Picking a partner to go into business with is an interesting challenge, especially when you are just starting out. If you think finding the right life partner and getting married is stressful, think about this: in all likelihood you will be spending nearly double the number of waking hours working with a business partner than you will with your sp
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How to pick the right business partner
Posted by TimJustus under StartupsFrom http://www.davidalison.com 6076 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 10, 2008 6:26 pm
Survey: Manage Your Own Email Campaign or Let Somebody Else do it? « eMarketing & New Media
Posted by emd5005 under Online MarketingFrom http://ericadewolf.wordpress.com 6079 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 10, 2008 1:20 pm
This is a short article on the debate between in-house and outsourcing email marketing professionals. There's also a short, one minute survey. Please participate! Thanks!
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Web Startups That Came Back From The Dead
Posted by TimJustus under Success StoriesFrom http://mashable.com 6076 days ago
Made Hot by: ILuvMktg on April 10, 2008 1:19 pm
We've all seen the usual success story: a 20-something programmer gets an idea, launches a website, and within months he's already got huge traffic, multi-million dollar exit options and an interview with Wired. All the traffic graphs go straight up without faltering even for a day.
These types of stories have created an atmosphere in which no
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Entrepreneurs - Keep Putting One Foot in Front of the Other
Posted by mer0104 under Success StoriesFrom http://www.clubenetwork.com 6076 days ago
Made Hot by: JohnH on April 10, 2008 12:18 pm
Clayton Christopher, founder of Sweet Leaf Tea (one of fastest growing iced teas) shares a great cycling story analogus to the many times his company almost went under over the last 10 years, but he never gave up. Now he's in 6,000 stores & in every state.
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Why to be wary of commission-only sales staff
Posted by ArmadaIG under ManagementFrom http://money.cnn.com 6077 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 9, 2008 11:51 pm
Hiring commission-only salespeople may only look like a less expensive alternative to salaried employees, but in the end, it rarely works out that way.
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Barriers to Finding the Right Employees
Posted by JenNel under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com 6077 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 9, 2008 11:49 pm
It seems that many small businesses are having trouble finding these key employees in the first place. Three quarters of small business owners surveyed said that finding qualified employees is difficult and nearly three out of ten rely on family members such as their spouse to help them off the clock.
58% of those surveyed said that the benefi
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Bad Security Week for Apple
Posted by mssux under TechnologyFrom http://www.eweek.com 6077 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 9, 2008 8:29 pm
Public embarrassment at a hacking contest and vulnerability disclosures for a new browser made for a discouraging week for Mac security folks.
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Outsourcing Guidance for Small Business
Posted by ArmadaIG under ManagementFrom http://www.businesstn.com 6077 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 9, 2008 8:29 pm
Outsourcing for small businesses can save time and money, of which the small business owner often has precious little to spare. But where can you go, and who can you trust to share the burden?
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The Challenge of Staying Focused in a Startup
Posted by suzyQ under StartupsFrom http://www.instigatorblog.com 6077 days ago
Made Hot by: macromax on April 9, 2008 2:26 pm
Startups have a hard time staying focused. It's the nature of the beast. The enthusiasm founders have for their startups can very quickly lead to chasing too many opportunities.
The big risk? Running in every direction, chasing every lead, idea and opportunity only to realize at the end that you've made very little progress. And this might not
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Research: Small Firms Best at Handling Aging Workforce
Posted by suzyQ under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.shrm.org 6077 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 9, 2008 3:17 am
There appears to be a marked difference on how small and large companies deal with the aging U.S. workforce. And according to one survey, small businesses appear to be ahead of the curve when planning for this major demographic shift.
In a survey of 404 small business owners, 28% percent of the respondents reported that they had developed plans
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