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Since launching in 2005, the Enterprise Nation team has helped thousands of people start and grow their businesses. Led by founder Emma Jones MBE, Enterprise Nation continues to be the most active UK small business community and a leading campaigning voice for small business. Joining Enterprise Nation connects you with resources, community and connections you need to reach your business goals.

 has grown to become the largest shopping mall on the web. In 2012 there were 180,000 small businesses trading on the site in the UK, generating sales of Â£1.6 billion a year. The good thing is, having a store on eBay means you are opened up to an international audience and many potential customers!

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In this extract from our recently-published 

 (left), eBay expert and author of Make Serious Money on eBay UK, offers five tips on how to make the most of the mega marketplace known as eBay:

Go slow until you've found your way. Start with a few, easy-to-post items and learn about eBay before boosting your range and prices. Don't stake too much on your first eBay bet.

The eBay marketplace is competitive and you'll lose out unless you have top-notch listings. Craft fabulous item titles, upload impeccable pictures and write descriptionsthat tempt buyers. Be truthful and honest and look professional from the start.

Buyers have come to expect great service. Dispatch orders quickly "" preferably within 24 hours of payment "" and well packed, and make sure you reply to emails and other communications swiftly, too. The quality and speed of your replies and dispatches has an impact on customer feedback.

Understand postage and packaging costs and make sure you factor it in to your costs where necessary.

When you're building your eBay business, encouraging repeat buyers is important. Once a buyer trusts you as an online seller, they're likely to keep coming back. Offer discounts and incentives with every dispatch and cross-marketcomplementary products.

Do you sell on eBay? What works for you? Please leave your own tips in the comments below or tell us on Twitter by sending a message to 

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<p>As Enterprise Nation's small business community manager, my role is to guide our members through every stage of their user journey, developing and improving their experience within the Enterprise Nation community, and arming them with the knowledge and resources they need to start and grow their business.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>I have over 20 years of experience working in customer and B2B support. Having also managed a small business for many years, I understand the struggles that they face am passionate about helping them grow. I love to hear member success stories, particularly those in the food and drink sector.&nbsp;</p>

Small Business Community Manager

New to the Enterprise Nation community

This is a group for new members of the Enterprise Nation community to connect with likeminded businesses and the Enterprise Nation team. Use this space to meet other businesses who might be on a similar journey or looking to grow their network. Join and introduce yourself! Welcome to the community.

&lt;p&gt;Hi, I'm Rachael and I'm on a mission to help coaches, consultants and online course creators to build and scale their business, so that they can celebrate&amp;nbsp;sellout program launches and create passive income streams.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As a sales mentor and business strategist (with 25 years experience), I get so much joy from enabling fellow online&amp;nbsp;entrepreneurs to scale to 6 figures and beyond through strategy, training and coaching.&amp;nbsp; And I provide everyone in my network with free resources in my Members' Zone, which you can &lt;a href="https://mysalesmentor.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1031010"&gt;access for free here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The online coaching and course creation industry is so vast and still growing, and so there's a huge opportunity for you to create&amp;nbsp;impact in the world by sharing and monetising your expertise.&amp;nbsp; I work with ladies all over the world, helping them to build a powerful online brand to support their business and enable them to attract clients with ease and confidence.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I help my clients to;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Build a business model to start, grow and scale an online coaching business&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Create a profitable online course, program or membership and launch it successfully&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Attract new clients through the use of magnetic social media and online sales systems&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Design high conversion funnels to achieve reliable enrolment into your programs and courses&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Set and achieve high ticket income goals and build a passive, evergreen strategy for growth&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Scale up their business, embracing a CEO Mindset and outsourcing for long term success&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's some of the programs I offer;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? &lt;a href="https://mysalesmentor.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1086227"&gt;Powerful 1 hour session to Build a 100k Business Model $127&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??????? &lt;a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/authentic-sales-success-school-membership"&gt;Authentic Sales Success School&lt;/a&gt; - a sales-focussed membership&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;???? Online Sales Confidence Accelerator - 5 week program&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Profit Project Program - 12 week program&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Beyond the Next Level Mastermind - launching July 2021&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? &lt;a href="https://mysalesmentor.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1085339"&gt;Attracting Clients with Ease - 1:1 Coaching Program for 12 weeks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? 1:1 Coaching Program 6mth and 12mth&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're a coach or cousre creator with big ambitions, I'd love to speak with you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's a bit more information about me as a person;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;MY VALUES&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??honesty&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??integrity&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??simplicity&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??empowerment&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I BELIEVE&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? We rise by lifting others&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Facilitation is a lifelong transferable skill&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? When business feels hard, stick to simple&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;? Control the controllables, let go of the noise&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;WHO AM I REALLY?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;??????????? Collaborator &amp;amp; Community Builder&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Always learning &amp;amp; growing&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Sales Strategist for simple success&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Eternal Optimist&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;?? Your New Biz Bestie&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'd love to meet you - you can book a &lt;a href="https://calendly.com/mysalesmentor/personalbreakthrough30mins"&gt;Personal Breakthrough Call here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Founder, Director

100k business builder ??

&lt;h2&gt;You&amp;#39;re a super ambitious coach, you&amp;#39;ve hit an income plateau but that 100k goal has got you excited about your potential....&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;You&amp;#39;ve got so much expertise to share, but you&amp;#39;re stuck deciding between 1:1, group programs, courses and memberships...&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Well it stops right here, because I&amp;#39;ve got a proven track record of helping coaches grow and scale, and I&amp;#39;m totally willing to share it with you, today.