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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten tips: where to get the best business books now!
- There are many places you can get books, and I don't pretend to know them all. I've listed a few of my favorites below. I hope they'll inspire you to make a way to read a new book or 5!Readers make leaders!My first recommendation is to borrow the books from the library, and purchase the ones that make a difference in your life. The ones that are listed above are ones that have made a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 tips on getting ready to put attraction marketing into action
- Attraction marketing is about making a customer for life not just making a sale. It's about connecting your passion in business with your perfect clients and customers and giving them a enjoyable experience with your company. People like buying but they hate being sold stuff. Attraction marketing is based on alignment with Universal law and the principles of positive energy not on struggle, lack, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 online banking success stories
- You have seen their ads and you may have wondered if they are worth a second look. What am I talking about? Online banks! Also known as internet banks, these are financial institutions who provide the majority of their banking services over the internet. Typically, online banks offer consumers high savings rates, low loan rates, and a mix of other services. Let's look at 7 winners in this fast gro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The 7 keys to business success
- Do you run a business that seems to run you? It does not have to be this way. There are 7 keys that can improve your business results and help you achieve success with much less stress.1 Take ChargeThe first key is to realise that success will not just happen, it is up to you to make it happen. Successful people claim to be in control. They refuse to be victims. They accept responsib...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 money saving tips to decrease home business expenses
- We all know that running a home business is highly satisfying, and at times downright liberating! No clock to punch, no dress code, and best of all, no boss to answer to. But there are also many facets of business ownership that entrepreneurs must stay on top of. One of those is keeping the expense to income ratio in balance. Below are seven painless ways to do just that.1. To save on costl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Yummy yummy: top 7 business lessons from the wiggles
- At Macquarie University in the early '90s, three Australian early childhood education majors, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Anthony Field, decided they had an urge to dress up in brightly colored red, yellow, and blue (respectively) costumes that look like the uniforms on the original "Star Trek" series. It wasn't long before they convinced Anthony Field's bandmate in The Cockroaches, Jeff Fatt, to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten tips to build a culture of inspirational leadership
- Leadership, leadership development and leadership training are "Hot" issues in today's business world. A recent Internet search uncovered over 44 million hits on leadership, over 20 million hits on leadership development and 15.7 million on leadership training. Visiting an Internet bookstore revealed similar interest with almost 18,000 titles including the key word of leadership, over 2,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 compelling reasons not to downsize
- Almost daily, newspapers, business magazines, radio and television carry reports of corporations, large and small, that are downsizing. Their attention is chiefly focused on the impact to the employees, as they are the ones most acutely experiencing the immediate effects. But what are the effects on the companies? Downsizing, rightsizing or any of the number of synonyms for radically cutting expen...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven ways to improve your results with follow-up
- What follows is a bold statement, but sometimes it takes a bold statement to get people's attention.One of the most important and yet overlooked skills in business today is follow-up.This applies to many parts of our business: Customer service and care, marketing, leadership, networking, branding, and more. It is a habit and a discipline that, when used effectively and regularly, wil...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten top performance management tips
- Talk to Your People Often By building a great relationship with your people you will bring trust, honesty and information. This gives you a head start in Performance Management of your people.Build Feedback In On the job two-way feedback processes gets rid of the nasty surprises that gives Performance Management such a bad name. By building it in as a natural ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten reasons to implement choice theory in your organization
- What is Choice Theory (CT)? CT is a theory of the explanation of human behavior. CT has applicability to both a person's personal and professional life. It teaches us about our five basic needs, how to meet those needs in a responsible way, and how to take personal responsibility for getting those needs met.I have assisted many company with implementing the concepts and principles of Choice...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten tips for effective meetings
- Here are ten things that you can do to hold more effective meetings.1) Avoid meetings. Test the importance of a meeting by asking, "What happens without it?" If your answer is, "Nothing," then don't call the meeting.2) Prepare goals. These are the results you want to obtain by the end of the meeting. Write out your goals before the meetings. They should be so clear, complete, and spe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 reasons to use online banking
- With today's technology and people's need for more information it is no wonder that online banking is growing as one of the most popular uses of the internet. Here we have listed the 10 biggest benefits to start using online banking.1. You won't have to wait online and rush to meet the bank's hours.2. Bill Pay - Up to the last minute. Most banks process payments in real time so you n...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top 10 reasons your staff wants to quit
- From an employee's perspective, management often conducts itself in ways that make no sense. When the economy is slow, jobs are few and far in between or people are fearful, staff will tolerate management behaviors and policies that are nonsensical (in their eyes) or they judge are harmful.But when staff gets together for lunch and they start critiquing management, these are the Top 10 Reas...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Brainstorming! the key to wealth
- Advertising executive Alex F. Osborne first coined the word "brainstorming" in the early 1940's. Since then literally millions of ideas, products, services, and solutions have been created and improved on.Every institution from Fortune 500 companies to Universities and Government agencies have used the principle of brainstorming. They've used it to create everything from new ad sl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 super ways to drum up more sales
- 1. Use subheads throughout your ad copy.Subheads are great to use to break up your long ad copy. Your subheads will keep your visitor's interest in your marketing copy and help you to break up your information into short manageable chunks.Your subheads should act like your headlines. Use your subheads to increase your visitor's interest in what you're talking about, draw your visitor...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Never sell again: get repeat business and avoid the need to prospect
- If you're a business owner, you know that repeat business is critical to your success. It also makes your life much easier because you can count on ongoing business without having to continuously find new prospects and convince them to hire you.Here are seven ways to keep your customers coming back:1. Take time to build a relationshipLearn to "visit" instead of being so profes...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten ways to develop new success habits
- 1. Make a clear, specific commitment to what you want. Put your commitment in writing and post it where you can see it often.2. Determine what has to happen and what changes are required to get new results.Consider the attitudinal and behavioral modifications you must make. Create a plan to follow through.3. Decide what you are willing to do to make this happen. Be extremely h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 steps for simplifying business plan financial statements
- For most business owners and entrepreneurs, preparing, and communicating the financial statement section of a business plan is like trying to give driving directions to someone who doesn't speak the same language."Numbers" is the language most investors speak. But, it is also the language that many business owners and entrepreneurs don't speak or understand.So how do you bridge this ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten ways to sell your ideas to anyone
- You have a great idea you know is a winner. All you need is support from some key people. You prepare your material, get some PowerPoint slides together and make your presentation,Phut! No interest. No questions. No support.What went wrong?These are the ten commonest mistakes presenters make and how to correct them.1. You didn't take time to define your audien...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten tips for starting a new job
- 1. Get to know people. First meet those people in your department and then those in departments you interface with. Listen more than you talk. Ask lots of questions and get clarification if necessary so you truly understand how the office/department/business works.2. Don't try to change everything at once. Be open to learning "their" way before you suggest "your" way....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten tips for staying connected while working alone
- Ten Tips for Staying ConnectedMany of my business clients tell me that what they missed most when they started their businesses was the camaraderie of an office setting. Small businesses often start with the owner as the only employee. To combat this sense of isolation here are some suggestions that allow you to interact with people and improve your business at the same time.1. Strat...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 ways to profit from other peoples products
- If you don't possess the time, money or inclination to create your own hot selling product there is plenty of scope for profit by using other people's.In this quick article I'll detail the best ways to take a third-party product and use it to fill your own bank account.1. Resell RightsResell Rights let you sell a product and keep all of the money. It's an ideal way to start. U...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to move your business online in 7 steps
- So you have set up your company, fairly established and generating some sort of revenue. Why should you take the most important step of starting online?The online audience is massive ? it's an information resource used by millions worldwide and continues to grow. Having your company information online can be a whole new way of attracting potential customers.Step One: Choose a domain ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The warning signs of online fraud and how to avoid it
- The number may seem grim for Web-based commerce. In 2004 in the Unites States alone, computer users logged in more than 207,000 Internet fraud reports to the U.S. Internet Crime Complaint Center. If you look hard at this number, you may be astounded, and a good bit frightened, by the implication. You may ask, "Is it really safe to buy and sell at an online site?"Put simply, the an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 tips to manage and organize e-mail
- How do you focus on your urgent e-mail and organize the rest for your review? Think about how you handle your paper mail. You probably sort your paper mail quickly before you read it to figure out what to look at first, what to read later, and what to throw away. Here are some similar ways to automatically process and prioritize your electronic mail for better and faster results:(Although t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business attire: 10 tips to perfect your look
- Being appropriately dressed is essential in making good impressions in the business and corporate worlds. A polished image is important in business survival and can be an important factor in career advancement. Periodically, it is a good idea to take a look at your business attire and the image you are presenting. Is it the image you want to project?1. No matter what your age your business ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sales marketing: 10 tips on how to promote yourself and generate sales
- A lot of people are insecure about buying something or doing business with strangers.To make people feel comfortable to buy from you or do business with you, give them a little information about yourself or business.The information could be your profile, employee profiles, overall business history, education credentials, awards you've won, etc.Below are 10 sales marketing secr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 ways to turn clients into raving fans
- Do you find great joy in being a coach? If so, you will find that your enthusiasm is contagious and will attract clients. Be sure to develop a superb and supportive community. Enlist them in building a practice and in supporting you as you go down the coaching road. Embrace change. It is your constant companion as you build your coaching business.1. Be someone that they really enjoy as a pe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you a project manager or a project mangler?
- Which one are you? An effective IT project manager, able to deliver software on time, according to specs, and within budget, or someone referred to by your peers as a project mangler? Find out with these Top 10 Signs You're a Project Mangler.10. Your .mpp attachments are considered to be more harmful than the Netsky virus.9. You think your job description is limited to running around...