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sector: home business |
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location: Lincolnshire |
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uses: product research, customer liaison, marketing |
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technology used: broadband, email, Internet |
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When Therese had a traditional dial-up service, sending pictures of her creations to customers often caused her computer to crash. With broadband, however, it's fast, easy and efficient. |
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Broadband is a major asset to Therese's business in other ways, too. She has to do a great deal of research for new recipes on the Internet, shopping for supplies and arranging for travel bookings online. So the "surf and phone" aspect of broadband, where she can be on the net and the phone at the same time, is vital. |
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Attempting to balance her time between the kitchen, where Therese makes her chocolates, and the home office, where she sells them, is eased considerably with broadband's ‘always on' feature, which saves logging on time. Being online all day allows her to receive her e-mails in real time without having to spend forever connected to the Internet, and running up a big phone bill. |
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And because Therese spends a lot of her time juggling between her business and her family life, broadband is also an enormous help in keeping her in touch with friends. |
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"If you have your own business and work from home, it is very important to have broadband to be efficient. Having broadband is an integral part of a successful business," says Therese. |
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Although she is very busy with her chocolate business, she still finds time to polish up on her skill as an amateur photographer. She loves taking pictures of her one-of-a-kind hand-painted chocolates, scanning the pictures to be emailed to her customers and friends. |
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It all proves that broadband is an irresistible way of giving your business and family life a tasty coating of efficiency, speed and freedom. |
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