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It takes sales to sell and grow your small business idea. Most small business owners didn’t start their business because they wanted to be in sales. If that were true, they could have just started a “rep” company or gone to work as a sales representative. It will take a sales effort to promote your small business idea and to create sales for your small business. In either case, getting good at sales is critical to the success and profitability of your small business. Some tips to sell you on getting good at sales.

Embrace the concept that a sale is mutually beneficial. Every sale is an agreement between two parties about how features and benefits provide a value to both parties. If you see sales as a process for causing the other party to purchase something they don’t need, can’t afford or don’t want, you’re not engaged in sales. You’re engaged in arm-twisting and you don’t understand the value of your own products and services.

Understand the value of what you have to offer your target market. This goes back to the essence of selling others: bankers, key employees and the marketplace about why your small business is a good idea. If you’re business products and services are worth starting a business over, they’re worth something to your customers. Selling your potential customers is no different than selling others on the value of investing or participating in your business.

You may not have started your small business because you love sales. But, if you love the value of what your business has to offer, you are equipped and should be excited about being involved in the sales function of your small business. You’re already sold. Sell others on the value you believe in.

Don Osborne has been helping people plan, finance, start, run, grow, sell their small business ideas since 1985. To learn more visit: http://www.profitpuzzle.com. If you've got a small business story along with your website link to share go to: Real People Small Business Stories. Looking for help: Free Solution Guides.

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