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5 Ways To Protect Your Bond Portfolio From Rising Interest Rates

5 Ways To Protect Your Bond Portfolio From Rising Interest Rates by: David Twibell The Federal Reserve recently raised its target federal funds rate for the first time since March 2000. This could be just the tip of the iceberg, though, as many ...

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The Missing Link in Presentation Skills Training

The Missing Link in Presentation Skills Training by: Melissa Mayers Lewis Imagine you are the most amazing figure skater who ever lived. When rehearsing in a peaceful, empty rink, you demonstrate the ultimate in athleticism and artistry. You def...

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Useless Resume Objectives

Useless Resume Objectives by: Rita Fisher, CPRW What's wrong with an objective on a resume? The problem with objectives on resumes is that a typical objective is self-centered and self-serving; therefore, it is useless. Instead of an objec...

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Public Procurement and Very Private Benefits

ic Procurement and Very Private Benefits by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. In every national budget, there is a part called "Public Procurement". This is the portion of the budget allocated to purchasing services and goods for the various ministries, author...

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How to Get the Best from Outsourcing

To maximise profits, it has become fashionable to place some of your support requirements with 'experts', to allow you to focus on core activities. Especially for small businesses this can work well, but with larger organisations, unless y...

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The 7 Pillars of Business Phone Etiquette

Etiquette is in essence about proper conduct and presenting yourself favourably. Demonstrating good etiquette is important if one seeks to be successful. An area in which this is essential is the business phone call.Millions of business phone calls a...

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How to turn your small business into an empire by outsourcing

Many companies are realizing cost savings of up to 30%-60% as a result of outsourcing. Companies now consider outsourcing their functions: sales force, research and development, billing, procurement and even human resources. This approach allows a co...

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12 Tips For More Successful Negotiations

Whether you are working on a joint business venture, a new job,the price of an auto or your child's new curfew, negotiation isa key success skill. So how can you improve your negotiationskills? Here are a dozen techniques I try to practice in ev...

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Benchmarks for a Winning Web Business

Leo Tolstoy wisely observed that all happy families are the same, while unhappy families are unhappy in their own ways. Stretching that view a touch, the same can be said of retail Web ventures. Failures come with thousands of different stories, but ...

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Resolutions in the Job Search Just Don't Work!

New Year's Resolutionsin the Job SearchJust Don't Work!Let me explain about why I thinkresolutions to find a new job don'twork. New Year's resolutions aretoo ephemeral! They are a signalthat something needs to change withina perso...

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