If you are out there talking to potential customers on a daily basis, and following up on existing ones, you have probably heard every reason in the world along with normal rejection. Here are just a few of the typical ones we hear as we go through our day.

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    • “No money right now.”
    • “I am not in the market today.”
    • “I am happy with my present company”
    • I just got laid off.”
    • “I found a cheaper company”

And, probably the most common one right now has to do with the state of the economy. There is no doubt that businesses have gone under and many people have lost their jobs, and even worse their homes. Only one thing is certain; no one knows when it will turn around. Whatever you do, don’t let that put you in the waiting mode.

Tips for surviving

If you have been through bumps like this before, you know the roller coaster will go upward again. Anyone who is a novice in the business arena needs to keep their chin up and avoid listening to the media tell all of us all how bad things are. Here are a few tips to remember:

1. Keep things moving by taking on whatever new business you can even if the profit is lower. It will help with cash flow and your mental attitude.
2. Find new ideas to offer your customers, the creativity keeps you in an action mode, and that is where you need to be.
3. Stay persistent as you remind yourself that this too will pass.
4. Reduce your costs in every area possible.

A solution to explore

Addressing the last of those, a really great solution that lowers costs can be as simple as exploring virtual office space and services.  Global Business Centers offers the right amount of staff services to ensure you do not have an employee when you do not need one. They offer packages that fit any size business.  Virtual office space and executive suites available only when you need them beats the heck out of paying rent all month for rooms that sit empty much of the time. When you reduce costs enough, the state of the economy starts looking better already.

The inside wins

As you decrease expenses with your new virtual office suite and virtual staff, you can focus on the other three tips above. Most importantly, remember that any excuse is about the same as any other. Your business is really fueled by what is firing you up internally, not what is out in the external world trying to bring you down.