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Keeping your business event entertainment clean, not obscene Amusing Without Abusing

When John Hakel decided to hire a comedian for one of his company's events,he knew that hiring the right comic would be no laughing matter. As theDirector of the Association of General Contractors of California, Hakelplans dozens of events each ...

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Startling Facts...

Fact: Start a Business without a Masterplan for Success and You’re 95% Certain to Fail!Fact: Only 5% of People Who Start a Business Make it into Year 6.“95% of small business start ups fail within 5 years. Two-thirds of new employer firms survive...

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Corruption and Transparency - Part II

II. What to Do? What is Being Done?Two years ago, I proposed a taxonomy of corruption, venality, and graft. I suggested this cumulative definition:The withholding of a service, information, or goods that, by law, and by right, should have been provid...

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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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What is a Remortgage

A remortgage is changing your mortgage without moving your home.Remortgaging is the process of switching your mortgage to another lender thatis offering a better deal than your current lender thereby saving money.A remortgage can also be used to rai...

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Don't Let an Illness or Unemployment Cost You Your Home

As a nation of homeowners, we are particularly vulnerable to the effects that accident, sickness, or unemployment could have on our ability to meet our monthly mortgage repayments. In view of this, it is quite alarming to note that of the 11 million...

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How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Product Market

"How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Product Market"Those of us who own retail Ecommerce sites are always looking for wholesale pricing from the suppliers of the products we want to sell.Unfortunately, many people don’t know what a wholesale price IS, or ...

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Build Winning Alliances

Many professionals suspect there must be a more efficient way to attract customers. They wonder, "How can I shift from gathering one business card at a time to gathering thousands of customers through one initiative?"Business strategist Debra Valle (...

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What to Ask Before Attending a Meeting

What to Ask Before Attending a Meeting by: Steve Kaye Managers spend much of their time in meetings. But some junior staff use meetings to showcase themselves. Or they invite their boss to help with work that they should be doing. In either case...

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RentJillsHouse.com Salutes a New Leader

May 1, 2005 –RentJillsHouse.com announces Shannon Halter as its new General Manager. Halter brings a plethora of energy and innovative ideas to RentJillsHouse.com. A great deal of success for the website is anticipated with this new move.Halter joi...

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