Harvard Business Review Ideas and Advice for Leaders

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• Corporations, small businesses and sole proprietors all need eye-catching promotional materials, but not everybody has an eye for what looks good.
• Learn how to get tough stains and odors out of carpets–such as dog and cat odors–and your services will be in great demand.
• Business activities often include the sale and purchase of goods and services.
• A company often defines its business by the industry in which it operates.
• Examples include “segregated portfolio companies” and restricted purpose companies.

Sales are often …