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  • Diversity Means They Will Be Different  By : Jeanie Marshall
    Diversity encases many more attributes than gender and skin tone, and a celebration and/or honoring of those differences. Many attributes are used to sort people out, to place them in categories, often with ideas of better or lesser.
  • Fighting Fires at Work  By : Jeanie Marshall
    uses the familiar metaphor of managers, consultants, and others who fight fires (or solve problems) in the workplace.
  • Guidelines for Energetic Meetings  By : Jeanie Marshall
    Everyone has a unique perspective of what constitutes an "energetic meeting." Some may believe that an energetic meeting must be lively and fast-paced; others may believe that a meeting is energetic when they leave feeling energized and uplifted.
  • 5 Reasons Why You Need A Work-At-Home Schedule  By : Deanna Mascle
    After studying my time and chatting with some other work-at-home folks, I discovered five reasons to embrace the schedule
  • How to write a successful business proposal  By : Stefan
    The words " business proposal " are expected by any sales representative, marketing or public relations person. Even if writing a business proposal doesn't represent a very pleasant activity, marketing reprezentatives are happy to do it as they see a potential business opportunity.
  • 7 Positive Ways to Turn Complaints into Assets  By : Allyn
    It's difficult to reach your buisness goals if you don't have the right materials and/or the information to help your buisness reach the success it's capable of. These seven helpful sugestions will boost your buisness to new levels.
  • Top 10 Reasons NOT to Start Your Own Business  By : Pamela Slim
    Before you take the leap to entrepreneurship, you may want to review the top 10 reasons NOT to start your own business.
  • How to Help Someone Else Get Organized - Without the Headaches  By : Karin Vibe Rheymer Stewart
    Organizing others is not an obvious task, even if you are organized yourself. This article will give you: tips on how to identify if the person you are thinking of it truly disorganized or if it is an appearance issue, and how to address this; what to do and not to do if the person is truly disorganized; resources to help you proceeed.
  • How to Maintain Your Business and Your Romantic Relationship without Losing Either  By : Donna Gunter
    Being in love and running a business don't have to be mutually exclusive. Both endeavors are hard work, and if you forget that point, you can lose one or the other in a flash. Here are some things I've learned through the school of hard knocks that's helping me maintain this relationship, as well as run a business, without losing either.
  • Top Ten Tips For Being a Successful Joyful Entrepreneur  By : Laura Howard
    We define a "Joyful Entrepreneur" as one who enjoys and takes ownership of his/her business (whether he owns it or is working for someone else), one who utilizes her strengths and passions and creates a life she loves. Top Ten Tips for Joyful Entrepreneurship (whether you are a Joyful Entrepreneur or strive to be one).
  • Cultivating a Network  By : Jeremy Duboys
    In order to grow your business, whether home or office based, you need to develop a network of contacts. Think of networking as planting and tending a garden. You are planting, growing and cultivating your contacts, and, as with a garden, this has to be a long term investment of your time. Eventually the harvest produced will be repeat orders, and increased business.
  • Who’s Got The Monkey Now? How to find out how well you manage your time  By : Bob Selden
    Use the checklist in this article to discover whether you as a manager are; “A gatherer of monkeys”. The article gives some tips on how to recognise the signs for taking on too much work and two important rules on how to avoid this problem.
  • Creative Packaging and Pricing  By : Wendy Maynard
    To make more money with what you are already offering, consider different strategies to make it easier for people to purchase what you offer. Author Wendy Maynard offers tips on pricing and packaging creativity. This strategy creates options to make your services and products more appealing for your customers or appealing to different customers.
  • Guaranteed Cash Flow?  By : Ron LeBlanc
    I discuss how to guarantee a positive cash flow from income property
  • Plan To Succeed In Your Business  By : Jennifer Givler
    Are you planning to succeed? Taking time to plan each day is essential - and can mean the difference between success and failure. Here are three easy steps to creating an effective plan.
  • Trade Show Display Associations Have Ideas You Can Use  By : Jonni Good
    Trade show display association websites can help exhibitors find ideas for the next big show. This article lists valuable resources that will give you a competitive edge.
  • How To Make A Better Impression On The Telephone  By : Deborah Torres Patel
    5 quick tips to dramatically improve your telephone communication, generate an upbeat first impression, and have a more likeable and confident speaking voice.
  • Warning: Don't Let Your Business Become a Commodity  By : Mary Eule
    Is your company viewed identically to your competitors? Are you forced to compete on price only? If so, you're headed for diaster. Find out how to avoid this dangerous marketing tactic.
  • Turn Your Competitors into Collaborators  By : Alicia Forest
    Do you get discouraged or stuck in building your business because you think there's too many others to compete against in your niche? A lot of solo business owners feel this way, especially when they are first starting out. Don't give up before you really get started. Read this article to dramatically shift your mindset around competition.
  • The Language of Success™ – A Different Way to Profit from Your Business  By : Ike Krieger
    In what ways do you profit from your business? Is there any other way to realize profit besides financially? This Success Tips article by author and speaker, Ike Krieger, anwers that last question with a resounding ,"Yes."
  • Business Success Without the Blindfold  By : Kalinda Stevenson
    The trap of being doing business without a clear vision of where you are going is that you simply become busy. Being busy is no substitute for doing the real work of your business.
  • Who’s Got The Monkey Now? Part 2: How To Make Delegation Work For You  By : Bob Selden
    Less successful managers often refuse to delegate for fear of failure by their people, no time to train their people, or a lack of experienced staff. This article shows how successful managers quickly develop the initiative within their people to become real problem solvers and take action.
  • CMMS - Computerized Maintenance Management Software  By : Taylor May
    With computerized maintenance management software ( CMMS ) you can easily do the reporting and the analysis. There are software manufacturers who provide you with simple and easy to use modules for your individual requirements
  • Team Building - Collaborative vs. Competitive  By : Alan Hunt
    A discussion of the merits of team building options that are structured to encourage teams to work together rather than the more common type in which they compete against one another.
  • Product Development The Easy Way  By : Joe McVoy
    Here’s how to create successful new products if you’ve never had an original idea in your life. I'm not very creative, so that’s the only way I could create any products at all. All I’ve done is to create new products by improving on an existing product that already sells well. By doing this I’ve sold over $39 Million of products to major retailers.
  • 10 Steps To Successfully Sell Your Business  By : John J Reddish
    Successfully selling your business, at a price and on terms that will allow you to maintain lifestyle, involves planning and discipline. John Reddish, a veteran of the process, shows you 10 Steps to Success that will give you the best chance for getting the right terms and the right price for you.
  • Seven things your network must have.  By : Eric Gurr
    Your business shouldn't look at the network as expense. Correctly viewed it is a tool for increasing productivity and sales.
  • 3 Strategies to Minimize Stress When You're the Boss  By : John J Reddish
    Sometimes leaders and entrepreneurs step up to the tasks of leadership reluctantly. They are splendid at what they do but are now stepping into unknown terrain -- terrain they neither understand fully or enjoy. Here’s how to lighten the burden and relieve stress.
  • Bomb! Ten Easy Steps to Blow Up Your Next Big Presentation – Guaranteed!  By : Harrison Monarth
    Bomb! is a humorous article on what not to do when you are faced with giving an important presentation, speech or talk before an audience.
  • Exercise Can Make You Wealthy  By : John Perry
    Proper exercise can and will enhance user productivity. The more productive we are, the increased likelihood of financial success. Using your butt to train your brain will position you for improved efficiency, productivity and ultimately financial success.
  • How to Leverage Your Expertise with Teleclasses and Teleconferences  By : Donna Gunter
    Teleclasses and teleconferences are a great way for people to get a "taste" of what you have to offer without any great expenditure. Many self-employed service professionals use free teleclasses as a marketing tool so that participants can get to know them, or as an introduction to a fee-based course/program that they're selling.
  • How to Leverage Your Expertise with Tips Booklets  By : Donna Gunter
    If you've been thinking of writing a book, and feel that project to be overwhelming, a tips booklet can be the vehicle to become a published expert, instead. The publication of a tips booklet will help you promote your product or service, distribute value-added products, generate additional revenue, or become an established expert in your field.
  • Raising The Lifetime Value Of Your Customers  By : Derek Naylor
    Your self-storage customers are worth more money than they're currently paying you. This article gives you a few ideas on how to capitalize on this powerful truth.
  • How to Tame the Niffler in You  By : Alicia Forest
    Are you a constant gatherer of the things that you think will move your business ahead, but not so much the implementer of them? Do you get distracted by anything and everything that's new in your industry? Do you come up with one great idea after another, but you never fully commit to completely one of them? Read this article for a easy and proven strategy to maintaining your focus and moving your business forward.
  • 3 Foolproof Ways To Soar Through A Recession  By : Allyn Cutts
    Winners are ALWAYS looking for ways to grow their business. They trust their company, trust their customers to come through for them, and realize that a financial crunch offers advantages that aren't available during better economic times.
  • Meetings–Management Meetings–Why are they a waste of time? The 80/20 rule and 5 steps to success  By : Bob Selden
    Meetings can be a waste of time. Find out how to make better use of your time as a participant or manager of meetings. The 80/20 rule is described to great effect with five helpful tips for designing and running more effective and rewarding meetings.
  • DOES THE EARLY BIRD GET THE WORM?  By : Ken E Morris
    When people plan and invest for retirement, the decision of when to begin taking Social Security benefits eventually comes up. Social Security is an important source of retirement income for many individuals and, therefore, the decision of when to take these benefits can make a big impact on re
  • Using Core Values as a Catalyst for Winning as a Coach  By : Bea Fields
    It is not uncommon to see coaches orient their businesses around many things including needs, wants and shoulds. But, being clear on your values will call you to play a much bigger, more meaningful game as a coach. The values conversation is often fuzzy for many people, yet it is one that cannot be ignored. Here are some of the basic principles:
  • Coping As A Work-At-Home Parent  By : Deanna Mascle
    Any parent who has attempted to focus on a task while also taking care of children knows how challenging it can be. For many work from home parents that challenge is a part of their every day life.
  • How to Get Out of "Project Overwhelm"  By : Adele Sommers
    This article offers a simple, sanity-saving approach to handling projects that have not followed expectations, or have otherwise gone awry. It explains how to extricate one’s team from "project overwhelm" by regrouping and swiftly charting a new course. It explores the pros and cons of attempting a last-minute, heroic maneuver versus proactively re-planning the tail end of the project.
  • The Entrepreneur's Checklist  By : Tim Knox
    I was asked the other day what personality traits I thought were important to entrepreneurial success. I immediately gave my preprogrammed reply about passion and dedication and hard work. After taking some time later to ponder the question a little deeper (I normally operate in shallow waters), I came up with a more detailed checklist for entrepreneurial success.
  • Please Don't Buy Anything From Me  By : Tim Knox
    This week I had one customer threaten to hunt be down and shoot me like a dog. Another said that if she could get her hands around my neck she'd strangle the life out of me. And still another sincerely hoped that I "burn in Hell for all eternity." What did I do to deserve these threats
  • What Do Your Business Emails Reveal About You?  By : Tim Knox
    Why should you worry about how your emails are reviewed by their recipients? Because in business, you are constantly being judged by your customers, your employees, your investors, your partners, and your peers.
  • Do I Really Need A Business License and Tax ID?  By : Tim Knox
    I've gotten quite a few emails recently from ebusiness owners who seem to think that just because their business is conducted online or from the comfort of home that the rules and regulations that govern brick and mortar businesses do not apply to them. The ebusiness questions I get most often do not involve building websites or conducting ecommerce
  • How To Make Money As A Self-Improvement Guru  By : Tim Knox
    As you know, I'm always on the look out for new and exciting products that will make you and me money. That's partly what this newsletter is all about: when I find new opportunities that show tremendous promise, I feel obligated to share them with you.
  • Are You Mentor Material?  By : Tim Knox
    Typically, there are three things every good mentor should have: time, patience, and a genuine desire to help another person succeed without expecting anything in return. If you have an abundance of those things, then being a mentor can be a highly rewarding experience. If not, please see the rubber plant reference
  • Are Drug Companies Destroying The U.S. Health Care System?  By : Dr. Randy Wysong
    Pharmaceutical sales are skyrocketing while the health of Americans declines. The problem is philosophical in that drugs do not cure and patients are looking for quick fixes.
  • The Prime Mover  By : Dr. Randy Wysong
    The flow of money is a powerful force in modern society. Ideas and practices too often remain in place not because they are good for society, but because they protect financial interests. Yet economics is the perfect place for ethics and principles because money is what moves the world.
  • Business Cards – Twenty Quick Tips  By : Jeremy Duboys
    Quick tips on creating and using your business cards effectively.
  • Top 10 Indicators that You Need Help in Your Business  By : Donna Gunter
    When you first started on your self-employment adventure, you could easily handle much of the day-to-day aspects of running your business yourself. However, once you've been in business for a year or two, the pressures mount and your amount of free time decreases dramatically. If you think you can do it all alone, you're sadly mistaken. Here are 10 indicators that you might need some help in your business:

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