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Idea 32 – It’s as easy as ABC – Always Be Closing                      50
Idea 33 – Tell them what you are going to ask for                      50

Four Greatest Door-to-Door Salesmen                                    53

Idea 34 – Security from cradle to grave (Prudential)                    53
Idea 35 – ‘We’ll over the Border and gi’e them a brush’ – James Hogg
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             (Kleeneeze)                                                56
Idea 36 – Ding doing well (Avon)                                        58
Idea 37 – Forecasting a sale

Six Greatest Financial Necessities of Business Life                    59

Idea 38 – Even Turing Idea 44 needed Arabic numerals                    59
Idea 39 – How the total money supply is greater than the total amount
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             of money                                                   61
Idea 40 – Raising cash with limited liability                           63
Idea 41 – Keeping score positively                                      64
Idea 42 – How well are we doing?                                        67
Idea 43 – Never mind the profit, feel the cashflow

Eight Greatest Computer Innovations that Actually                      75
Make Life Easier
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Idea 44 – Turing’s table of behaviour                                   77
Idea 45 – Getting the answer through trial and error                    78
Idea 46 – When it’s critical to be on time and within budget
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