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I Want More Information, Not Less
I spent the last two days at the Defrag Conference. It was awesome on so many levels including the content, the venue, seeing a bunch of great friends, and meeting a bunch of new people.
Twitter for small business
Everyone's buzzing about Twitter and how it can be used to enhance communication with your customers. But what do you need to know before you start using it for your business? How can you use it most effectively?
Professionals Talk Entrepreneurship--What Makes A Small Business Work
Establishing the best business practices to help your small business grow and succeed is difficult, even in franchising. Here are some thoughts from businessmen who have been there and learned a thing or two.

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Entrepreneurs and small business owners need to take ownership of worklife balance discussion
The mantra of the late 90’s and the first decade of the 21st century is “Be proactive.” And corporations are doing a fine job of being proactive in claiming ownership of the “work-life” discussion. They’re doing this because when they launch the discussion first, they get to define the parameters—they get to make the rules. Entrepreneurs and small business owners should not try to emulate what large corporations do. Instead, you should look towards owning your own work-life discussion.

Access to Finance: Constraints of growth-oriented enterprises
The starting point for a Focus Group Discussion was an exercise whereby the participants were asked to write down constraints they had encountered in growing or trying to grow their enterprises. These responses were printed on cards, which were placed, in clusters of similar constraints, on the wall for all to see. They became the starting point for more in-depth discussions and were used to reflect the groups' main concerns.

Not Every Employer or Employee Needs a Non-Compete!
It is truly rewarding to write an article which foments discussion... and it doesn't matter whether we agree or disagree, simply that we talk about something which might be important to your business. However, the end result of a non-compete discussion should not necessarily be to foist one of these agreements on every employee. Rather, it should prompt you to think through which of your long-time key employees (or new hires) are in a position to harm your business if they leave tomorrow and join or open a competing company.

It's Time to Re-Evaluate
Allow me to begin with a discussion of how and why to evaluate things, and then move on to a discussion about either changing occupations or re-inventing yourself and your business. Just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean you like it!
Decisions based on emotion = BAD for business
In recent years, there has been a rise in discussion and research around what makes a good leader good. From those discussions, a new field of study and measurement has arisen,. It is called Emotional intelligence, or EQ. (Don't ask me why it isn't EI, but it's not.) In simple terms, EQ is the ability to know and control your emotions, and the ability to recognize and empathize with the emotions of others. For the expertrs in this field, please, don't get your feathers ruffled. Defining EQ is not the point. The point is, emotion does NOT belong in business, and often leads to really bad decisions. Emotion seems to play the biggest role in family owned business where family members are either co-owners or employees. This article talks about how to handle these situations, whether you are on the verge of wading into one, or already there.
Is Tiger Out of the Woods Yet Interview Stesses the Importance of a Properly Aligned Brand
Yesterday evening I had the privilege of being a guest on Anthony Quinones' "Your Point of Q" (use the On-Demand Player below to access the interview in its entirety). The focus of the discussion was on whether Tiger Woods' biggest challenges are still ahead of him, including the corresponding impact on Woods "the person" and Woods "the brand."
Forum Marketing Secrets
An internet forum is an online discussion site, a modern equivalent of a traditional bulletin board. People who participate in an online forum can cultivate social bonds and interest groups for a topic may form from a discussion.
Sales Meeting Timeframes
A quick discussion and point of view on the timeframes for typical sales appointments. It also goes through how one can arrange a presentation based on different timeframes given.
The Use of a Cultural Inventory in Global Leadership Training
This interactive session was fortunate in having participants who were already very well acquainted with points 1 & 2. Discussion took place around the remainder of the issues. The following discussion refers to overheads utilized during the session, which are available online (see note at end of paper).
Tips for Effective Appointment Setting - Objections Handling Overview
Why is it that people do not want to explore opportunities in sales and in particular, getting into tasks such as appointment setting? You may get as many responses and as varied as the people you talk to, however there seems to be one universal answer to this question and it is in the fact that most people are unable to handle and carry a conversation well to a point where both sides can agree on a discussion.
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