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Written by Jennette Holzworth
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 13:04 |
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 Jeffrey Moran is capitalizing on one of the simplest formulas for business success: Pick a product people desperately want, then do a first-class job delivering it to them. Moran owns Drop Top Customs by Convertible Builders, a company that takes hard-top cars for which there aren’t convertible models and turns them into aftermarket ragtops for car owners who love to ride with the top down.
“We’re pretty much the only people doing this,” he says. “It gives [customers] something they can’t get anywhere else.”
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The Secret to “Owning” Your Marketplace |
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Written by John Spence
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 13:07 |
I have some very strong beliefs about what it takes to run a highly successful business. No. 1: I am convinced that whoever “owns” the voice of the customer and uses that information to build an organizational culture of Extreme Customer Focus will own the marketplace.
Here’s why: When you focus intensely on your customers and provide customer service beyond compare, you win their loyalty at a level that is impossible to shake—even when that competitor down the street is offering giveaways and steep discounts, or your market is crowded with dozens of me-too products or services.
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4th Quarter Leasing Rates Decline |
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Written by Kevin Ireland
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 13:11 |
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The number of office and retail properties available for lease increased
between the third and fourth quarters of 2009, while average lease rates
declined, according to an analysis by Beau Berry of AMJ, Inc. Beery's full analysis of the market and his office and retail listing charts available for download below. 4th Qtr 2009 Office Leasing Charts Click Here
4th Qtr 2009 Retail Leasing Charts Click Here
Alachua County Office & Retail Leasing Report 4th Quarter 2009 Click Here |
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Chamber Kicks Off Plan to Grow an Innovation Economy |
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Written by Kevin Ireland
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 10:28 |
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If the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Council of Economic Opportunity have their way, this region may some day be mentioned alongside Silicon Valley and the Research Triangle as one of the leading centers of innovation in the nation.
Getting there will take a good deal of time, effort and money, but the two groups already have a plan, which they unveiled at the chamber’s annual dinner on January 28. The basics: |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 February 2010 10:36 |
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Burning Concerns About Biomass |
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Written by Rick Sapp
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 10:38 |
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When Gainesville first announced it would meet future energy needs with a biomass electrical generating plant, the decision didn’t draw extensive concern. But the closer the plant gets to groundbreaking, the more controversial it becomes. Will the biomass plant be a boondoggle, or will it secure our energy future? |
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