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Business - Did You Understand That?
This article takes a fun look at some statements made by corporate business managers. Maybe this is why so many individuals have ventured into home-based businesses of their own.
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Opening a Dollar Store - How does Higher Fuel Cost Affect Your Store
If you are like everyone else then increasing fuel prices are probably affecting you personally. Yet if you are opening a dollar store there are others things to examine other than the personal impact that higher fuel prices put on you and your lifestyle. You also need to consider the impact that higher fuel prices are having or will have on your customers and your business.
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Taking Stock: Time to Re-examine your Goals
Take a minute and think about the goals you've set for yourself. How close are you to accomplishing them? It's time to take stock and think about where you are, where you want to be, and how to get there.
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Small Business Start Up Financing
As a small business start-up coach, I get asked a lot of questions. The most frequent one: Where do I get start-up cash? If you are wondering the same thing, this article is for you. In it, you will learn about the differences between angel funding and venture capitalists, the value of taking out a loan, and considerations of taking on a silent or working partner.
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A Cleaner Way To Make Money
Are you looking to supplement your income? Looking for a new way to make money? Want to start your own business? You can start earning money almost straight away with a cleaning job and gradually build your business until you have a team of contractors working for you pulling in profits.
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Putting A Little Work-Life Balance Into Your Career
You fill up your mug, jump in your car and head onto the dreaded commute of the day. Once you get to work chaos and more chaos surround you. Those half-an-hour breaks really don't cut it anymore. By the time you get home late into the evening you really don't have much time for anything but eating and sleeping which seems to keep adding to your waistline like your boss adds to your in box.
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Making the Merger a Success
...In a merger or acquisition, you want to appoint people that will carry the corporate culture, corporate value, and corporate culture forward. The people you need to look for or appoint to authority position are people that have...
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Valuation of Consulting Firms - A Blended Approach
Consultants News, of Peterborough, NH, is probably the most prestigious consultants news letter published and features world wide distribution. Awhile back, because they receive many questions about “how to value consulting firms” . . . . .
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Successful People Are On Time!
I recently attended a Microsoft event at their corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington. This event was a fantastic opportunity to meet with fellow leaders in the Microsoft partner community from around the world and spend quality time with each one of them. The event was held over four days and we had a very tight schedule and the importance of timeliness was critical to its overall success.
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How to Analyze Oil Analysis Reports
Oil analysis reports contain a vast array of information about your equipment and lubricant condition. Understanding how the oil tests are performed and what the test data means will allow you to get the most out of your Oil Analysis Program.
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Success Sucks!
The dream of any business owner is success beyond their wildest imaginings. So what happens when your business finds success at a rate that blows your carefully crafted business plan out of the water? One entrepreneur shares his exciting, and at times painful, journey from start-up, through mad-crazy success, and straight into the future.
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Virtual Product Placement
Soon it will be possible to make product placements in movies even after they have been released. It will even be possible for different brands to appear in movies and TV shows on a regional basis, even on a local basis. It's new territory, with many legal and technical issues yet to be resolved. The only thing that's certain is that it will happen. Here's what it will be like.
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27 Ways to Reduce Your Merchant Account Chargebacks
An excessive history of chargebacks may result in the disastrous consequence of losing your merchant account and your ability to accept credit cards. Some of the ways to reduce chargebacks from your credit card processing are discussed - so you can avoid putting your merchant account at risk.
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Researching A Business Opportunity
When researching a business opportunity, it is essential to make sure that the business opportunity complies with the business opportunity statutes of the state in which you are doing the transaction. Also, check to see if it is registered. If the business opportunity comes under the FTC rule that it is mandated to disclose specific information regarding the business, ask if they are offering prospectuses to potential buyers.
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Save Money by Renting Construction Equipment for Your Renovation Project!
If it is time to renovate your home, consider becoming your own contractor and save yourself hundreds or thousands of dollars! If you are capable of completing the work yourself, bypass the costly contractors and finish the project on your own and under budget. For a larger project, hire individuals directly to work on each specific part of the renovation. Hiring sub contractors directly will still save you a great deal of money and allow you to better apply your budget to quality materials.
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Franchise Rule, Thoughts For The Future
The Federal Trade Commission recently put forth a report to the franchse industry for comments to use in an upcoming rule-making event, which is sure to modify the current franchise rule. Many have been critical of additional rules in the industry, but none more critical than myself.
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Make Your Fortune in a Paper Business
The problem with some business ideas is their cost.
To manufacture and market a product you have invented
could cost you millions of dollars. The investment in
machinery, buildings, inventory and other expenditures
could bankrupt you before your first sale ever occurred.
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