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Leadership Lesson #5 – What can be learned from The Wire’s Lester Freamon? - http://dawnwesterberg.com

Posted by DWesterberg under Management
From http://dawnwesterberg.com 4783 days ago
Made Hot by: Sun Tzu Business Guide on March 24, 2011 7:14 pm

Even in the most dysfunctional environments, leaders can make a difference. One lesson that The Wire teaches us through Detective Lester Freamon is that within a broken institution, the only gains are individual: action by action and individual by individual. Read More

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Is Now the Time to Renegotiate Your Rent?

Posted by NetworkSolutions under Management
From http://www.networksolutions.com 4781 days ago
Made Hot by: Cathode Ray Dude on March 24, 2011 7:11 pm

Is now the time to see if you can renegotiate rent for your office or retail space—even if your lease isn’t up? The Wall Street Journal recently reported that many small business owners are seeking more favorable leases, and with rental rates showing signs of rising, you may want to act soon.
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The Value of Value

Posted by amabaie under Human Resources
From http://self-help.thehappyguy.com 4780 days ago
Made Hot by: ofirafromjobshuk on March 24, 2011 8:36 am

I’ll spare you the long-winded intro today. This is a short message by the former CEO of Coca Cola very inspirational, that a friend shared with me a while back. Read More

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Competition Versus Collaboration

Posted by bloggertone under Strategy
From http://bloggertone.com 4781 days ago
Made Hot by: Small Business Manifesto on March 23, 2011 5:06 pm

The word competition conjures up an unforgiving testing concept where there can be only one winner and everyone else involved is a loser... Read More

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The Business Hall-of-Greed: What to Do with That Damn Billion Dollars in My Pocket?

Posted by yoni67 under Self-Development
From http://jobshuk.com 4781 days ago
Made Hot by: Adam_Gottlieb on March 23, 2011 12:51 pm

Ahhh...Billions of dollars!

What to spend such profits on.

Meet my first inductee into the "Business Hall-of-Greed!" Read More

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Small Business Tax Write Offs: Your Car Expenses

Posted by James John under Legal
From http://www.sfgate.com 4785 days ago
Made Hot by: Ruth Stone on March 20, 2011 6:47 pm

There are a number of tax write offs possible for your car expenses, especially if you are self-employed or own and operate a small business for which you regularly use your vehicle. Learn more about legal tax write offs of automobile expenses in this great article and please share it with a friend Read More

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9 Ways To Recognize You Are Motivated And Excited About Something

Posted by TimoK under Self-Development
From http://www.timokiander.com 4790 days ago
Made Hot by: Entrepreneurosaurus on March 19, 2011 5:44 pm

Don’t you just love the feeling of being excited and motivated about something? You are full of ideas, energized and just happy. Being motivated is the driving force for us to reach the goals we desire. You know you are motivated when you recognize these 9 characteristics in yourself. Read More

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Hidden Health Insurance Tax Deductions

Posted by NetworkSolutions under Employee Benefits
From http://www.networksolutions.com 4792 days ago
Made Hot by: Small Business Tribe on March 18, 2011 8:21 pm

The new health insurance regulations are complex and can be confusing—especially when it comes to tax time. However, there are some tax breaks related to the new laws that you won’t want to miss out on. To help, eHealthInsurance.com has created the following list of tips to help self-employed peopl Read More

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5 Reasons Why Corporate Partnerships are an Ace in the Social Entrepreneur's Pack of Cards

Posted by ivanpw under Strategy
From http://www.noobpreneur.com 4790 days ago
Made Hot by: Big Business Boogaloo on March 17, 2011 11:42 pm

As a social entrepreneur you will need to partner with the right entities. Corporate partnerships are important in your sociopreneurship success. Here is how. Read More

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Lawmaker Introduces Small Business "Bill of Rights"

Posted by ShawnHessinger under Legal
From http://www.echopress.com 4789 days ago
Made Hot by: Ruth Stone on March 17, 2011 1:50 pm

Does your small business need a bill of rights? A Minnesota legislator has introduced a bill in his state that would help protect small business against "arbitrary or capricious regulation" and would force state agencies to consider a variety of factors when leveling penalties against small busines Read More