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9 Ways To Make Sure Your Small Business Is Better Off Four Years From Now

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by Michael Houlihan, coauthor of “ The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built a Bestseller “ “Obama’s tax policies will cripple small businesses!” “Romney cares only about bankers, huge multinational corporations, and the super wealthy!”. With election coverage ramped up to a fevered pitch and blasting the airwaves 24/7, many small business owners are rightfully feeling confused and anxious over which candidate will save the day and which will rain death and destructi

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5 Tips To Making The Most Out Of Your Small Business Saturday

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By Deborah Sweeney, CEO of MyCorporation. Are you ready to shop small? On Saturday November 24 th , Small Business Saturday (SBS) will be making its yearly (since 2010) return in an effort to help drive shoppers to local storefronts and merchants across the United States. Backed by American Express and FedEx this year, promoting the event has never been easier with the free marketing materials available to download on the official SBS website , along with the chance to qualify for free online ad

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Top 5 Happiness Tips For Business And Sales Professionals

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by J.B. Brocato, CEO of Intense Coaching and Consulting Worldwide and author of “ A Service Provider’s Guide to Starting a Unique Business Networking Group “ These keys, while applicable to everyone in creating a life of long-term happiness, are particularly relevant to the sales professional. They provide fertile ground on which to not only increase one’s happiness, but to maximize the efficacy of one’s sales efforts. 1.

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Mother And Son Business Team Gives Tips On Running A Family Business

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We’ve all heard how there can be certain pitfalls when it comes to running a family business, and how both the family unit and the business can both be put at risk when disputes arise. Budge and Linda Collinson of Infusion Sciences should know: the mother and son both work in the same company. As they say, “Just because you love your family member, doesn’t mean you can work with them” And it certainly doesn’t help that in CEO Budge Collinson’s case, mom works for hi

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Become An Entrepreneur In College: It’s Easy

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by Kevin Kaiser of Startup Biz Blog. There’s no reason to wait for graduation before diving into the world of entrepreneurship. College students who have a great idea and who believe that they can juggle their entrepreneurship with college should consider taking the dive. Plus, there are many ways that young college students can take advantage of skills that they have.

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[Infographic] Laziness And Workplace Productivity

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We often hear how staff are often overworked in the office, but did you know that employee laziness at the workplace actually cost employers a lot of money? For example, the average worker admits to wasting up to 3 hours per eight-hour workday (and this does not include scheduled lunch and break times) on social media, socializing or just plain spacing out.

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[Review] The Wisdom Of Failure

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There’s a Chinese proverb that says “failure is the mother of success” The point is exactly what you think it says – there’s always a chance to learn from every failure you experience, and from it find success. Thomas Edison also said this: If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.