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BFC Can Help Your Business Grow in Good Times Or Bad
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  [1] Reaching Consumers Who Have Money to Spend Most retail businesses can anticipate some degree of "bottom line shrinkage" during any economic downturn, whether such downturn is called a "recession" or "depression" or "market correction" or some new term the politicians and pundits haven't even thought of yet. Markets go up and down, like any other cyclical process. Markets fluctuate regularly, and most consumers do tend to curtail spending if they perceive that the markets are falling — or might be in danger of falling. They're not broke, or stupid. Just a bit cautious. And many are afraid to spend an extra penny until they are confident that the economy is improving again. So if your regular customers haven't been buying as much lately, don't just sit there, or you might go out of business waiting for those "regulars" to return. If you want your business to survive and grow, you need to keep prospecting for more customers all the time, regardless of fluctuations in the economy! Recession-Proofing Your Business: Want to make your business "recession-proof"? It's really not that difficult. All your business needs to do is locate and attract as many customers as you can who: |
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have stable incomes;
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have disposable incomes (i.e., money to spend), even in a downturn; and
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want to buy (and can afford to buy) those products or services your business sells. |
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That Sounds Easy Enough ... So Where Do I Find Those People??? |
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References: [ Additional "Recession/Depression" Resources | No Java? ] (opens in a "new" window, so this page will still be here when you're done) |
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