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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Uncover free veins of gold by prospecting online guru newsletters (part 1 of 2)
- Incredible as it sounds, you have a goldmine of free business advice and resources available to you for starting an online business. Many entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the unbelievable opportunity of financial independence by starting an Internet business.Over 300,000 individuals already are on the Internet earning enough income to quit their regular jobs and live a lifestyle of the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sex up your business growth
- A top executive called up me late in the night. He was still awake at 3 o'clock. He told me that he has not been sleeping for last 3 nights. Problem at his working place is working it effect on his marital life with wife. Although problem in professional life was manageable to some extent. But the bottom line was heading towards south. He was always busy in solving problems to the extent of guilty...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to write a credit policy for your business
- The book, "Become the Squeaky Wheel," by New Hampshire author Michelle Dunn, says the different ways people use and extend credit makes or breaks your credit policy and bottom line, which could result in less or more sales and money for your business."Business owners all have different types of businesses but can all extend credit," explains Michelle Dunn. "So it sh...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success & the nature of things
- The story is told of a tiger chasing some goats to catch one for dinner. During the chase the tiger is injured and as she is dying, gives birth to a tiger cub. The goats had never seen a baby tiger before, so they stopped running to watch and decided to make the motherless cub a member of the goat herd.As the cub grew, he couldn't quite get the hang of being a goat. He didn't have the right...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Predicting business retirement satisfaction for business owners
- Most business owners do not think of selling their companies as "retiring". Instead, these vital entrepreneurs see selling their business as a "transition." For most business owners this does not mean slowing down or endless days of rest and relaxation. Rather they see "retirement" as a new, active stage in their lives characterized by continued personal growth, personal reinvention and ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business owner--educate thyself!
- Remember the training programs, seminars, and workshops you had to attend when you were on the corporate side of the table? You were expected to complete course after course for professional development and skill enhancement. Well, where do you get your training now that you are on your own? Do you learn from your clients? Are they the best teachers? What about your competitors?Here are six...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The advisory board: a business owners most valuable resource
- As a company grows, the owner's role begins to change. More and more of the owner's time is spent "in the shop or in the field" handling day-to-day operations rather than focusing on high-level planning and strategic issues.As a result, a company often reaches a plateau and finds it difficult to continue growing. This may be the time for the business owner to consider creating an ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Winning in business - lessons from lance armstrong
- Lance Armstrong this week won an unprecedented 7th Tour de France victory, confirming him as one of the greatest cyclists of all time. The fact that he won more Tour victories than anyone else in history is remarkable. But more incredible is that had to overcome life threatening cancer to dominate the Tour de France like no other athlete has ever done. From the Lance Armstrong story, there are man...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Questions to ask as your business grows
- Here are some of the questions that you need to ask yourself regarding various areas of the business before you start your growth push. Are you clear on the goals of your business? Are your managers and other staff also up to date with these goals? Does your accountant or other adviser know what you are planning? Have you developed a b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Personal success - take a break from business
- Have Some Time to Yourself One of the most important things you can have when running a successful business, is to have time for yourself. Every small business owner needs to make time to be quiet.The following facts apply in every small business: You will always have deadlines to meet.No business is perfect.No business owner is perf...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Family business and conflicts
- What is a Family Business? A family business is basically any business in which the majority of the ownership or control lies within a family. Involvement of members of family in a business can bring with it its own complexities because the line between the business system is sometimes separated by a thin line from the family system. Sometimes these 2 positions overlap causing all sorts...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Collect that debt - your business depends on it
- The efficiency of debt collection is the difference between a business that will succeed and a business that closes up.If you do not have control of your debt collection then you will eventually fail. All businesses that grant credit will be faced with the problem of bad debt at some stage. The best way to deal with bad debt is to have a good debt control system in place.There are th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business valuation is critical
- What is Business Valuation? The term business valuation is the method by which the business worth is determined. This usually happens when the business is for sale, when the business is looking for extra funding from the banks, when the business is considering taking on extra investors, or where the business is looking at merging with another organisation.Aspects of Valuing a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Nevada incorporation: the advantages of incorporating in nevada
- Incorporation in Nevada has become an attractive option for savvy business entrepreneurs, and for good reason. Nevada corporations enjoy many benefits just not available anywhere else. We will not only investigate why this is so, but you will also know what to be aware of when incorporating in Nevada, and how to avoid the most common first-time mistakes.Advantages of Nevada Corporations...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How the humble ice cube made business history
- Gather round while I tell you the story of Kennebec Ice. It's a story full of valuable business lessons even though it happened long ago.Once upon a time, before the invention of modern refrigeration, folks kept their food cold by using large blocks of ice. That ice was readily available to residents of my state, Maine.(For my friends in other countries, Maine is the northeastern-mos...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A look at small business incorporating in florida
- The choice to incorporate a small business in Florida has several advantages. Corporations are separate legal entities and, as such, the corporation rather than individual owners pay both the taxes and the liabilities. If you are thinking of running (or are currently running) a small business, incorporating in Florida might be a good idea because you would no longer held personally liable if your ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hard money lenders -- no money down the easy way
- Would it help you as a real estate investor to be able to "Close For Cash in Days," even if you're tapped out financially?Hard money lenders are perhaps the best way to get 100% financing with easy qualifying, money for fix- up, and fast closings.So what can hard money lenders do for you? Hard money lenders make relatively short term (12-24 month) loans to real estate investors for t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The hidden treasure in your business
- I started working with another new client last week. He has been in business for about a year and a half. Yes, he has managed to make plenty of mistakes, like we all do. But, he has done something so very right that I thought I'd share it with you.This business owner has kept accurate records of all his customers, complete with name, address, phone, even directions to their houses (he makes...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 6 of 1, half dozen of the other
- Motivational author and speaker Jim Rohn says that for a business to succeed it takes about ahalf dozen things. Of all the millions of things you do, it's really that half dozen that count.Of course, the trick is figuring out which half dozen things to do to help your business succeed. A while back, I sat down and did some thinking about the half dozen things I need to do consistently to ta...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Small business success tip: learn something new everyday
- Your grandfather probably told you to "learn something new everyday". Your grandfather was giving you advice that works for your small business as well as your own education.One of my clients reminded me, this week, of the importance of learning something new everyday. He has a piece of his business that is very time consuming and cumbersome. He's been working to find technology t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is it recess yet?! confessions of a self employed workaholic
- I have a confession to make. My name is Caroline and I'm a workaholic. I try to pretend I don't have a problem. I try to cover it up. But, in the end I'm faced with the cold hard truth that I am a person who works too much. I even tried to take work with me on my honeymoon! (I got busted!)Not only do I work too much, when I'm not working I'm thinking about working--How can I use this new id...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The care and feeding of your small business
- While I was hard at work last week, an everyday drama was playing out in a hospital room in the next town. My niece was working on presenting me with a new great nephew. Tyler James came into the world Thursday afternoon, mother and child are both doing well. Naturally, I am able to discern at this early stage that the child is adorably cute, remarkably bright, and very advanced for his age. Takes...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tell me a story: a simple but powerful tool to build your business
- Everyone loves a good story. Whether it's the story of your vacation to an exotic place, the story of how you met your spouse, or the story of your small business, people get drawn in and feel involved. Storytelling is as old as civilization itself.I participated in a seminar a couple of weeks ago and met Rob Nicoll the owner of a Meadery. "A Meatery?" I asked. No, a Meadery where...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Beating the small business cash flow blues
- Small business owners can relieve a lot of their own cash flow problems, according to Caroline Jordan, small business advisor and author. "Small business owners have more control over their cash flow than they realize." says Jordan.To help you get a jumpstart on solving your own cash flow woes, Jordan offers a free, "Cash Flow Master checklist" that you can get by sendin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A key to success: be consistent
- Over the years I heard the best way to learn something is to to teach it. Well, this week's topic, practicing consistent behavior, is definitely something I need to learn and practice more effectively.When I made the commitment to refocus my energies on writing again, I had the best intentions. I planned to have a new column for distribution every Tuesday morning. Early morning. Which meant...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Yeah, it is lonely at the top
- Sometimes when you run a business you feel as lonely as the Maytag repairman. Loneliness and isolation are very common problems for business owners. You sit at your desk wondering if you are steering your business in the right direction. When faced with a decision, you worry that you may be making a mistake or missing an opportunity. You get frustrated because you have no one to talk to about all ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - So what? how to elicit benefits from features
- "So what?" is a lovely question.It can lead to a punch on the nose if you tactlessly say it to others to challenge their ideas but, when you use it to question your own decisions it has endless uses. Today I'm going to describe a process for applying it to elicit benefits from features and to determine if a marketing task is really worth it!This article will require you to roleplay i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Proper care and feeding of the business owner
- That sizzling sound you're hearing may be a symptom of a major hidden cause of businesses closing their doors. It's called burnout. And you may be its next victim. Often the last thing a business owner considers is his or her health and sanity. The burnout that results from overwork and stress can deliver a death blow to the very enterprise you've been giving your all to create. Setting a course f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Patient records - your responsibilities
- As a practise gets larger & larger the associated problems that you inherit increase with that growth. The Practise Manager finds it increasingly difficult to tend to his duties and look after the administration of the Practise. One of those areas of responsibility is the keeping of Records of Patients who are no longer regularly seen by the Doctor.These records are not regularly accessed y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Virtual assistant ? questions answered
- What is a Virtual Assistant?A Virtual Assistant is a person or persons with whom businesses and individuals outsource administrative and technical tasks. Virtual Assistants work from their home office. Virtual Assistants are entrepreneurs. A Virtual Assistant is a qualified, skilled individual who makes your business their business.Why should I outsource to a Virtual Assistant?...