We all love the idea of being our own boss, setting our own working hours and answering to no-one but ourselves. However, many of us are afraid that we don't have what it takes to be a success. For most of us the fear of failure stops us from following our dreams but I can show you how to turn your dreams into a reality in just six easy steps.

This article explains why you can expect to accomplish 20 times as much (whether by doing more with the effort you make now or by reducing your efforts) in virtually every part of your work and personal life.

We hear how difficult it can be to be a single mother and hold a career. A few fathers may have this problem so it applies equally to all those single fathers out there as well. Few of us know really how many hurdles these woman (single parents) have to go through in order to advance in their careers. Hurdles often include skills, wages and competing interests.

This article gives 6 key points to great customer service, and allows you to rate yourself and your staff.

A look at where people go wrong when considering whether or not they need the services of a professional translator or translation agency.

Boring - that's the last word we want to hear in our training evaluations! There can be many reasons why our students feel that way. A common reason for boredom and confusion is providing too much information.

Having a good contract may be your only defense against a dishonest client, but only if you're willing to use it. Here's a classic and true example of that principle in action.

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What do governments do with their surplus and/or impounded merchandise? Surplus merchandise is government owned goods that are no longer needed. They may be office furnishings, guns, ships, buildings, office equipment. Also included in surplus merchandise is military equipment, Coast Guard equipment, and fire equipment.

When you are getting started it's so hard to understand the integral role packaging has to play in marketing and selling your product. Put simply, it’s one of the most important product decisions you will have to make. There is a universe of packaging suppliers, materials and even regulations. Not to be overwhelmed, it is easy to navigate if you take it one step at a time. It is a process just like any other component in product development. They key is to know which packaging factors will influence your product’s success --or failure.

If you are an entrepreneur with a small food or beverage company looking to take it to the next level, this article should be of particular interest to you. Your natural inclination may be to seek venture capital or private equity to fund your growth, but that might not be the best path for you to take.

I'm an alumni of Boston University Graduate School of Management, so I receive the Alumni magazine Bostonia. To be honest, that doesn't mean I read it faithfully at all. But this issue was different....

The Internet has connected translation technologies with consumers at a pace that feels threatening to many of the million plus linguists around the world. Will they lose their role in globalization?

Trying to decide whether honing in on a niche will help boost your business? This article will tell you exactly why defining a niche will actually bring you more business!

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Business opportunities are only good when you know what you want and what you are doing. All too often people let a good business opportunity pass them by or they...

While most of us have heard statistics about the financial losses surrounding identity theft, most people aren’t surprised to learn that data theft is growing at more than 650% over the past three years, according to the Computer Security Institute and the FBI. What some individuals might be surprised with thought is the growing responds by lawmakers that are carrying some very real consequences.

As more and more people get their news from MSN, Google and Yahoo, less and less are relying on the local newspapers. In this day and age with 200 channels of Satellite Radio, 400 Channels of Satellite TV, instant breaking news by email and online news gathering of search engines the newspaper industry is taking a hit.

There has been talk at the Federal Trade Commission of requiring Franchisor’s to give earnings claims in their disclosure documents. The franchise rights groups want it and the consumers need it to help them make a decision.

When Enron bought up energy contracts and install them back to the state of California for five times their face value, it one of nearly bankrupt the state, it did bankrupt one major energy supplier. Yet, Enron is perfectly allowed to do this, based on the laws of deregulation of the energy industry passed in California.

When we raised the steel import tax a few years ago it hurt many manufacturing sectors who used steel in their production. It also hurt smaller companies, which use steel in their products.