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Posted by VanMarcianoMedia under Strategy
From http://www.magnet4marketing.net 4023 days ago
Made Hot by: steefen on November 24, 2013 11:44 am

Even when you have quality content, building and expanding your audience can be a challenge. While social media sites and forums can help you expand your audience base, they can only do so if they’re used correctly. To garner the most success from these sites, it’s imperative that you make sure you Read More

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Healthy Living as an Asset for Business Owners

Posted by 27will under Self-Development
From http://horizonbusinessfunding.com 4025 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on November 24, 2013 9:48 am

While business owners can't always afford to finance sweeping renovations to their offices, or a company fishing trip, by espousing more health conscious policies they can effectively increase productivity without greatly increasing overhead. Read More

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Multi-Tasking a Bad Idea For Any Small Business

Posted by smallbizwoman under Management
From http://rhondasvirtualoffice.com 4024 days ago
Made Hot by: BusinessBloggerPro on November 24, 2013 6:51 am

The ability to multi-task in any small business may seem valuable at first. But in the end, it only causes lack of focus, delay and mistakes, says virtual assistant Rhonda Holscher . So what can you do in the place of multi-tasking to be sure all necessary tasks get done? The answer may be simpler Read More

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Why Strategic Planning is So Hard for Creative People

Posted by mmangen under Self-Development
From http://www.productiveflourishing.com 4025 days ago
Made Hot by: BizWise on November 23, 2013 9:49 pm

Big picture planning, aka strategic planning, can be really hard work, and not for the reasons you might expect.

It’s easy to think that the hard part of the planning is the conceptual part. When you do strategic planning right, you see that it’s actually not conceptually hard – it’s not rocket Read More

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3 Holiday Inventory Management Tips for Small Businesses

Posted by MikeWasp under Management
From http://www.waspbarcode.com 4025 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on November 23, 2013 5:16 pm

“The holiday season can represent as much as 20–40% of annual sales” for some retailers, says the National Retail Federation. When items are quickly going in and out of stock and returns are being made in larger volumes than usual, small businesses that don’t have an automated way to keep up with t Read More

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Are You in the Right Mindset to Succeed?

Posted by AWAI under Strategy
From http://www.awaionline.com 4025 days ago
Made Hot by: deanuk on November 23, 2013 5:16 pm

Last week, I read one of the most powerful books I’ve read in a very long time.

It helped me understand how to deal with success. How to deal with failure. Why I give up at times after a failed attempt. Where my perfectionist side comes from. And most importantly, what I can do to change my mind Read More

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How To Make Your Employees Happier And More Productive

Posted by bigmoneyweb under Employee Benefits
From http://www.businesslowcost.com 4025 days ago
Made Hot by: seobromino on November 23, 2013 5:15 pm

It is a known fact that when employees feel better at work, their performance also sees an upward slope. This is why renowned companies such as Google go as far as providing on-site massages and basketball courts for their employees’ welfare.

If you run a small business this may not be possible, Read More

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Why Employee Scheduling Software is the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

Posted by smpayton under Management
From http://www.corpnet.com 4024 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on November 23, 2013 4:51 pm

If scheduling your staff is taking up more time than you've got, employee scheduling software is the solution. It'll cut down the time you spend on scheduling and make it easy to communicate changes to your employees. Read More

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5 Lessons from Michael Jordan’s Minor League Baseball Career

Posted by AWAI under Strategy
From http://www.awaionline.com 4024 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on November 23, 2013 4:50 pm

Michael Jordan’s baseball career has 5 important lessons for freelancers: learn from criticism, be generous, work hard, prove naysayers wrong, and love what you do! Read More

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What do pilgrims and entrepreneurs have in common?

Posted by devan under Management
From http://www.enmast.com 4025 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on November 23, 2013 4:00 pm

This is the time of year to look back and be grateful. Brad shares how entrepreneurs and pilgrims actually have a lot of parallels to their story -- interesting read! Read More