If you feel your business and another business have a similar approach to customers or have products that would complement each other well, consider forming an alliance. The alliance is different from a merger as you will not be taking over the other business or combining your assets. Instead, you may feature the other business’ products and vice versa so you can both appeal to a different market. For example, if you have a restaurant, you might advertise that you get your vegetables from a locally owned farm. You may also collaborate on a new product with the other business that you roll out together and promote, doubling your customer base. There are five main types of business alliances:  A sales alliance: This is where you make an agreement with another business to sell products or services that complement each other. A solution specific alliance: This is where you and another business make a formal agreement to develop and sell a particular product or service together. A geographic specific alliance: This is where you and another business agree to market certain products and services in a specific geographical area. An investment alliance: This is where you make an agreement with another business to combine funds to create a shared investment. A joint venture: This is where you make an agreement with another business to share control, profit, and loss in a specific economic undertaking. The U.S. Federal government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world. You can tap into this huge market by bidding on a government contract. If you win the bid, your business would be supplying the government, which would require an expansion of your existing business. Though securing a government contract can be a lot of work, it could also be worth it. Often, business flourish long term when they have a government contract. Look into the Business Matchmaking Program, which is designed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help match businesses with government contracts. You can also work with your local SBA and your local Economic Development Agency to determine if your business could qualify for a government contract. Licensing your business products can be a useful, low-cost option, especially if you have a service product or a branded product. It is also a low risk option, as it does not cost as much to license your product as it would be to product and sell your product on your own. You will need a licensing partner to agree to license your product. Products have a higher chance of being licensed if they can be linked to existing entities that are popular, such as a TV show, a brand, or a sports team. This often means that the product already has a built in audience or is appealing to an certain demographic and may be worth the investment. Look for companies that provide products or services similar to your products and reach out to them about licensing your product.
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One-sentence summary -- Form an alliance with an existing business. Bid on a government contract. Look into getting your business product(s) licensed.


Your username will be the first name in the list. " Click the “Go” button to save your changes. Note: If you are currently logged into TinyChat using Myspace, Twitter, or Facebook, your username will be selected based on your account information. If you wish, you can sign out of the linked service and choose a guest username using the instructions we’ve just described.
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One-sentence summary -- Click your username from the bottom right hand panel containing the active members of the chatroom. Enter the new guest username you would like to use in the input field next to "Don’t have one?


Fleas don’t like the scent of lemon and will avoid things with this smell. By applying a lemon spray around your house and on your pets, you can drive the fleas away, at least temporarily.  Make a lemon citrus spray by cutting 6 lemons in half and boiling them in water. Steep the lemons in the water overnight. Pour the lemon water into a clean spray bottle. Place in a spray bottle and apply to fabrics and furniture around your house. You can also spritz your animals with lemon spray.  Test inconspicuous areas first to make sure it doesn’t bleach or damage the item being sprayed. Set up several diffusers throughout your house. Choose oils such as lavender, eucalyptus, cedar wood, lemon, or peppermint. You can also look for lotions that contain these essential oils. Apply the lotion to your skin, which will repel the fleas. Most general bug sprays prevent against fleas, so apply the spray if you notice fleas in your house. One with an insect growth inhibitor will be longer lasting killing any fleas which hatch for up to 7 months. Consider the health hazards of insecticides. Always read labels carefully to avoid accidental poisoning. If it's flea season, spraying insecticide in your yard will kill off fleas and eggs. Look for a product that's been approved by the EPA and is safe to use on your plants. Nematodes are small worms that feed on fleas. Ladybugs are also good additions to your yard, as they feed on fleas as well. Visit your local garden center to get some of these flea predators.
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One-sentence summary -- Use a lemon citrus spray. Use a diffuser and essential oils that repel fleas. Apply an insecticide in your house. Consider applying insecticide to your yard. Get nematodes for your yard.


Sun exposure can temporarily brighten skin by giving you a tan, but in the long term it is extremely damaging. Letting your skin burn or get tan all summer long can lead to wrinkles, spots, and the possibility of skin cancer.  Apply sunscreen to your face before you leave the house, even during the winter. Use sunscreen on your neck, shoulders, chest, arms, and everywhere else that tends to get more exposure. When you're wearing shorts or going to the beach, make sure you cover your legs, too. Leaving makeup on your face overnight is hard on your skin, because you're allowing chemicals to seep in all night. By morning your skin has completely absorbed the makeup, and it's probably the worse for wear. Use makeup remover and rinse off the traces with cool or lukewarm water every night before you go to bed.  Don't scrub makeup off your face, since this can cause it to get irritated and damage the skin. Use a good makeup remover and dab it with a towel instead. Try this trick for removing eye makeup: dab a cotton swab soaked in makeup remover on your eyelashes and around your eyes. The makeup will wipe right off. Skin toughens in response to exposure to chemicals, extreme temperatures, and abrasive materials. Keep your skin soft and sensitive by taking these precautions:  Wear gloves during the winter to keep your hands from getting chapped. Protect the rest of your body with appropriately warm clothing. Wear gloves when you're cleaning with strong chemicals. Protect yourself from callouses by using knee pads, thick work clothes, and the proper safety equipment when you're working under harsh conditions.
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Use sunscreen every day. Don't wear makeup to bed. Protect your skin from harsh elements.