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Make certain that your competition does not ask your friends and associates who your customer are, so that they can hone in on your existing business.
While making sure that you’re not being copied, you should also be original and join your own committees that you feel will be beneficial to you. You want to develop your own purposes and interests, not those of your competitor.
Make certain that other companies do not take your slogan and modify it slightly for their own use - and don’t do this yourself. At most, use other slogans for inspiration.
Watch
copyright on your ads. Your ads should not be copied close to word-for-word, and you should not copy
ads of others'.
Don't feel
need to associate with
competition after meetings. Your competition may simply be honing in on your sales opportunities. Work
room equally, so that nobody is taking advantage of your friendliness.
While you don't need to take
attitude that
business world is a war ground, you should also make certain that nobody is taking advantage of your knowledge, integrity and hard work. Remember that it is a small world. We are all judged on
way in which we speak about others, how we compete, and our feelings towards others. Be professional and work with grace at all times, and you will never need to concern yourself with ethics in your business.

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