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Just In! Download the newest Africa Imports Catalog
Get your hands on the new Africa Imports Winter catalog before it even hits the printer! You can now download the winter 2009 wholesale and/or retail catalog on the Africa Imports web site, just go to: www.africaimports.com/catalogsmain.asp
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How to Get More Sales from Your Africa Imports Catalog
Here’s an idea that has worked great for one of our customers. He has gotten dozens of new customers; and extra sales from the retail catalogs he gives out; and it’s a really easy thing to do. Instead of giving … Continue reading
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CNN Covers African Businesses!
On Monday CNN visited Africa Imports to talk about how the economic recession is affecting African businesses in the US. Find out what they had to say and see Africa Imports up-close-and-personal in this 3 1/2 minute clip! Embedded video … Continue reading
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What African business owners say is the best way to grow your business.
About a year ago we had a contest to see how African store owners would use $500. to grow their business. Out of 510 ideas, here’s what African store owners say. 49% say buy more products 26% say buy advertising … Continue reading
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Sell More Oils with Coffee Beans!
We recently got a question from a customer. She asked if we had something that customers could smell when they’re smelling the different fragrance oils that could clear their palette so all the fragrances don’t smell the same. We looked … Continue reading
What’s Your Web Site Budget?
The great thing about the internet is that it’s just as easy for a small business to put up a website as it is for a big company. The hard thing is that there is no way that a small … Continue reading
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How important is self discipline to your business
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; and the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Joshua Heschel Don’t you hate saying no to yourself. It’s hard to do – even when you know … Continue reading
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Do you keep track of your customers?
If I lose the diamonds, the insurance company will pay,” said a 47th St. jeweler. “If I lose my customer list, I am out of business.” It could be amazing to me how many people don’t keep track of their … Continue reading
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Who will talk about you – to help grow your business
Word of mouth advertising is probably the best advertising you can get. What type of person will tell other people about you and your business? A lot of different people might tell others about your business or products. Can you … Continue reading
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Working from Home – Some Pitfalls and Solutions
Many of our customers work from home and have created successful businesses this way. Working from home has some obvious benefits; choosing your own hours (most of the time), being your own boss (although you probably end up with a … Continue reading
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