be just the ticket.
http://www.groupon.com
http://www.livingsocial.com 

Enable Your Network Printer's User Authentication
Score a win for security, savings and sustainability by activating this common feature, which requires users to enter their personal codes to receive their print-outs. User authentication ends the waste of abandoned and mixed up print jobs and the extra cost of personal printers for confidential documents.
http://www.geiohio.com/blog/?p=228

Starting a new business? Launching a new product or service? Struggling with increasing competition or lower margins? We can help you take your business to the next level. Call us at 312-726-1981 for a free initial consultation.