| Why "Good Enough"... Isn't |
| About a year ago, I had an opportunity to have dinner with the CEO of an engineering startup company in Pennsylvania. As we disc... |
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| Business Start Ups... Let's Play Ball |
| Starting a business is like starting your own baseball team. Start-up (Spring training) is when you are doing your research, dec... |
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| The Business Day (Lease Purchase or Otherwise) |
| For those of you conducting a lease purchase business (or any other business), the first thing for you to do each morning is to ... |
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| Reminders For Running A Better Business |
| The following tips are from an article we contributed to Compute magazine. These are ideas that we all should know, but many tim... |
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| Yesterday's Project Manager is Today's Project Engineer |
| The rapid growth of technology, greater exposure to knowledge, higher levels of awareness are making the young project engineer ... |
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| Become a Customer Enthusiasm-Guru! |
| One thing all successful small business owners have in common is the knowledge that their business is based on enthusiastic cust... |
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| Passwords and the Human Factor |
| Passwords have a strange dual nature. The stronger and safer the password the more likely it will be undermined by human weaknes... |
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| Build Your Business (on a shoestring): Hire a College Intern |
| Starting up a new venture or business can be one of the most exciting times of your life. It can also be one of the most stressf... |
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| 7 Reasons Why Law Firm Diversity Initiatives Fail |
| Many law firms understand the importance of building a diverse workforce. The changing demographics within the United States hav... |
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| Branding Fiasco -- Better Be Who You Say You Are! |
| Our experience as customers offers great instruction into the concept of branding. Come with me on a recent “experience” and you... |
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| PR: Here's All You Need to Know |
| Above all, you need to know that the right PR can alter individual perception and lead to changed behaviors.
Especially when... |
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| Managing the Sales Negotiation Process |
| How many times have you heard:* "You've got to drop your price by 10% or we will have no choice but to go with your competition.... |
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| Secrets & Benefits of Secured Loans |
| Borrowing money has become more and more popular in the UK over recent years, and this is partly due to the fact that it has bec... |
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| Change and Performance - Training May Not Be The Answer |
| Introducing new products or services, bringing new people on board, developing a new process or procedure, installing new equipm... |
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| How to Sell Your Products Without Competition |
| Selling your products at shows can be difficult when you have a lot of competition. Although some show organizers are careful to... |
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| Resume Success Factors--What Exactly Is A Resume Anyway? |
| You know you're good...real good. The problem, though, is that you are struggling to demonstrate just how good you are on paper.... |
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| A Buyer's Guide to Medical Insurance |
| Buying travel health insurance can be a complex task. There are so many different plans - each with different benefits and restr... |
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| If I Were Coaching You |
| If I were coaching you as a business, non-profit or association manager on how to get the biggest bang for your public relations... |
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| Insider’s Guide to Snaring the Best Lease Deal |
| Every year, thousands of business owners and financial managers are faced with the task of obtaining attractive financing for eq... |
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| PR: The Thrill of a Good Idea |
| The notion that a business, non-profit or association manager can actually hold a big key to success in his or her own hands IS ... |
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| Money Does Talk! |
| When buying something, you can buy in one of two markets. The first is buying on terms in the retail market and the second is bu... |
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| The Effects of Consumer Debt |
| Consumer Borrowing
Consumer borrowing in the UK has now crashed through the £1 trillion barrier. 80% of this is due to credi... |
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| How To Evaluate A Product Opportunity |
| Day after day my in box, and I'm sure yours as well, fills with opportunity propaganda on how to |
| The Principle of Abundance |
| One of the first great things I learned when starting my business, is that there are two ways of thinking. You can believe that ... |
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| Getting Good Value Personal Loans |
| Over recent years, personal loans have become a popular solution for many consumers looking to raise finance for a variety of pu... |
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| Where Business Ideas Come From |
| I was reading the local paper and came across a picture of the cleanest garage I ever saw. In addition to a picture of the garag... |
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| A $2.95 Road Trip, Complete With Souvenirs |
| "Hey, I didn't know you were a writer, I thought you were a Virtual Assistant."
No matter how many times I hear this comment... |
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| 5 Things You Must Do To Fail in Business |
| There are more books about succeeding in business then curse words on MTV. It is not easy to define what makes a business succee... |
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| Low on Cash for Christmas? Try Gifts in a Jar |
| Time is money, and right now you don't have either the time or the money to answer the call of the shopping mall at Christmas. T... |
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| The "What's Next" Syndrome |
| Terms like Postpartum, Post Traumatic and Post Gulf War are all well-known Syndromes - mysteries no longer to the medical commun... |
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| Basics of Stock Market |
| Financial markets provide their participants with the most favorable conditions for purchase/sale of financial instruments they ... |
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| Searching For A Low Interest Credit Card? |
| These days, people need to very carefully consider what type of credit card they will carry in their wallets. There are so many ... |
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| Quantum Success Thinking |
| It sounds simple- right? You are where you THINK you are! And it is simple but do we practice it? Of course we are where we thin... |
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| PR: A Potent Force for Success |
| What’s REALLY potent for a business, non-profit or association manager is public relations’ ability to alter individual percepti... |
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| Surviving Corporate Politics Part 2: Keeping Up Appearances |
| Never a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression, or so the saying goes. We all know that when someone is introduced into your work e... |
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| A Presidential Debate |
| Talk about a controversial topic!
The recent debates were something else.
The interesting thing is this, if you’re like ... |
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| Venture Leasing - A Smarter Way To Build Enterprise Value |
| In 2003, venture capitalists and investors dispense over $18 billion to promising young US companies, according to VentureOne an... |
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| Affirmative Inaction |
| One of Abraham Lincoln's claims to fame is the fact that he is best known for abolishing slavery. While he may have felt some pe... |
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| Is Starting A Business For Me? What To Consider Before Starting A Business |
| Do you have the right temperament?
Starting a small business is one of the most serious decisions that a person can take in ... |
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| Rules of Simple IRA Your Business Needs to Know |
| A Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees plan, better known as a SIMPLE plan, is an IRA-based retirement plan available to e... |
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| Humor in Business |
| With the advancement of computer simulators, anybody can repeat all the business routines before he goes to the field, and have ... |
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| Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors |
| You do your best to make sure your organization is operating as effectively as possible. But if your policies and procedures are... |
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| Is Your Company Growing Fast Enough for You? |
| Are you frustrated by the lack of growth in your firm, or the effort required to squeeze any up-tick in performance? Are inadequ... |
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| Protecting the Tax Advantage of Your Deferred Compensation |
| The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 imposed strict new rules on non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Beginning in 2005,... |
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| How Nov. 15, 2004 Deadline for Sarbanes Oxley 404 Compliance Affects You |
| Public companies have 90 days from the end of their fiscal year to comply. For those with market capitalization of $75 million o... |
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| Enron’s Ultimate Victim: Ethics |
| FROM the 'MORAL HIGH GROUND', where we imagine ourselves, the Enron fiasco should have come as no surprise. Enron is simply a qu... |
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| Customer Service - A Lost Art? |
| Is customer service a lost art? Before you answer that question, take a moment and think about the last few times you have gone ... |
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| Use Feng Shui Coins To Increase Your Income |
| Feng shui coins can allow you, among other things, to increase your income. By keeping three coins tied with a read thread, you ... |
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| Feng Shui Office |
| Things to take into account at the time to look for feng shui office harmony.
At the time to look for feng shui office harmo... |
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| Learn All About Feng Shui Money Trees |
| A feng shui money tree is an indoor plant used in order to attract prosperity and wealth into any space. The feng shui money tre... |
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| Brand Your Consulting Brilliance |
| Today's competitive marketplace for consulting services is no longer responsive to the marketing strategies that worked in the p... |
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| At Home In Your Overseas Home |
| Homeownership, in any form, is a big step for most people. In fact, it's often one of the biggest financial decisions of our liv... |
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| Disaster Decision - Do You Need Insurance? |
| The expenses involved with owning a home can be overwhelming at times - routine maintenance, repairs, seasonal preparations, imp... |
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| Real Estate Auction Action - Buying A Home At Auction |
| Due in part to the popularity of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s home auction program, more potent... |
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| Dealing With Dual Real Estate Agents |
| Historically, real estate agents have represented the seller of a property. The seller, after all, is usually the one who pays t... |
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| Mortgage Prepayment Penalties - Just Say No |
| One of the most common terms found in a new home loan is a prepayment penalty. This type of penalty says that if the borrower pa... |
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| How to Set Appointments |
| The Importance of setting appointments is crucial to running a business. They are the key to a successful business.
When mak... |
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| Seminars: Why Are They Popular, and What Advantages/Disadvantages Are There to Attending One? |
| Seminars dealing with "special topics" have actually been around for decades, and are an older form of marketing and information... |
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| Is Accumulating a $1,000,000 Net Worth Easy? Yes and NO |
| Is accumulating wealth as easy as following a 3-step plan? Yes it is and no it isn't. As with many things in life, accomplishing... |
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| Strategies for Planning and Conducting Effective Meetings |
| Did you know that business executives spend about half their time sitting in meetings? In fact, 40 to 50 percent of their workin... |
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| Merchant Accounts - How to save money |
| Your business is successful, but now your ready to take it to the next level and begin accepting credit card transactions, or yo... |
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| Generate Sales with Lead Generation Marketing Tools |
| One of the best projects to undertake as an online marketer is to master the art of generating sales from your warm market conta... |
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| Are You In It For The Long Haul? |
| Do you own a home business? Now I'm not talking about the twice yearly yard sale. I am talking about a legitimate home based bus... |
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| Are You "Set Up" For Success |
| Believe it or not, 2004 is already here. Yeah, I know, where has the time gone? My mom always told me that as I got older, the y... |
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| Getting Your Family Involved In Your Home Business |
| Do you own your own home business? Is your family involved with your daily business? Yeah, I know at times it seems easier to ju... |
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| Your Own Home Business - Dream or Reality? |
| This is a question many people have asked themselves, sometimes over and over. Is it possible for the average person to start an... |
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| Debt Consolidation |
| There are many reasons why people get into debt - some of them self inflicted and some of them way outside of our control. Losin... |
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| What To Do When You Get Caught Surfing By The Boss! |
| It has been a long morning and you need a mental break. You start thinking of your weekend plans and jump on your messaging prog... |
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| Managing a CAD Outsourcing Project |
| We must first emphasize that here we are talking about outsourcing CAD projects, which is significantly easier than outsourcing ... |
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| Is Accumulating a Net Worth of $1,000,000 Easy? Yes and No |
| After purchasing Anthony Robbin's Get The Edge program, I was a bit skeptical that it would provide much value. I can honestly t... |
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| Understanding the Importance of Mortgage Protection Life Insurance |
| Your house is a big investment – probably one of the biggest you’re every likely to make. It is also the place that you and your... |
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| Overbought/Oversold |
| Has your broker ever told you that a stock is “overbought” or “oversold”? He probably went on the explain that the stock you own... |
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| Einstein, The Universe, And Leadership |
| Every since serving a hitch in the military, I have been nagged by the question that's been hanging around leadership since time... |
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| Monaco Might Lose Its Status of Personal Income Tax Haven |
| That Monaco is crowded with celebrities is no piece of news. Since 1869, when the personal income tax policy became favorable, M... |
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| Greeting Card Tango: How To Impress, Not Stress, During The Holidays |
| When it comes to holiday greeting cards, to send or not to send is often the question. Once you have decided in the affirmative,... |
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| Exceptional Leadership Inspires the Best Effort in Others |
| There is a steady stream being written and taught about leadership these days. There are tips about leadership, courses about le... |
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| Don’t Give Presentations Or Speeches. Give Leadership Talks Instead. |
| The CEO of a worldwide business asked me to help him develop a talk he planned to give to several hundred of his top executives.... |
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| Sowing and Growing Your Network |
| The N-word! We all know the value of networking and we feel we should be doing more of it. Unfortunately, for too many of us the... |
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| How to Attract and Retain the Right People |
| If you’re one of the many executives struggling with finding and keeping the right people to propel your business forward, you’l... |
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| How To Get a Job Offer From Every Interview |
| About four years ago a friend told me one night that she had an interview the next week and was looking for some comfort as she ... |
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| Choosing the Best Life Insurance Option for You |
| Life insurance in the UK is becoming more and more popular with many people now realizing the importance and the benefits of a g... |
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| How To Get Press To Come To You |
| Have you ever noticed how the same people’s names always seem to appear in magazines and newspapers articles which quote them as... |
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| Working as a "Knowledge Worker" in the Information Age |
| The old adages: "It's not what you know, but who you know" and "High Tech, High Touch" could be the mottos of knowledge workers ... |
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| Ten Effective Ways To Reduce Your Business Costs |
| Business cost for everyone can get out of control very fast. Here's ten simple yet POWERFUL ways to reduce cost that can have a ... |
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| How to Analyze the Veracity of Investment Newsletter |
| When trying to analyze whether a promotional ad for an investment newsletter or a market timing investment trading system is wor... |
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| Five Strategies To Strengthen Your Company’s Financial Management |
| Too many businesses wait until a crisis occurs before they start to focus on improving their financial management. Often, by tha... |
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| Thoughtleading: The Art of Separating Yourself from the Pack |
| Lately the age-old business dilemma of how to stand out from the crowd has been haunting companies and professional service firm... |
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| Intellectual Property Forums Make $100 Billion Industry Accessible To Innovators |
| The intellectual property transfer market is now estimated to be worth over $100 billion. If you have a new idea, an invention, ... |
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| Seven Ways to Say, "No!" |
| A common remedy for improving your time management is to develop the ability of saying, "NO." Since it is easier to recommend th... |
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| The Job Loss Myth |
| Presidential candidate John Kerry is fond of stating that “... not since Herbert Hoover has any president lost more jobs than Ge... |
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| Online Business Broker: Stress Free Help Selling Your Business |
| You've spent several months, perhaps years, putting everything you have into building a thriving, high-demand online business an... |
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| The Global Work Marketplace - The Revolution Of How Work Gets Done |
| Will cubicles be a distant memory for today’s workforce? Will the expense of office space and the tremendous burden of employee ... |
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| 7 Proven Tips To Market Your Cleaning Business |
| Marketing your cleaning business is something that you will already have an idea about when you start your business plan. Nothin... |
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| The Not-So-Effective Cover Letter |
| Here’s a newsflash: Cover letters work, plain and simple. This is why I’m intrigued by the fact that a) jobseekers rarely submit... |
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