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Budda In Your Back Pocket

The other day I was late for something. Not very late. In fact, I was actually on time but an angry voice berated me anyway, saying, "You are late! There will be no seats left. You wouldn't run late if you were more organized!" It was a terrible...

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Avoid Bad Manners While Blogging

Blogging, the hottest trend in online publishing right now,is currently spreading like wildfire across the Internet. A cross between an online journal and a bulletin board,everyone from rock stars, politicians, business leadersand your average "Joe" ...

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Your Organizing DNA

Your Organizing DNADo you like storing your papers on top of your desk in trays, baskets or just plain piles? Do you have a preference for Post-it notes and maybe some colorful file folders? Or are clearly labeled files and file cabinets more...

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MERGER AND ACQUISITION - AN ENGINE FOR CORPORATE GROWTH

Two companies that are recognized as among the best at making successful acquisitions are General Electric and Cisco Systems. These companies have been star performers in growing shareholder value. The core principal that runs through almost every ac...

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Positioning Professional Service Firms

Scottish inventor John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television in 1926 in Soho, London. Ten years later there were only100 TV sets in the world.So, how does this relate to service firms? About a century after Claude Hopkins wrot...

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The Other New Year's Resolution

Small Business Q&A with Tim KnoxSince this is my first column of 2004, I thought we'd spend afew minutes talking about those well-intentioned, though seldomkept promises we call New Year's Resolutions. In addition to "This year I will lose ...

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A Winning Motto No APOLOGIES, No EXCUSES, No CONFESSIONS

Presenters say the darndest things…- “I’m sorry but I have a cold today so my voice may sound a little funny.”- “I just found out about this presentation yesterday, so I didn’t have as much time to prepare as I would have liked.”- “I...

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Shopping for a Personal Loan to Suit Your Finances

Just as one would shop around for the right automobile to suit your taste and financial style, the same is true in shopping for a personal loan. If you’re thinking about taking out a personal loan, it’s important to make sure it matches your payi...

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Startup Companies are Unwise Speculations

Startup Companies Are Unwise SpeculationsBy William CateJuly 2004[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/][http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]Business is risk.Wise investing requires creating a fa...

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Starting a Business - 3 - 3

In the initial two parts of this article I talked about someof the steps necessary in starting a business; Licenses andPermits and the Form of Business Entity.I would like to conclude this article with a mention of theAccounting and Taxation needs of...

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