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Recovery or No Recovery? That is the Question.
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| James Dicks examines the discrepancies of what economists are telling us about a possible technical economic recovery and what the American public is actually experiencing. |
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How to Handle the Price Objection
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| I am a firm believer that “Price is only an issue in the absence of value.”
Never drop you price! Anyone who will leave their current supplier for a better price will also leave you for a better price. Create loyalty through value.
If you feel that your prices are too high because you have bought into ‘The sky is falling” mentality of our current economy, then lower your prices across the board but stick to that price once you have presented it to the client.
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Creating the Success Mindset
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| There is a reason that professional athletes visualize hitting a basket, sinking a putt, or hitting a homerun, they are aligning their thoughts and beliefs with their actions. The combination can be formidable. It is the secret to success in business and in life.
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Obama Speaks On The Best Business Model For Internet Marketing
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| With the economy as bad as it is and over 16 million people out of work the internet maybe your only answer. If you're waiting for the Government to help you it maybe a long wait. So take my advise and find out what the best business model for internet marketing is. Take your computer with internet access, take the knowledge you gain from the best business model for internet marketing and get to work. That's all you need to start your online business, nothing else, no money just persistence and determination. |
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Obama Speaks On The Best Business Model For Internet Marketing
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| With the economy as bad as it is and over 16 million people out of work the internet maybe your only answer. If you're waiting for the Government to help you it maybe a long wait. So take my advise and find out what the best business model for internet marketing is. Take your computer with internet access, take the knowledge you gain from the best business model for internet marketing and get to work. That's all you need to start your online business, nothing else, no money just persistence and determination. |
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Why Is It That Some People Have Financial Success And Others Don’t?
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| What does it take to become financially independent in today's economy. Will you inherit your weath or will you make your own success? |
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Attitude is everything i a Jobs from Home Online Business
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| There are more people than ever thought imagined that have been abandoned by their jobs and left to make ends meet the best way they know how. This is the state of the world we have to live in. As a result more people are turning to the power of the Internet. Because of the state of our economy has left them with no other solution to this problem. People are in a situation where they have to make a radical change in their lives. When one way of life ceases to be then that is when a new one can start to take shape. |
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Evaluate Your Personal Finances
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| James Dicks examines the importance of balancing your personal financial portfolio and investment opportuinities on a regular basis. |
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On the Lighter Side
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| What a tough year. I am sure most of you are glad it is over. The recession has had an impact on every one of us. But, now is the time to look back and be grateful; grateful for who you are and who you want to become. December, unlike years of the past was very busy for me. This is only because in prior years I always took the month of December off. This year due to the tough economy that just didn't seem like a good option. So, I spent time in Cleveland, Dallas, Tampa and Montreal. I froze in Cleveland & Montreal, didn't take a coat to Dallas and should have and I went to Tampa during Florida's coldest temperatures in years. Over the holidays Tracy and I visited friends in South Carolina and got to see a calf born on a cattle ranch and took our dog to the ocean. (It was way to cold to even consider swimming.)
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Dealing with the Current Downturn
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| The current economic times are challanging, but we cannot "throw up our hands" and just react. We need to take smart, measured actions. |
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Your Role in Today's Economy is NOT to Increase Sales
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| The emerging role of the sales professional today is not to increase sales. Let me repeat that--- your role today is not to increase sales. Your role as a sales professional today is to systematically and consistently increase the number of customers who choose you to be their #1 supplier.
You must become----The Supplier of Choice----which means you always get-----The First Call----and The Last look!
Don't make the rookie mistake of thinking that your customers don't give last looks. If your customer doesn't give you the last look, then that means somebody else is getting it. It's time to evaluate the relationship equity you have built with that account.
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Proven home based business gives you what you truly desire.
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| With a proven home based business, you can achieve success like you have never experienced it before. You can spend time doing the things that you honestly desire. You have to set yourself apart from the pack, and become one of the top 3% to acquire wealth in a downward economy by partnering with a proven home based business.
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Sick and Tired of the Sky Falling!
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| It's not what is happening -it's how you are responding. The work world is changing. Our Economy is changing. Find seeds of opportunity in the field of uncertainty! |
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New Year, New Plan
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| James Dicks examnes the importance of developing a strategy that can help your investments in 2010.
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Emotional Economics spelled out by Credit Alliance Group
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| Credit Alliance Group has been helping consumers with their debts for over 5 years now and have heard the horror stories. How the un-regulated credit card industry is overwhelming the consumers with nothing but interest payments and keeps them drowning in debt. It's an emotional tear jerker listening to the heart wrenching stories from consumers in regards to their debts. |
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Hire a Vet
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| James Dicks examines the benefits of hiring U.S. Military Veterans in the American corporate culture. |
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Prior Business Experience Can Be Helpful When Starting a Small Business
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| We recently worked with a client who wanted to open a new restaurant. After several discussions, we learned that not only had she owned one restaurant but she had owned several restaurants in the past and had sold her last one in the late 90's. Would she still be considered a start up business? Maybe, because it had been quite some time since she last owned a restaurant but her prior Business Experience would help her significantly when applying for Small Business Financing, especially in today's tough economy. |
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Position Your Business Today For Success Tomorrow – 5 simple ways
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| All markets have upsides and downsides. But, regardless of the state of the market, there are always opportunities that business owners can take advantage of to grow their businesses. Through these growth opportunities, business owners can better position themselves for future success. |
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Prepare for the Worse but Hope for the Best
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| James Dicks examines the financial year ahead for small business and the American consumer. |
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Factors That Influence Variable and Fixed Canadian Mortgage Rates
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| The cost of government bonds and their yield is among the major factors that influence variable and fixed Canadian mortgage rates. Bonds are actually a safe way of investing than stocks. When there is an irregular economy, the investors will benefit from the government bonds. When the market bull is going up, investors normally make a great gain. |
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Secure the Best Interest Rate for Your Home with an Ontario Refinance Expert
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| Making mortgage payments is understandably never an enjoyable task. Many of the difficulties in paying the interest rates on a mortgage loan are due to the number of job losses and increased costs of health care. There might simply not be enough funding to go toward paying off every category of credit debt. Fortunately, you have the opportunity to apply for mortgage refinancing due to the greater number of foreclosures in Ontario and other areas of Canada. When you take the condition of Canada's economy into account with other countries on a global scale, you will find information pointing to the fact that Canada is actually faring quite well. As an Ontario resident, you are surely aware of this fact and grateful for your current living condition. |
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Open the Floodgates!
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| Are people in your organization just biding their time until they can jump ship? Do you believe it? Do you care?
You should... These statistics are pretty alarming.
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Win Franchise Sales and at Franchise Development in a Tough Economy
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| Winning franchise sales and at franchise development in a tough economy boils down to (3) three things that need to be looked at immediately and require strategic planning. |
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2009 Business Growth Strategy
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| This article shows you how to increase sales 26% in this economy. A must read for any business owner, sales manager, COO, CEO - anyone watching bottom line profits. |
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Save Money Next Time You Promote or Hire That New Exec
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| According to Michael S. Melbinger, Partner at Winston & Strawn, LLP and a leading authority on executive compensation world-wide, mentoring and coaching for newly-promoted managers and/or newly-hired executives is gaining in importance, even in this economy. Why? One of the reasons is companies can no longer afford the costs incurred from poor management/executive performance. It costs too much to get them, let alone get them productive quickly. In this economy, every dollar counts.
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The Financial Rollercoaster of Americas Economy
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| The economic crisis in 2010 will still hit the heart of many because Americas economy has been on a up and down journey for the last decade. |
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Trading Toward the American Dream
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| James Dicks examines the differing aspects of achieving the American Dream in the 21st Century. |
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Minimum wage – good or bad for business?
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| The questions around the minimum wage are always going to create a heated discussion and in my opinion is just another way for governments and usually socialist style governments to control the economy and turn things in to a nanny state!
What is a minimum wage?
The minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly wage that employers may legally pay to their employees. Minimum wage laws also prevent workers from selling their labour at an amount which is lower than the minimum wage level. Those that defend and advocate a minimum wage say that it increases the standard of living of workers and also reduces poverty. |
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Protect Your Children and Their Teeth
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| James Dicks examines dental practices and how they relate to your children. |
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Famous Hair Accessories-The Women Inventors Behind Them
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| The personal stories of the women inventors behind the TopsyTail, Hairdini, FanTail, and Whirl-a-Style. How did they get into such a unique business? What traits drive their success? |
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What Darwin Can Teach Us About the Economy
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| To help America evolve again, we should start by letting failing businesses fail, preserving the opportunity for new solutions to emerge. We should reduce the tax and regulatory burdens on entrepreneurs, freeing them to introduce new variations into the marketplace. We should cut business and personal taxes across the board, freeing the American people to make more choices and do more with their money. |
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The Only Way To Have Real Employment Security
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| Self-employment is the only option available to protect your personal and financial wellbeing regardless of the condition of the economy. Working for someone else strips you of the tremendous power you have over fate. You become a passive player in your own life; success suddenly becomes a question of whether you get lucky or not. Self-employment is your ultimate leverage with which you can take back what’s rightfully yours-the power to set your own destiny. |
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New Year's Resolution: Survive the Economic Fallout
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| Times are tough for some folks…Everyone is being affected by the now historic economic upheaval in a different way. While some acknowledge a definite impact on their business operations, others don't seem to be impacted that much at all. It's this diverse reaction to the downturn which will probably be good for all of us in the long run. Unfortunately, the messages of hope are not as interesting to report about in the news and everywhere we turn we hear negative reports about the economy, unemployment, foreclosures, and the list goes on. It's time to think postive and make some changes for ourselves and our business... |
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Marking Strategies: Why Do Some Entrepreneurs Do Well in Today’s Economy?
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| It's your mindset and not the economy that is holding you back. Learn how to remain positive and attract more business! This article gives you some great tips on how to switch your focus from gloom to prosperity. |
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A Positive Attitude and the Workplace
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| James Dicks examines the benefits to conducting business with a positive approach |
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Applying the Lessons Learned
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| James Dicks explains how he turns the mistakes he makes into future positive actions. |
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Buy and Hold No More
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| James Dicks looks at the Buy and Hold strategy when investing and why it may not be such a good idea anymore. |
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Changing Consumer Spending Habits
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| James Dicks examines the changing spending habits of the American consumer. |
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Communicate with the people you owe; it’s a win-win for everyone
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| James Dicks explains the benefits of being honest with your creditors, even when the answer is not what they want to hear. |
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Compartmentalize-How do you do it?
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| James Dicks explains how he handles all of his problems through compartmentalizing |
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Create a Personal Financial Survival Plan
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| James Dicks examines the need to prepare for financial hardships ahead of time. |
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Diversification is the Key
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| James Dicks explains the benefits of diversifying your personal financial investment portfolio. |
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Doing it Debt Free
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| James Dicks explains the importance of the US population paying off their personal debt as soon as possible. |
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Engaging your Employees
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| the importance of an involved employee base |
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Exceeding the Standards
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| James Dicks examines what it takes for business and individuals to make it in today's tough eocnomy |
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Facing Foreclosure? Listen Up!
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| James Dicks offers an eye opening account behind the reality of today's housing market as it pertains to foreclosures and banking. |
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Finances and the Year Ahead
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| James Dicks examines the methods of improving your personal financial situaiton in 2010. |
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Finding a Fresh Path for the New Year
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| James Dicks reexamines what is important in light of the holidays and this past year's recession. |
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Guarding Your Thoughts
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| James Dicks examines the importance of maintaining a positive attitude in today's tough economic times. |
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History Repeats Itself - Again and Again and Again
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| James Dicks examines recessions and depressions throughout American history. These are trending issues and will continue to happen over and over again. The point - things have a tendancy to worsen but they always seem to recover. |
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Holiday Shoppers and the Economy
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| James Dicks examines the outlook for retailers during the 2009 holiday shopping season. |
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I Made More Money with Bad Credit Paying 18 Percent and 5 Points
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| James Dicks shares his strategies and methods of making money in Real Estate. |
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I Need a Job - Not Stimulus
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| James Dicks presents his own method of solving the nation's economic problems |
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Is 5 Years Long Enough To Get Rich Quick?
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| James Dicks discusses of getting "rich" in the short term and the methods that have worked in his own life |
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Know Where You Stand
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| James Dicks discusses the process of recovery once a person loses a job |
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Leadership Traits of the USMC
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| James Dicks examines the importance of leadership development in today's business environment. |
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Let's Give It All We Got
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| James discusses volunteer service in the US |
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Looking For The Bottom
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| James Dicks examines the current global economic situaiton and speculates on when a bottom might be reached and improvement may begin. |
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Making Your Business Fiscally Fit in Tough Times
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| James Dicks examines the challenges businesses face in today's global recession |
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Markets go upmarkets go down How is it affecting you
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| James Dicks shares the importance of investment diversification in your personal portfolio |
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Next Year I Will Save
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| James Dicks looks at how the American family is changing their habits to save money in their personal budgets. |
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Pioneering the Current Economic Situation
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| James Dicks examins the need for business to be innovastive in order to exit the current recession successfully and profitably. |
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Remembering the Best in the Worst of Times
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| James Dicks examines the lives of American show business icons, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon |
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Should you really care about market movement?
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| James Dicks looks at the movement of the stock market |
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Sign of the Times
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| James Dicks compares the Great Depression of the 1930s with the current state of the global eocnomic situation |
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Success and Failure Are Learning Experiences
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| James Dicks examines how failure, if treated correctly, can help lead to future success. |
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The Best Time to Start a Business
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| James Dicks examines the benefits of starting a business, even in periods of eocnomic downturn |
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The End is Near?
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| James Dicks discusses the importance of sifting through the news of the day to find what is important to your personal economic situaiton. |
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The FOREX and the Recession
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| James Dicks examines the benefits of investing in the FOREX market, even during times of economic weakness. |
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The Importance of Goal Setting in Trading
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| James Dicks examines the need to set solid goals before you invest your money in trading opportunities |
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The Need for Hopefulness
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| James Dicks examines the benefits that a positive attitude creates when creating personal goals and getting through tough times. |
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The next Real Estate Get Rich Quick Plan - Rentals
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| James Dicks discusses the next Real Estate trend - rental property |
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The Power of Entrepreneurship
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| James Dicks examines the joys and difficulties of becoming an entrepreneur. |
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The Value of Mentorship
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| James Dicks explores the value of mentorship. |
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Time for a “REAL" Change
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| James Dicks discusses the need to structure your personal financial life around cash and to begin saving money - even if it is just the change in your pocket at the end of the day. |
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Time Management Increases the Team Effort
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| James Dicks examines the importance of managing your time effectively for your sake and the sake of others |
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We All Need a Mentor
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| James Dicks examines the need and the importance of finding the right people to use as mentors in your personal and professional life |
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Your Most Valuable Business Asset
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| James Dicks explains the need to realize that a well-trained and loyal staff is a businesses largest and most important asset. |
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Driving on Empty
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| It seems like with the economy in the tank, we’re keeping what used to be our 'status symbol' cars, much longer. One is for economic reasons and secondly, our values of what’s important as been edited. We no longer want to drive on empty, we want a full tank of satisfaction; read on the see what key executives want for a full tank. |
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Passion, Plan and Profit by Christy Strauch
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| Having your own business is said to be a part of the "American Dream". Even in these tough economic times, many people are still working toward having their own business. Actually, I've read that a financial recession can be the perfect time to lose a fortune --- but also the perfect time to make a fortune. So, is this the time for you to get serious about starting your own business? |
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Heart of Marketing by Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski
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| Customer service and really good customer service seems to be a thing of the past in many businesses. When I was growing up - my grandfather reinforced the importance of stellar customer service to me and that lesson has served me very well of the last two decades. This book explains how to put "heart" back into our businesses and our marketing. |
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11 KEYS to WIN in Business, while everyone else is hiding!
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| Even with all the negative conversation about the economy and business, there always seems to be some crazy business out there that is so bold as to not listen to the maddening crowd. They're quietly thriving in their businesses winning new customers, adding new sales and stealing marketshare at every opportunity. They're not recreating the wheel, they know what works because they've found out what others are doing and they're doing it too. The foundational elements of success in any market or economy. There are many, but in this article we discuss just a few of the more important ones! |
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Survive or Thrive: It’s Your Choice
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| The U.S. economy is experiencing a rough patch right now, and organizations in all sectors are faced with the challenges. While the media focus on stories about how people & organizations are suffering financially & otherwise, everything is not doom and gloom. There are businesses that are doing just fine, and opportunities abound for those who seek them. Whichever scenario fits your situation, my contention is that you have the ability to optimize your quality of life, and that of your organization, by choosing how you view your circumstances. Though there are things we are unable to control, we can control how we perceive our respective situations. How we view ourselves and the world around us leads us to take actions that shape the quality of our lives. That perception is a choice each of us is free to make at any time. |
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NOW IS THE TIME TAKE YOUR TEAM TO THE NEXT LEVEL
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| For those businesses clearly intending to survive the weak economy now is the time to prepare for the better times ahead. This article discusses how to build and improve your work teams so the company is ready for business expansion when the economy inevitably makes the turn upward. |
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Franchising In India : Franchise Your Business Glocally
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| Franchising Glocally: is the essence of integrating what would work in a diverse subcontinent like India.As a developing economy we are facing unprecedented growth and exposure to technology and modern facilities like never before.Hence its important we understand this inclusively and adopt and execute franchise strategies to grow our existing businesses, either the ones that have been handed over to us through generations, or the ones that we ourselves have founded and are presently running or is there a new product or idea which the new indian consumer can accept.Lets understand all of this is detailed and derive a conclusive franchise strategy, create franchise modules, franchise agreements and manuals that would help you get franchise success and then lets go about getting the right franchisees that match your goals. |
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How to Rent a Mobile Home Park in a Tough Economy
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| You can't be a mobile home park owner and not realize that the good old days are over in filling up vacant mobile home park lots. Those of us who owned parks in the late 1990s became spoiled with how easy it was to fill up a mobile home park. Back then, all you had to do was to meet with a few dealers, drop off some flyers, and you would start bringing in a home a week. |
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Get Real. Get Rich.
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| Lottery sales are booming. (And so are alcoholic beverage sales, but that’s a whole separate issue.) And why wouldn’t they be. The economy has tanked and the ship is still sinking. Unemployment is through the roof and is still rising. People are starting to panic. |
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8 STEPS TO GET LEANER IN A TOUGH ECONOMY!
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| Most savings/expense is created in the design of the product/process. How many times have you told an engineer we are not designing a space shuttle? How many times do you come under budget? |
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Business Turnaround - Do it with Lean
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| Is anything working? Are you in trouble yet? Is it you, or is it the economy? In a past blog post, I went over this issue and the fact of the matter is, IT'S YOU! Why? You are the one that has to survive, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. Without change, things will stay the same, so how do you go about initiating change? |
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The Smart Alternative to Layoffs
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| The slowing economy has sent many of my clients back to the drawing board to take a sharp pencil to next year's budget. Small businesses run lean and mean most of the time, so there aren't many significant line items available for reduction… until you get to payroll. |
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Handling Your Most Important Asset
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| When the economy is slow, it's natural to think of all line items that cost your company money as liabilities. Unfortunately, that negates the value of one very large item in your budget which just may be your biggest asset: your employees. The question, therefore, is how best to manage that precious asset during uncertain and stressful times.
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Credit May Be King, but Cash Trumps Kings Every Time!
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| The news reports these days are bullish on very few segments of our economy and that includes gambling, which lives and breathes on cash. Less cash circulating throughout the economy means fewer folks losing hand after hand in Las Vegas. And that means Donald Trump is breaking bread with his bankers way more often than he would like.
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Three Ways to Take Control and Grow Your Small Business in Any Economy
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| People not buying what you’re selling? If you’d rather take control and make things happen than fall victim to the slowed economy, there is quite a lot you can do-in any economy-to make your business more successful.
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The Benefits of Working with a Virtual Assistant over a Temp
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| An article of 495 words detailing the benefits of using a virtual assistant over a temp |
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Are You An Entrepreneur Who Takes Action? Take The 4 Trait Test
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| Entrepreneurs are independent people who set themselves apart from others by being innovative action takers. Entrepreneurs know how to solve problems and see opportunities that others miss. In today's uncertain economy entrepreneurs are needed more than ever because they are the ones who are willing to do the tasks and follow through despite obstacles. |
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Recession Proof Your Lifestyle
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| Millions of people around the world have been deeply affected by the current state of economy; many who never thought they would become victim to a recession. Sadly, many of these people have had to make serious life changes like selling their homes, moving away from their families to find work and giving up vacations. Luckily, there is a way to maintain your current lifestyle and even improve it without the fear that it's going to be ripped up from beneath you.
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Secure Your Financial Future
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| Currently in this economy many businesses are struggling to stay afloat and increase their profits. Online business owners, on the other hand, are at an advantage during these times. There is reasoning behind the way online business entrepreneurs are able to strengthen and secure their finances for the future. Any entrepreneur should consider an online business modification that will assure a positive and profitable future for the business.
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The Entrepreneurial Life Style
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| It may seem impossible to consider changing career paths in the midst of this economic decline however entrepreneurship is one career option that has withstood the trials of time and recession. Through the decades, those individuals who have taken on the daring task of creating new business strategies and starting their own business endeavors are the ones who have benefited the most in the face of a waning economy. Economic crisis may prevent a salary increase or retirement security, however it does not prevent innovation. |
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How to Solve the 3 Major Problems with
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| The network marketing industry is expanding at a greater rate than ever before. Financial situations, the economy, and job loss are just a few of the contributing factors leading to this steady increase in entrepreneurs looking to become involved in the network marketing industry. The fact is 95% of those starting in the network marketing industry will fail if they do not find a solution to the three major problems being faced by beginner marketers. Let's go through the three major problems and how we offer the only solution possible. |
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Its A Shame That You’re Not Making Good Money --- When Regular People Are Doing It So Easily
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| You’re probably asking yourself, “What is it that separates those that are successful and those that are not?” You’re not alone. Many people are asking themselves this very question every day, especially now with the drastic changes in our economy. Seeking out a “Plan B” is now the main priority of many individuals that are now jobless, on the verge of losing their job, in foreclosure, and just afraid of how this economy will impact them in some way. But still, there are those that are flourishing in their financial status. What is it that they are doing? |
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Is it Safe to Start Up a Business in Today's Current Economy?
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| In July of 2009, the Federal Reserve Board released information that loans were declining. So how safe is it to start up a business in today's economy? That is dependent on many factors. |
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SHANGHAI - GATEWAY TO BUSINESS IN CHINA
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| With the sixth largest economy in the world, continued annual growth of nearly 10% and a 1.3 billion people strong population, Big Dragon China has developed a reputation as the “great new market”. A majority of multi-nationals are already in China while small to mid-size firms around the globe are rallying to get on board. Succeeding in China, however, is not without challenge and many companies fail. To be successful, a company must act intelligently. Intelligence means seeking expert advice, ensuring the opportunity is real and entering China through a developed regional market or “gateway” if you will. For most products and services, our gateway of choice is Shanghai. |
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The Future of Sales
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| For centuries, the sales model has been focused on placing a solution. Given the complexity of business these days, having the right solution to manage a ‘need’ is not enough to help buyers choose your solution.
Buyers live in a very complex world now. With global stakeholders, economic downturns, enlarged decision teams, and an almost limitless number of options – all available at the drop of a hat – competition is far more complex than being addressed by us having a good solution and giving great service. And as a result, we’re having greater difficulty closing sales. We’d like to think it’s ‘the economy, stupid.’ But in reality, the problem is more complex. |
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How To Retain Top Talent During An Economic Recovery
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| To prepare for the economic recovery that is coming our way, employers should focus now on boosting employee engagement in order to keep key employees when the economy recovers, the job market is expanded and more attractive employment opportunities arise elsewhere. Many skilled employees may be frustrated by the actions of their employers during the recession and are just waiting for the opportunity to run for the doors. |
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Small Business Coach - Increase Your Business Productivity - Find More Time!
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| "Not enough time" is one of the biggest challenges for small business owners and people setting up home-based businesses in addition to their day job! As the economy tightens, that nasty feeling of 'frantic, panic, manic' has intensified for many people. The 'should, must and ought to do' lists are getting longer and the resources available seem to be shrinking fast. How we are used to working doesn't work for us anymore! (And maybe it never did...) |
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Jobless Recovery --- An Oxymoron
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| Jobless Recovery ----- Every time I hear this term I want to vomit. Wikopedia states ---- A jobless recovery or jobless growth is a phrase used by economists to describe the recovery from a recession which does not produce strong growth in employment.
How can we possibly recover if we aren't creating jobs? The September unemployment rate is in. We lost another 263,000 jobs and unemployment in this country is now at 9.8%. Tell one of those hundreds of thousands of people that are out of work that the economy is in recovery and they are liable to smack you in the mouth.
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Let’s Face It --- The Economy Sucks
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| Let’s face it --- “The Economy Sucks.” But, being in a recession is not something most of us havn’t ever experienced before. Simply put, there are good times when things are going well and it’s easy to make money, and there are bad times, when it’s much more difficult to make money. When this recession started, officially at the end of 2007, we enjoyed an extended period of exceptionally good business conditions. Revenue and profits exceeded most of our expectations. During these times leadership and success often came much easier than it should have. Too much good can often dull the edge necessary to excel in tougher times. |
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Recession --- Its Time You Ended
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| We should have recognized the signs. We should have seen the red flags. Thousands of employees were being laid off. Now, we are told things are starting to get better. We are in recovery, albeit a "Jobless Recovery". Give me a break. Every time I hear that term I want to puke. Until the unemployment rate decreases in the majority of our states - we will all feel the results of the recession. Tell those people in the unemployment line that the recession is over and risk getting punched in the face.
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Five Reasons Why You Should Become A Millionaire And How To Get There
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| Becoming a millionaire is more than just making the money. It requires change and developing the mindset of a millionaire.
You should become a millionaire to secure your financial independence, boost the economy, teach others how to become a millionaire and because of the person you will become in getting there. |
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Planning to Grow When Everyone Else is Trying to Survive
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| The economy is in a mess. The politicians and Wall Street gurus can't seem to figure out a solution. Everywhere you look the news is gone from bad to worse. The Stock market is down, unemployment is up, and consumer confidence is down, what's next? After all of the pundits, reporters, prognosticators, so called "financial advisers" and economic experts are done talking I am left with just one question: where do we go from here? If I listen to all of the above, I get the feeling that the best I can do is tie myself to the ship and hope to weather the storm. But what if I choose not to listen to all of the above? Is there another alternative? You bet there is.
I am planning for growth and opportunity in the midst of this economic turmoil. Yes, I believe this is possible. In fact, not only possible, but likely if you take the right steps. |
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Use Your Legitimate Internet Based Home Business to Sell Exclusivity
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| With the tough times that the economy is facing right now, many businesses are closing down as they simply do not have the necessary capital to carry them through until things improve again. Even though internet based home businesses need far less money to run, it does not mean that they will survive when times are tough. |
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Business Acumen Boot Camp is not for Sissies
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| Spring is in the air, buds are starting to bloom, the economy is starting to turn, and the sap is rising in the veins of entrepreneur’s everywhere (forgive the poetic license – it has been a hard winter). But although our entrepreneur’s sap is rising (when we say sap, think: motivation, frustration, ambition), their business acumen skills may not be up to the job? Here is where Business Acumen Boot Camp training can payoff. |
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This Wonderful Recession
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| Now is the time to express our true spirit and not let the state of our economy get us down. We have the potential inside to rise above any obstacle in our way. |
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Australian businesses look for efficiency gains by investing in automation technologies
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| Australian manufacturers are still investing heavily in 2010 despite the end of the Federal Government’s special investment allowance in 2009, with the focus now on automation to make themselves more efficient and profitable. |
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Dont Underestimate the Power of Customer Service
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| Without spending a penny, here is some advice that is sure to boost your sales and bring in more customers. |
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Home Based Business: the secret economy 1
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| Being as the Home Based Business industry is a new industry. There has not really been much collected to chronicle the history of this viberant industry. So I want to make some information that was collected by the US Census in 1996 and 1997. Data collected from the tax returns of 125,00 people who where involved in a Home Based Business opportunity.A breakdown of basic information such as rate of success. The median level of profits achieved etc. |
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Home Based Business: the secret economy
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| It is through Home Based Business:the secret economy where the emerging crop of entrepreneurs is going to come from.Here is some data collected by IDC a top national research firm. Using some 2002 information to give a report on the state of health of Home Based Business: the secret economy at that time it was estimated that 34.3 to 36.6 million people where involved in home based business households. |
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What Will Your Sales Organization Look Like in 24 Months?
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| Let's face it, with the speed of change revved up as high as it is, developing and executing a five-year plan is nearly impossible to do. While it may be true that changes in technology, the economy, the political administration, and the markets are considerably volatile today (and certainly more difficult to plan for and navigate) I believe that when designing and developing a plan for your sales organization, you clearly need to decide what it is that you want to be “when you grow up.” |
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Growing Your Business in a Difficult Economy
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| Admiral James Stockdale was the highest ranking American POW during the Vietnam War. He was held for more than 8 years and after his release wrote a book Love and War that described how he was able to not just survive the ordeal but actually thrive when many others didn’t. The story of his absolute confidence that he would survive coupled with his ability to confront the brutal facts of his current reality came to be known as the “Stockdale Paradox”.
Many years later Jim Collins wrote his business masterpiece Good to Great and demonstrated how many companies used the “Stockdale Paradox” to survive and thrive in tough times while many of their competitors fell by the wayside or disappeared completely.
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More Small Businesses Are Facing the Challenges of Delinquent Payroll Tax Problems
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| Small businesses and firms make up the backbone of our economy; yet so many of these businesses suffer from the IRS due to delinquent payroll tax problems. Find out how you can solve your IRS payroll tax problems before the IRS puts a payroll tax levy (or worse) on your small business. Follow these tips in this article to protect the future of your business and employees from the IRS. |
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Why is Getting a Good Night's Sleep so Important to Your Workday?
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| I used to have so much trouble sleeping. In 2008, when the economy starting going bad, it caused a lot of people to have sleepless nights. For our good health, we all need a certain amount of deep sleep every night to revive our bodies and minds. If you go long periods without sound sleep, it can seriously affect your health. I suffered the loss of my job. In the process of looking for work at home, I received a tremendous invitation and explanation of an Internet marketing business that also told those 50-60 K income stories but got past those "eye-catchers" and explained their business to me. No more sleepless nights for me except that I enjoy working at this business so much that I am not keeping regular 9-5 hours. I can work whenever and wherever I please. |
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Is there Venture Capital and Angel Investment Capital in a Down Market?
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| The down turn in the economy is affecting every one in different ways. Is it harder for Entrepreneurs to raise capital, because the investors are conservative in their investments-- But not impossible. Many companies are raising capital and taking advantage in the reduced cost of most everything as they build their business. |
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Position Yourself for Success: 4 Tips to Recession-Proof Your Career
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| Are you looking for a way to recession-proof your career? There are steps everyone can take to survive – and even thrive – regardless of the current state of the economy. Find out what changes you can make to have a positive impact on your career. |
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You Got ‘em, Now Keep ‘em
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| How do you keep your star employees, especially in a monetarily flat economy? Does it require more than just "a raise"? Money is not always the key. |
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The Forbes Factor
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| This past week, I had several speaking engagements and a broadcast event on the East Coast. My travels ended up in New York City, and as I always do when I have extra time in The Big Apple, I called to see if my friend and colleague Steve Forbes had a few minutes to spare. Mr. Forbes' staff graciously adjusted his schedule so we could spend some time together.
After discussions of our individual books and businesses, the talk, as it often does, turned to the economy. Steve Forbes is a great person to talk to if you want to rise above the minute-by-minute gloom and doom predictions from the media and get an overall perspective on the economy and the opportunities that lie before us.
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Window of Opportunity
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| In a practical sense, what this means is that you view tough economic times as providing you a unique window of opportunity to cut the non-profitable elements of your sales and marketing system away, to pare down to a dedicated and competent core, to sharpen the focus of every element of your system, and then to expand your market share so that you can weather the hard times and be stronger when the economy inevitably turns. |
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Mortgage Rates And Subprime Crisis – An Overview
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| The global subprime crisis had such far-reaching implications that it is impossible to spell out in a few sentences the large-scale affect it caused on the economy of the world. As expected, Canada too did not escape the worldwide wrath. The fallout has been extensive. Today, money borrowers are bombarded with terms such as prime mortgage rate and subprime mortgage rate. What do these expressions mean? A rudimentary understanding of different types of credit is as much essential as getting to know of terms such as Canada prime mortgage rate. First here is some nitty gritty of what prime interest rate is. |
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Ontario Milton – Travel And Living
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| Ontario Milton is a family friendly destination, welcoming visitors as well as prospective residents. This city is located 37 miles from Toronto. It lies close to the U.S.-Canada border, which makes this city a great tourist attraction for the visitors from both sides of the border. This close-knit community offers a great environment to bring up kids because of its low crime rate, good schools, and many youth-oriented programs. Milton offers superb business and educational facilities as well. Transportation on the 430 kilometers of road networks is easy and facilitates speedy travel. The administration is careful about protection of the environment. Part of their efforts includes maintaining reservoirs and protection of the city's plentiful green spaces, which are the lungs of the city. |
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The Business Blitz: Your Winning Strategy for a Sluggish Economy
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| What business lessons have you learned from football season? Haven't really thought about it, you say? Well, here are some pigskin principles especially for financial services professionals. |
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Be a Successful Internet marketer without Losing Your Shirt
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| There is much misconception when it comes to what people believe that it takes to be a successful Internet Marketer. Like any business it does take some money to start your own Internet Marketing business. With the way that the economy has gone, you have to be careful not to spend thousands of dollars on different things |
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How to Make Your Customers Feel Welcome
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| In this excellent article the author shows you and your employees how to create the kind of atmoshphere that makes your clients and customers prefer to do business with you over the rest of your competition. Too often small business owners blame the economy and the government for their slumping business. If they would only look a little further they would identify a major cause of their business decline-their own attitude towards their clients and customers. |
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Treat Little Customers Like Big Customers
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| Learn how to create lifetime customers by using some simple but critcal strategies. |
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The 4 Things Your Customers Want
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| Here are four things your customers really want. If you can provide them consistently you will make theme them life-time customers. So easy to do, yet so often not done. |
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Lesson #2: Build A Powerful Brand
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| In 2005, Branson said his goal was to turn Virgin into “the most respected brand in the world.” Branson is not far off from achieving his goal. Virgin was recently found to be one of the UK’s top three favourite and most respected brand names and both the brand and the man behind it are known throughout the world. |
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Tearing Down Walls: How Walton Rose To The Top
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| Sam Walton passed away in 1992 but his legacy lives on. It is estimated that if the Wal-Mart chain was its own economy, it would rank 30th in the world, behind Saudi Arabia. The company’s revenues continue to grow at roughly 10% a year, likely surpassing half a trillion dollars in sales within the next decade. The international division of Wal-Mart is also its fastest-growing division, which indicates that the company is continuing to increase its presence around the world. If Sam Walton were alive today, he would be the richest person in the world, with twice the fortune of Bill Gates. How did a farm boy from Oklahoma accomplish all of this? |
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Lesson #5: There is No Greater Good Than Your Gut
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| Huizenga was able to achieve the success that he did because he loved what he was doing. He loved being able to take an idea and try to sell others on it to make it happen. But what was behind Huizenga’s confidence in those ideas? What made him believe so strongly that they would work when others might have already tried the same thing and failed? The answer is quite simply, gut instinct. |
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Seven Steps for Creating Successful Marketing
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| 1. Find the inherent drama within your offering.
After all, you plan to make money by selling a product or a service or both. The reasons people will want to buy from you should give you a clue as to the inherent drama in your product or service. Something about your offering must be inherently interesting or you wouldn't be putting it up for sale. In Mother Nature breakfast cereal, it is the high concentration of vitamins and minerals. |
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Your Future
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| Many years ago as a young, aspiring speaker, I heard an older speaker who was quite philosophical say that you are where you are because that's exactly where you want to be. I thought about his statement, decided it was the "wisdom of the ages" and verbalized it in my own presentations. Over a period of time, a series of events took place that convinced me that his statement was not true in my case. I was broke, in debt and down in the dumps. I wanted to be prosperous and excited about my future. It came through loud and clear that I was where I was and what I was because of the decisions and choices I had made in my life. |
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The Hidden World of Bartering
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| I remember vividly my first experience scuba diving. As soon as I went
beneath the surface of the sea, I realized that an entire world existed
every day within my own world-and I wasn't at all aware of it. Whether
or not I knew of it, that world was still alive and happening.
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China's Boomtowns
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| The current National Geographic has a fascinating feature on capitalism in China's boomtowns, cities like Lishui that are growing so fast that city planners have razed 108 hilltops to accomodate the runaway growth. |
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Subprime is Survivable, But ...
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| While I'm carrying all the negative news, I might as well point to this fairly dire piece in the FT today. The subject is the state of the U.S. economy, and the author makes some compelling arguments that subprime is survivable, but it's what comes after that spells trouble for the U.S. economy:
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Higher Gas Prices = Lower Worker Productivity
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| As gas prices climb higher and higher, the costs hurt people in more places than just their wallets. |
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Is Your Job Recession-Proof?
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| Even with the bad economy and weak job growth, there are still several fields that will survive - and possibly even thrive - during hard times. |
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If You're Fired...
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| Have you ever been fired?
No one likes to think about it but, unfortunately, with today’s economy and faltering job market, it certainly can be a strong possibility for anyone in any field. |
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More People Moonlighting
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| Whether or not you believe we’re in a recession, a lot of people are taking a hit to their wallets and bank accounts and have to deal with it in some relatively old-fashioned ways. |
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Random Ghana Company Factoids du Jour
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| I’ve been following for a few years the surprising resurgence – and I use that word advisedly -- in the Ghana economy. After being in effective collapse for some time, inflation has been declining, banks becoming more healthy, and GDP growing nicely in this resource-rich, entrepreneurial and (relatively) stable African country.
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The Bank Blame Game Again
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| We're back doing the bank blame game, and I really wish it would stop. Can't we go back to beating up on credit rating agencies? That was more pleasurable, and much cheaper. We didn't have to spend billions to feel bad -- we could just cold-cock them on principle. |
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Moment of Good Financial News Zen: Shark Attacks Down
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| Here is your moment of good financial news zen, or maybe we should call it optimism porn: |
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How far away is your emergency?
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| It's amazing that people have so much time to fret about today's emergency but almost no time at all to avoid tomorrow's. |
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If You Were Laid Off
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| Of course no one likes to think about it, but if you were laid-off from your job tomorrow how would you fare financially? With today’s volatile economy and job market, unfortunately it’s something you have to consider. |
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6 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Business
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| All businesses are having to adjust quickly to some stark new realities.
In this current environment of seesawing markets - surging and then
sagging commodities, volatile currencies - huge gains... then huge drops
in stock prices - it's getting harder than ever to predict what's going
to happen.
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A Million Dollar Investment
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| The following question was submitted to "Ask Donald Trump" by a Trump University member.
Question: On what would you spend a million dollars with today’s economy?
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How To Widen The Gap Between Your Compensation Versus Your Value
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| Are entrepreneurs the only ones that own their own business? Everyone is really in business for him / herself, like an independent contractor. How you perceive the connection between the employee mind-set and that of an independent contractor is imperative. The independent contractor like the successful entreprneur, has a responsibility to maximize and deliver value. What can you do to deliver your assigned responsibilities with a new approach and be proactive with your talents in a way that creates maximum value? This article offer 2 key areas of focus for employees to increase your value, widening the gap between your worth and your compensation. Those are the folks who never get laid off, no matter what the economy is doing. |
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How does the 2009 Recovery Act Affect My Small Business?
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| We all know that the economy has been suffering over the past couple of years. We also know that the government has thrown billions of dollars at the problem. I remember hearing that small businesses were supposed to be a key part of the nation’s economic recovery, but I have not seen any of that money. So I did a little research to see what the Recovery Act could do for my small business. The main, small business provisions of the bill include tax benefits, easier access to capital, and a temporary stop on loan fees for SBA 7(a) and 504 loans. |
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The Mortgage Problem. Where Did It Go?
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| James Dicks examines the lack of recent news on the mortgage crisis in the U.S. |
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Building Your Business with Confidence
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| Have you noticed there are peaks and valleys in your business? At times you are at capacity and so excited about people coming to you, wanting to work with you. It just seems so easy. Then you notice a shift occurring. All of a sudden what looked like a growing business begins to backslide. Now you are scrambling to pay the bills. |
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The Magic of Entrepreneurship
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| James Dicks examines the benefits of creating your own small business. |
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Start the Day Fresh
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| James Dicks examines the power of positive thinking |
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What Makes an Entrepreneur?
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| Entrepreneurs - the fastest growing area of our economy. What makes these strange people, risk takers and wealth generators tick? Why do entrepreneurs take risks, endure pain, fatigue, and embarrassment? What makes them run? Is it money, fame, rock and roll or sex?
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Why Should I Care About the SBA? - Mash Bonigala
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| Most business owners know that SBA stands for Small Business Administration, but I wonder how many of us know more than that. The SBA mission statement is to “to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses and by assisting in the economic recovery of communities after disasters." Well, that sounds all fine and good but how do they accomplish that goal and how can they help me overcome my business challenges? The SBA is organized into many different offices and each of those offices has the directive to complete the mission of the SBA as a whole. Here is a list of the different SBA offices: |
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A Tale of Two Guys
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| The economy is looking better and better every day. Which means it's the right time to revisit your portfolio and restructure it to outperform inflation and provide a stream of income. When was the last time you looked at your portfolio? |
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What We Want to Know is: "How is the Job Market?'
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| Here's the question: Are things really getting better with the economy or have we just settled into a malaise instead? |
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Are you Re-trenching or Re-imagining
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| Rumor has it that the economy is slowly slowly slowly recovering in a few disparate markets. Employment specifically NOT being one of them in any noticeable way. The good news is that no matter the situation we find ourselves, we are getting smarter about how we utilize our resources, especially relationships, education, time, and money. Call it re-imagining. Like many of us, you are likely alternating between the genuine good feeling of wising up about your resources and being paralyzed with fear and indecisiveness, unable to decide what to do, thus doing nothing. This might be defined as re-trenching. Hmm, feel that tightening in your chest? Don't forget to breath. |
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
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| James Dicks examines the need to make some critical decisions that will affect your future financial life. |
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What are the Financial Benefits of Starting an Online Business?
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| In today's tough economy people are looking for more financial benefits by starting an online business. Many people start looking for two reasons; they lost their job and are looking for a way to make a living or they are working on a Plan B. |
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The Positive Leader, Put Your Mind To It
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| James Dicks examines the importance of positive leadership |
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Gain an Edge while Starting a Home Based Business
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| Being in your niche right from the beginning or the ability to identify a change in the economy can be advantageous for starting a home based business. |
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Strategic Foreclosure
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| James Dicks examines the current state of the U.S. housing market. |
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Is Customer Service A Thing Of The Past?
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| The economy is bad and companies are losing money left and right. Wouldn’t you think one of their top priorities would be amazing customer service? Customer service is a means for a company to stand out and encourage people to buy from them instead of their competitors. |
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How to Survive in Volatile Times
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| Learn the art of companies that can survive in any economy and why they are built to last. |
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Training and Development in Economic Recessions
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| During economic downturns, companies typically choose to cut training budgets as they are often viewed as a luxury when times are prosperous. However, investments in training with a clear, concise plan as support during economic downturns actually work to maintain overall performance and lower costs, keeping the company competitive. |
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Business Opportunity, Advertising, the Economy and You!
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| Business Opportunity seems bigger and brighter when you advertise the benefits. We have been conditioned by years of radio and television advertisements to believe that "new and improved, bigger and better, faster and sleeker" products will improve our life in ways we never thought of. Market share is determined by how well the benefits are portrayed to the ultimate consumer. The same is true in any business opportunity. Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising every year to bring their products into your home. The better the advertisement, the more likely you will buy from them. Even a one time purchase by people who just want to give it a try can increase the company profits. The goal of course is to create loyal customers who will continue to purchase products from your business opportunity. |
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Recovery or Double Dip Recession
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| Recovery or double dip recession; That issue is sharply dividing many economists, because no one is sure what impact the current nonsense we keep hearing over the airwaves will have on the overall market and the broad economy. What impact will the November elections have on our economy? What about the Bush Tax cuts, Cap and Trade and the impact of "Health Care Change"? These four questions alone represent a lot of uncertainty. Terms like "Jobless Recovery" -- "The Summer of Recovery" and "Jobs Saved" almost make me want to puke. |
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Beat The Economy By Building Relationships
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| Want to survive and thrive during any economic conditions, then invest your time and your energy in building relationships. The highest rate of return on investment is the people you know and the reputation you have! |
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What Are You Waiting For?
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| It's hard to tell someone to go. I wish it did not matter, but it is. If you have a decent performance evaluation system, it can be less difficult. If you do not have one, you do some extra work for yourself and employees may justify their decision. But the work must be done. Our economy will continue to be weak for the near term. You want to strengthen your team and always as efficient as possible to be. The team should be on making the right decisions about the best that way. |
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Employee Engagement From The Start = Production
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| Don¡¦t Assume It¡¦s About Money; keeping employees engaged is important in this economy, but I believe employee engagement matters, regardless of the economy. Most companies are not changing the way they hire or engage current employees, although they should by implementing these 3 components to effective employee engagement. |
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Outdoor Billboard Business - How Anticipating and Spotting Trends Can Make You Money
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| One of the secrets to making money in the outdoor billboard business is the ability to anticipate trends. When I refer to trend spotting, I'm not talking about predicting the future of the economy or the next big thing for consumers. I'm actually referring to the ability to identify future development in your area and its potential impact on the placement of an existing or future outdoor billboard. |
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Economic growth has slowed since earlier in the year
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| Brian A. Bethune, IHS’ chief U.S. economist called the Fed's assessment “surprisingly frank description of current economic conditions.” “While this characterization of the economy is not a surprise, given the recent downward inflection of indicators on consumer and business spending…and the employment markets, the very frank description of the situation and the avoidance of the use of the typical Fed euphemisms suggests a great deal of concern about the direction of the economy”. |
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What Does It Take For Us To Become An Entrepreneur?
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| Now is the time for entrepreneurs to lead the way out of our stressful economy. Unemployment is on the rise and the state is under financial burden, so the call to all entrepreneurs is loud and clear. Are you an entrepreneur? |
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WHEN ECONOMY GETS TOUGH, PR GETS GOING
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| Getting a message out through PR is a lot more cost effective brand building than advertising, but sometimes it takes a recession to prove it. Today PR firms are out maneuvering, out-gunning ad agencies by doing more for less. |
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Four Keys to Building An Effective and Powerful Culture!
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| If you want to grow you business, make more money, sleep better at night, and enjoy the crazy economy, then you need to build a culture where people thrive, work hard, and are as passionate as you are about growing your company. |
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Profitable Non-Profits
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| Randy Seitz is taking the traditional approaches of 'non-profits' and turning them on their ear - challenging status quo in every aspect of his operations. I'm inspired by Randy's innovative thoughts on turning a non-profit into a self-sustaining entity. This is a fabulous example of defying Gravity for all of us. |
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Make Money With Outdoor Billboards By Spotting Trends
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| One of the ways to make money with outdoor billboards is the ability to spot trends. When I mention trend spotting, I'm not talking about anticipating the future of the economy or the next big consumer product. I'm actually referring to the ability to identify future development in your area and its potential impact on the placement of an existing or future outdoor billboard. |
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Message Always Trumps Resume
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| Memo to Entrepreneurs: Whether applying for a job, running for political office or closing a deal, message always trumps resume. |
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Gravity Freeze
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| The media is contributing heavily to the belief that there's little hope for any forward progress in terms of our economy. Thanks to the continued negative press and coverage - a lot of people are Frozen in Gravity, hopeless as to a recovery of any kind. |
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Build a Financial Plan “as you see it”
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| My goal is to help you achieve that kind of discipline, so that you can move from where you are to where you want to be. That means slightly different things for different people-there's no "one size fits all"-but that is the fun and beauty of financial independence.
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Using your dreams and goals to create wealth Part 1
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| I thought, you can go where you want to go and do what you want to do, when you want to do it. What I had to discover-and in fact didn't discover for many years-was that having the money wasn't as important as knowing what to do with the money once I got it. In reality, as it turned out, money was only a tool. |
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First Step-Using your dreams and goals to create wealth Part 2
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| To take your first step and set your mind on the course to financial success, you must begin to dream. You must begin to envision the kind of life you desire. For some of you, this will be easy, because you have dreamed all your life. For others, it will be more difficult. Why? Some people simply don't know how to dream-they've never tapped into their imagination deeply enough to let their thoughts run free. |
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Own Your Success
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| When you don’t fill a program or get a new client signed on how do you deal with it? Are you blaming the economy or too much competition? Or do you look at what you could do differently to convey the value of working with you? |
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When should companies begin hiring again – what are the business triggers they should look out for?
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| There is no predefined time at which a business should begin hiring. Every business has its own requirements, which can be impacted by seasonal patterns, as well as the ups and downs of the economy. However certain triggers you may notice in day to day business dealings such as missed opportunities, a lack of resources, new ideas, and a increase in sales and market share could indicate that is now time to start hiring. |
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A millionaires dreams
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| Financial freedom is your dream. As long as you can dream, you can continue to succeed. Show me a person who has no dream, and I will show you someone who is poor. A millionaire dreams, and then sets out to make those dreams real. Once you stop dreaming, you stop the magic. That’s because you have created the world you wanted. You stop moving forward, because your dreams have ended. Either you are content to live with what you have or you are constantly frustrated because you don’t have enough-or you learn to dream again. |
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Principles of Wealth Creation
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| To accomplish your goal of becoming financially free, you will need to master specific principles of wealth creation. No, these aren’t some magical set of principles we found scratched in papyrus scrolls in the ruins of an ancient temple. They’re contemporary, commonsense principles. At the same time, though, they are magical, because they create the basis for a sound foundation of wealth creation. |
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Dreaming is fun, isn’t it? Part 3
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| Someone once said that what the mind can see, the body can achieve. I believe it. I go a step further. I believe that the mind must see it before the body is able to work for it. Look at another realm of human endeavor: sports. When Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile, he saw it long before he did it. Over and over in his mind, he later recalled, he visualized doing what had been deemed to be impossible. Interestingly enough, once Bannister did what no one else had ever done before, others quickly succeeded in doing it. |
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Time For A New Pump
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| Our economy has moved on, offering new and exciting opportunities for success to those who are willing to ditch their gravity, think differently and move on to new ways of creating sustainable profits. |
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Focus Your Dreams to Make Them Come Alive
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| What will you be interested in after you buy all of those lavish things you always thought you wanted? What’s beyond the bigger car, the faster boat, and the fancier house? Whatever they are, those are the really important things. |
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Redistribution of Wealth: The Good and the Bad
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| Three words that carry a lot of weight. Redistribution of wealth. While it's an important component of our country's view on taxation, it should not be used like a political club to create social justice. |
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Work at Home: Successful Secrets of the Wealthy
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| A few years ago if you had said that the economy was in decline I would have panicked like everyone else but because I work at home I'm not crying in a corner wondering what I'm going to do. |
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Work at Home in a Recession and STILL Create Wealth?
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| Let's take our heads out of the sands and admit that times are tough. Though many people are feeling their wallets shrink, there are a number of people who are less affected by a weak economy. Among them are people who work at home. |
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How To Create Money
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| Start with excessive debt. Create fancy looking pieces of paper. Have a powerful partner. Make huge profits off the interest created from loaning the paper that has nothing of any tangible value behind it. Control the supply. Control the economy. Control the population! |
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Rebuilding Your Finances After an Economic Crisis
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| Did the recent economic crisis shake you out of your comfort zone and leave you nearly bankrupt? If so, you are one of the many individuals who experienced difficulty during the crisis. You should not feel ashamed of this though because there are also a number of other people who share this same sentiment with you. |
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HR Trends for 2010 and Beyond
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| Economists predict that recovery is unlikely until 2011. As the economy continues struggle, what should HR professionals expect to see through 2011? |
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THAT SLOW-ECONOMY-PROOF BUSINESS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
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| While economy is in the doldrums,PR may be the perfect business to be in. |
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How to Develop Your Service Business
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| Most of us don’t go through a single week without buying some type of service product. The increased prevalence of service industries over the last two decades has made this the fastest expanding sector of the economy. The service sector, as defined here, includes the major industry groupings of trade, finance, insurance, communications, public utilities, transportation, and government, as well as business and personal services. And it accounts for almost three-fourths of the Nation's employment. |
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Don't Waste a Challenging Economy
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| A challenging economy is no time to stop marketing. History shows that those companies and professionals that stay in front of their clients are the ones that prosper when good times return
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4 Must Know Strategies To Thrive In Any Economy
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| Why is it that some people are having record years, while others are just barely making it? Why are some consistently meeting sales objectives and surpassing goals; while others are seriously struggling just to make a sale? Since this economy started to change, I have been obsessed with answering this question. I observed as we moved out of an economic culture where everyone was succeeding, into one in which only a small select of individuals are really experiencing success. I had to know why, so I have done lots of research, spent lots of time observing and done countless interviews to answer this question. Following are the four key strategies, the four must know actions that I have seen successful professionals doing in this economy that are making thriving in this economy look fun, simple and far more effective. |
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Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance: Tips & Tools to Increase Productivity
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| Prior proper planning prevents poor performance. It may be a tongue twister, but it’s important to remember that our productivity is greatly increased when we make the time to prepare. Preparation is a discipline and successful professionals make the time. Here are five ways to do your homework and prepare. |
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Incorporating Social Media into Traditional Marketing
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| It has been suggested by social media enthusiasts that by using it, businesses no longer need what is known as traditional marketing tools, i.e. business cards, web sites, etc. I believe incorporating social media into traditional marketing will enhance the ‘brick and mortar’ of traditional marketing. People still need business cards for face-to-face meetings, web sites provide essential company information and services provided. People want/expect more than a sales pitch in a tweet to encourage them to use your services. |
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Rehiring After Layoff
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| Employers who have laid off employees during the past couple of years may now find themselves in a situation where they want to rehire some of those employees as the economy turns around. Before rehiring, employers will need to review a number of benefits issues to ensure compliance with separation agreements, employee handbooks and Internal Revenue Codes, just to name a few. |
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Successful Business during Great Depression
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| While many people loosing their jobs in the corporate world, there are other opportunities that are knocking on your door. Owning your own business is the best way of gaining financial freedom and experiencing your dream lifestyle. |
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Your Business Can Survive this Economy
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| 10 Business Survival Tips |
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Evalulate your Sales Team
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| You should always be evaluating your sales team |
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Do you need an Attitude Transplant?
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| 7 Steps towards and attitude transplant. |
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Marketing Strategies: 7 Tips to Thrive in Today's Economy
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| Do you let depression about the economy get in your way? Learn how be successful no matter what the circumstances! This article gives you some great tips on how to thrive. |
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MLM rags to riches in a downward economy
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| Sadly, so many people will continue to be blindsided by the economy while other more informed people will take part in the biggest wealth transfer seen since the depression. Will that be you?
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Holiday Rush?
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| Even in a recovering economy, the Holiday season is the most stressful of the year. Having a good retail POS system in place can make or break your season, as well as determine how many gray hairs you get! |
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Hire People with Organizational Grit!
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| “Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people” - so said the famous Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. For organizations seeking progress and change there seem to be too many reasonable people about! |
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Take A Chance With A Home Based Business
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| The time to start your own business could not be better, with jobs hard to find. There has been a jump in the home based business corner because people simply can't find anything on the job market. People with little or no experience are getting results they never thought possible. |
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Top 7 Reasons Sales Managers Fail
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| Have you been scratching your head wondering why your sales team is not hitting revenue goals and aren't going to succumb to blaming the economy? Do you feel like you're doing everything you can and giving your all as a manager but are not getting consistent results? Read on to determine if you are a product of these 7 reasons sales managers fail.
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Lessons to be Learned When Politicians Attack the Media
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| Politicians who gripe about the media should be taken with a grain of salt. Because they weren't complaining about agendas and getting the story wrong when the media wrote positive stories about them. This article provides some lessons, regardless of your political views, based on the recent skirmish between President Obama and Fox News.
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What to look for when considering an internet franchise business, and other business model options.
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| Entrepreneurs considering buying a internet business should compare a franchise with a new business model that is extremely lucrative for a fraction of the investment cost.
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Don't Wait To Be Bailed Out!
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| While the economy is in this downward financial spiral people need to get educated and focus on their future. We all need to decide what we are going to do next, and not wait on the next bailout from the government. Working for the man doesn't seem to be working since people are getting let go from there jobs, so start working for yourself and controling your financial future, and the benefits are fantastic. |
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Are You Ready for a TRIP?
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| Everyone says the economy will be turning around by the end of the 4th quarter 2010, with the employment outlook ticking upwards the first part of 2011. As a business owner, we can only imagine what the journey over the next couple of months will be. Because of the economic upheaval of the past few months, the face of business as we know it has changed. We need to understand and acknowledge the changes. We can do this by putting together our own TRIP ticket.
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How the millionaires are getting richer in this economy.
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| Everyone has been hit hard by the economy. Some predicted this would happen, and they are in better positions than most people. Wouldn't you like to be one of those people who were in the know? |
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LEARN THE LAW OF ATTRACTION MARKETING AND MAKE MONEY ONLINE
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| I have a short but very powerful message for you today to show you how your success can start by turning your thoughts into a burning desire. Now I know most of us are struggling with the economy, trying to pay our bills and our debts off, being in a job we don’t like, with no security and no future and also trying to find enough quality time to spend with our families. I can help you solve these problems and I can also help you to put the fund back in your life. Because I’m having an absolute blast doing my marketing online and I’m making lots of money |
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Fire Your Boss Fast With a Online Home Business Opportunity
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| Do you go to work frustrated everyday? Do you barely have money to pay your bills? Are you tired of getting up so early that you can't have breakfast with your family? Well I'm here to tell you it doesn't have to be that way. And in this economy it's only going to get worse. With the current economic state of our country right now having a job is the worst possible thing! Many people are turning to online home business opportunities... |
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Pricing in a Down Economy
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| When the economy turns sour the natural tendency is to cut prices. If you do, you're sending a message to the market. The question is "Is this the message you want to send? |
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What Can Online Marketing Do For You?
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| Online Marketing is one of the most effective ways to market your business in today's economy while accessing the number one source of traffic in the world. |
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10 Ways to Keep and Attract Clients
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| New and not so new methods of retaining and/or gaining new clients for your business. These 10 ways will give you some ideas about how to enhance your marketing efforts and profit from the results. No matter how the economy looks like, you can always perfect your approach towards your existing client base and attracting new ones. |
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Is there really a Labour Squeeze in Alberta?
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| How to recruit the very best people for your staff |
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Is your Small Business at Risk?
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| Six key tips on how to weather the fluctuating Canadian dollar |
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The Great Recession?
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| Why now is the time to beef up your company |
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The Silver Lining of a “Recession"
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| Proof that businesses can live and thrive even in the worst of times |
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Why do you need Key Performance Indicators?
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| If you want the right results, make sure you’re using the right measuring sticks |
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Marketing Strategies: Are You Proactive Enough?
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| Are you reacting to your circumstances or creating them? Learn how to switch that focus! This article gives you some great tips on how to be proactive. |
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Real Work At Home Jobs You Can Do To Make Money From Home
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| Today if you want to work at home, there are all kinds of opportunities out there. Working at home comes along with many benefits, including flexible hours, more time with the family, and the ability to be your own boss. |
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Competitive Advantage - Not What You Sell - How You Sell It!
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| Looking for a new way to differentiate yourself from the competition? Can't quite figure out how to get ahead in this economy? Stop focusing on your products and services and start focusing on your customers. In this economy it is not what you sell, it is how you sell it that is your competitive advantage. |
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A good business opportunity for difficult economic times
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| When the economy is bad, what can you do? Fast food, Wally World or standing in line for the better paying jobs along with the 1000s of others? Or - maybe rethinking having your own business?
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Retailers Get Smart, Get Close To Customers
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| Resourceful retailers are finding creative ways to reinvent themselves and transform their business into something that entices and keeps customers. The more creative a retailer is, the more that business is going to last. Even in an economic down-turn, 50% of consumers will often pay more for a better customer experience. |
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Staying Current and Adjusting in the Retail Business
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| In the not too long ago past there were three main sources of live news; TV, newspaper and the radio. This older format allowed people to either look at or not look at what was being presented by the media.
Nowadays, there are countless sources of live news, thanks to the Internet. So, with so many sources of news, I select only the subject matter I am interested in and sources that I find to be accurate; hence "selectively".
It is obvious that we are in an economic crisis, which is old news. But it wasn't old news back in September or October of 2008. I knew that the economy was being steered into a storm, like nothing I had ever seen before. |
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Cooperation vs. Competition in Today's Business
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| If you are in business today – do you still feel the need to compete? Or are you thinking cooperation? These are two very different business models, which lead to different marketing strategies and outcomes. Because they offer great business opportunities in difficult economic times; I invite you to think cooperation in the form of Joint Ventures.
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Diminished Value and Gap Insurance “Know your Rights”
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| Did you know that if you are in an accident that you can get a second check from the insurance company for diminished value on your automobile? There are numerous financial strategies that can and will assist you and your family achieves financial success. |
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2009 Hottest Christmas Gift Idea
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| Give something of value this Christmas instead of the usual mundane Christmas gift. You can gift gas and grocery certificates for just pennies on the dollar, but have full value to the recipient. |
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Money and Marketing: 5 Simple Ways to Increase Your Cash Flow Right Now
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| It’s surprisingly simple to take control of your cash flow right now. The trick is to take an active role in how you create the income you want, as opposed to sitting back and passively waiting for your luck to change. |
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The Art of the Sales Process: The Compassionate Sales Conversation
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| In this economy the approach to selling needs to shift. People have been burned too many times, and some are feeling such a lack of resources, that the old "hard" selling methods are not seeing results like before.
When business growth comes from connection with higher source and authentic purpose and contribution you can't go wrong. This is what I call, "The New Wealth."
This may seem like a strange article on the surface, but I know once you dive in you'll have a whole new look on your approach to sales.
I have found the only way to really unleash massive success is to turn to your natural path of least resistance which is often revealed through alchemy of nature - wealth alchemy as I love to call it. |
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How Are You Dealing With the Recession in Your Business?
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| As a business owner, we have an entirely different set of worries when something like the recession hits. Not only do we still have to maintain momentum and attempt to still drum up sales, we also have to worry about our families and ensure that no matter what happens, we'll still be able to provide for them. |
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SIX STEPS TO WINNING IN 2010
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| “Wait and See” is not a plan. Successful people know that the real treasures lie where few are willing to go. A well developed plan takes advantage of what you do know, minimizes the risk from what you don’t, and leads you successfully into the future.
As the fourth quarter begins, savvy managers accelerate the planning process. Here are six steps you should follow for a profitable plan.
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Home Based Business Opportunity- How to Guard against the Economic Downturn
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| The current economic recession which started in mid-2008 has made it difficult for many people to sustain their businesses. This is especially true of small businesses that have fewer resources when compared to larger organizations. If your home based business opportunity is one of those which is affected, this article should act as a good starting point for you to explore the options in order to guard it against a financial downfall. |
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FREE isnt what it used to be
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| Email, is indeed free but free isn't what it used to be! No Sir, in the past, getting something for free was exciting, like winning, even though you didn't have to compete for it. "You can have this for free", usually meant, I like you and want you to feel special. |
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Proven Marketing Strategies for 6-Figure Business Success: Designing Creative Payment Plan Options
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| Designing creative payment plan options can make the difference between a prospective client saying, “Yes!” or, “Let me think about it.” For example, many potential customers will say yes to a full pay option if it means they can save big or qualify for a special high-value incentive. The easier you make it for customers to say “Yes,” the more you’ll be able make a positive difference for them while making more money. |
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