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Business Plan Competitions

Business Plan Competitions by: Laura Ciocan The idea of a business plan competition first started in the 1980's at the initiative of some MBA students from Texas and has increasingly gained popularity. Such events happen yearly and rejoice ...

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SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis by: Chris Mallon If you’ve ever listened to Warren Buffett talk about investing, you’ve heard him mention the idea of a company’s moat. The moat is a simple way of describing a company’s competitive advantage. A strong comp...

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Introducing the Virtual Time Machine that Gives Back Your Valuable Time

Introducing the Virtual Time Machine that Gives Back Your Valuable Time by: Melissa Carey Minneapolis, MN - October 23, 2003- Finally, a fairly new creation is giving people back their time– The errands and concierge service industry. These se...

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The Blessings of the Black Economy

Blessings of the Black Economy by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Some call it the "unofficial" or "informal" economy, others call it the "grey economy" but the old name fits it best: the "black economy". In the USA "black" means "profitable, healthy" and th...

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Earn Money From Your Web-Site With Affiliate Links

Earn Money From Your Web-Site With Affiliate Links by: Knut Holt If you have a website with some traffic, you can make money by having links to merchants' online shops on your site.If someone goes through your links into the shop of the mer...

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What The Buddha Says About Coaches

There is a Buddhist saying that goes like this: "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill it." This means to kill any concept of the Buddha as something apart from oneself.To kill the Buddha is to BE the Buddha. Any concept we can have of the Buddha ...

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Don't Eliminate the middle man add one

Don’t Eliminate the Middle Man-Add One!Today, there are situations when we actually add a “middle person” instead of eliminating one for increased service efficiency. If it’s cost-effective and demand is high, then proper market positioning w...

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Fuel Index A measuring stick for a company's success

Every company has a Vision, a Mission and a set of core values. Companies develop multiple strategies that implemente the Values to realize their Mission.I always wondered,1) Is there any relationship between a company's values and it's su...

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Small Business Q & A SWOT Analysis Is No Magic 8 Ball

Q: A key investor in my business has suggested that I hire a consultant to do a SWOT Analysis to help plan for the future. I try not to argue with my investors, but I'm not so sure I need to have this done. What do you think? Laurie B.A: Laurie,...

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How a Cellphone can save your life!

Hi my name is Wendy and one night I left work and on my way home about 8:30 pm. I had reached the top of my hill and realized that a HUGE FIRE broke out in my neighbors home. The smoke was so thick it was overwhelming me inside my car on the street. ...

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