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Top Ten Tips for Book Titles that Sell Well

A clever title is great if it is clear, but a clear title is always preferable. The best? A clear and clever title. A shorter title is better than a longer one. Your reader will spend only four-eight seconds on the cover. While some long titles have succeeded, usually the shorter, the better.


Taking the Sting Out of Employee Evaluations

Employee evaluation time is often a time of hang-wringing, worry and dread. Done right, however, employee evaluations can be a valuable tool for both managers and workers. Here are some ways to improve the experience for both sides.


Interim Management - Increasingly Part Of The Plan

Interim management has traditionally been seen as a reactive response to organisational failure. Increasingly, a new breed of interims are emerging - people who regard interim management as a career and have transferable leadership skills to work across sectors. Building in organisational capacity to accommodate career interims 'as part of the solution' is discussed.


Cashing In Online With Top MLM Marketing Opportunities

As your read every word of this article, you will find how to cash in on the net with network marketing. Fact: More millionaires owe their millionaire status to MLM Marketing than any other method of business.


Getting a Federal EIN for Your Start-Up Business - One Little Form - So Many Questions

Find out if you need an EIN for your business, and how to get one fast.


The Core Principles of Budget Planning

When it comes to budget planning you need a solid plan that will map out what it is you need to be doing with your money. If you don't have a budget then you are out spending money and really aren't making sure you have enough to pay your bills or even that you have enough set aside for emergencies or retirement.


New Grads - Welcome!

Quick tips to help New College Graduates navigate successfully in their new careers.


Are Consultants Wasting Your Time with your Business Plans?

Most business owners don't have a Business Plan. And most of those that do never look at their plan once it's completed. It is easier for a consultant to sell a business owner a plan when they don't have to explain what they must do to make it work.


Your Restaurant, Staff And Customers

Make sure you have everything under control when you start official business hours for your restaurant. Check all possible flaws you could find and make sure you have an employee available to handle it.


What Makes a Great Guest? (Or Coach, Or Sales Professional)

Who would expect Larry King to Katie Couric to inspire my coaching practice?


Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance - Making Your Company More Accessible

New Sarbanes-Oxley laws can be troublesome to manage. These regulations may seem cumbersome in some cases, but are designed to protect companies from fraudulent practices.


Buying Gold as a Form of Investment

This article provides an overview of buying gold as a form of investment, that is very common in the Middle East.


All You Wanted To Know About B2B Portals

B2B (business-to-business) websites include all internet-based technical solutions which facilitate services in the establishment of new trading relationships between companies and supporting the existing relationships. It can be termed as an e-market for e-business transactions. A B2B portal primarily serves as a platform for wholesalers, retailers, distributors and manufacturers to carry out their business activities online.


Choosing an Accountant - A Make or Break Decision for Your Business Venture

Choosing an accountant shouldn't be left to chance, follow these simple steps to success...


Selling a Business

Once you have decided to sell your business, there are a number of steps that you need to take to help you ensure that you find the best deal possible. Among these steps, one of the most important is for you to be aware of the process of selling your business. This is because selling a business is considered one of the most complex processes in business. In addition to this you need to ensure that you cover all your bases so that you get the best deal for a business that you have worked so hard to build.


Tips for Truckers' Wives - On the Home Front

I am a trucker's wife. But I'm also a trucker. As such, I am in a unique position to know what it's like to be married to a truck driver AND what it's like to BE a truck driver.


The Rhino Principle

This article outlines the Rhino Principle, necessary for succeeding in any business.


Your Salary Negotiation Guide

If you are looking for a job, you need to know how to negotiate salary. This article will show you how to effectively negotiate a higher salary to protect your best interests and come out on the winning end!


How to Collect Your Past Due Accounts Receivable

If you are like many small businesses, even a few late payments on your accounts receivable can seriously crimp your cash flow. It is vitally important that you take immediate and systematic steps to limit the number of past due receivables that you have at any time. Here are some tips that will increase the effectiveness of your collection process.


Health and Business: Improve Your Bottom Line

What one thing, if you do it on a regular basis, will have a direct effect on your bottom line? Many business owners find themselves in a cycle of working such long hours, and under such stress, that taking care of themselves is the lowest thing on their list of priorities. Here are 5 reasons why your own health should be taking that #1 spot on your list of things to do for your business and for your life.


Getting Prizes for Raffle Fundraisers

Raffles are one of the most popular and cost effective ways to raise money for a non profit organization. However, it would not be a raffle if you had nothing to give away! Discover what types of prizes make good raffles and how to go about getting those prizes.


Hard Times For Surety Bonds

The surety bond market is currently a very conservative market. Contract and commercial bond departments throughout the nation have tightened up their underwriting practices due to enormous loses throughout the industry. Many sureties have had to close their doors, other have had their ratings drop to a level where they can not write the same business they could in years past. Obviously this leaves the bonding companies that are still operating with a very conservative outlook when it comes to their underwriting guidelines.


Top 10 Things to make your next company meeting more exciting Part 1

10. Take notes in finger paint. 9. Bring a huge jar of Vaseline to the meeting. Display it prominently and keep muttering the words “I came prepared” Read on for more...



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