If you are looking for financing there is a 'trick of the trade' that can potentially save your business time, money and frustration. Don't sign the application! Sounds like a crazy idea doesn't it? Let me explain. Like any industries there are the good guys and not so good guys. Once you sign an application there are several things that migh
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When Is It a Bad Idea to Sign a Loan Application?
Posted by TimJustus under Raising CapitalFrom http://www.allbusiness.com 5611 days ago
1 Step to Boost Productivity by Up to 40%
Posted by ZaneSafrit under Human ResourcesFrom http://zanesafrit.typepad.com 5612 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 28, 2009 3:25 pm
Could you use a 40% increase in your productivity? What if you could achieve that with taking one step? That step is engage your employees.
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The Well Lit Path
Posted by ducttape under MarketingFrom http://www.ducttapemarketing.com 5613 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 28, 2009 3:07 am
The other day I was conducting an educational workshop for folks interested in becoming Duct Tape Marketing Coaches. At one point I talked about presenting workshops as the primary way that coaches acquired customers and that it was an essential success factor for prospective coaches to consider.
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Enlisting a Global Work Force of Freelancers
Posted by suzyQ under ManagementFrom http://www.nytimes.com 5633 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 7, 2009 5:03 pm
Small businesses increasingly are tapping a new talent pool: the world.
A new generation of online service marketplaces is giving small companies more opportunities than ever to find specialized expertise and affordable labor. Main Street businesses can shop a virtual international bazaar of freelancers to recruit computer programmers in Russia
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How to avoid being sued
Posted by TimJustus under LegalFrom http://www.msnbc.msn.com 5668 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 6, 2009 8:34 pm
There's no way to absolutely, positively prevent someone from suing you. What you can do, though, is prevent anyone from succeeding . . . and from having the litigation take its toll on your company's cash flow.
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Bankers wary of small biz ARC loan program
Posted by TimJustus under Raising CapitalFrom http://money.cnn.com 5668 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 9, 2009 4:12 am
The Small Business Administration plans to begin dispersing funds in mid-June for a new, highly anticipated emergency lending program, but don't race off to the bank to fill out an application just yet. Many lenders are still sitting on the sidelines, waiting for more details from the SBA before they decide whether or not to participate.
"Wha
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Losing Weight Is Correlated With Becoming Wealthier
Posted by wontonu under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.getmoneyenergy.com 5668 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 2:38 pm
If you lose a lot of weight, you're more likely to also gain in wealth. Thus finds an Ohio State University study from a few years ago. The basic idea, as I understand it, is probably that (1) those motivated to lose that much weight will also be motivated to improve their finances and (2) once you start losing that much weight, there's a positi
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Credit-Card Reform and Small Business
Posted by BizBox under NewsFrom http://bizbox.slate.com 5672 days ago
Made Hot by: luckycharmer on May 31, 2009 11:09 pm
Does the new credit-card law affect you and your business? Find out here; and if it doesn't, find out why it ought to.
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Networking and the Art of Conversation
Posted by BizBox under MarketingFrom http://bizbox.slate.com 5673 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 28, 2009 7:04 pm
An interview with Don Gabor, author of the new How To Turn Small Talk into Big Deals.
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Beware Social Media Marketing Myths
Posted by andynew under MarketingFrom http://www.businessweek.com 5675 days ago
Made Hot by: biancaaquino on May 27, 2009 4:02 pm
We've been misled as to the benefits of social networking sites. Many of us are finding that these tools do not live up to the hype, especially for small business. Once we start digging deeper, we're finding a lot of challenges. Are you thinking of using Facebook, Twitter, or the like in your business? Before you go any further, consider the fol
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