According to a recent survey by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), only 26% of small businesses offer their employees direct deposit. One third of those who do not offer direct...
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Outsourcing. It's everywhere, be it maligned business trend or everyone's best hope for a fat bottom line. Outsourcing Guru Bob Booton knows one thing for sure: that it is here to stay. In his...
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I just read an article about the future of cell phones and I'm curious to know how you feel. Just like our PC tracks the sites we visit and remembers our zip code for local weather and movie...
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Caution tongue in cheek post ahead! Most business leaders spend untold hours and a small fortune trying to eek out meager productivity gains. Maybe it is time for a new strategy, hiring just the right...
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One of the benefits (or sometimes downside) of being a public blogger is that you get dozens of PR reps wanting to have you give their client publicity on your blog. I received the notice below today....
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Have you heard of HIPAA? Health Information Portability Act of 19something says that a person's private information (i.e. name, address, social, diagnosis, etc.) should be held in the strictest of...
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Tip of the Hat to Online Media Daily! This year many Online shoppers plan to research products on the Web, but buy in brick-and-mortar stores, according to a new study by Advertising.com. The majority...
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I recently read that one in six business owners have listened to a Podcast. Every week over at Small Business Trends Radio I write a review of a business related Podcast. This week I review the...
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by Deborah Brown on November 22, 2006
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving: is your turkey unthawing in the refrigerator? Have you baked homemade banana bread and are the pies cooling on the counter? So many details go into making the perfect holiday...
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Seth Godin's book The Big Moo, Stop Trying to be Perfect & Start Being Remarkable, is a compilation of 33 professionals offering advice on how to stand out from the crowd. If you read the...
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Tip of the hat to Chief Executive Magazine This is a great diagnosis and prescription article about 12 diseases that CEO's can catch. I think a big one was missed, I call it 'This is Good...
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I get a lot of strange email, most of which is what you would call SPAM, yet I don't understand why I get it. Why is someone spending the time and money to send me literally hundreds of these...
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by Deborah Brown on November 20, 2006
Thanks to Steve for his post on Lead Generation Mistakes that led me to RainToday. In reading the interesting information on their blog, I found their complimentary book The One Piece Of Advice You...
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by Deborah Brown on November 19, 2006
Thanksgiving is this week and as the holiday fast approaches with all the added chores associated with making it memorable, I have one final project I must complete for a customer. At home, as we pack...
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Tip of the hat to RainToday.com It seems it is all about leads once the referrals and the circle of family and friends aren't enough to keep our firms growing. Mistake #1: Spending on marketing...
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With the holidays just a few weeks away, shoppers are beginning to prepare for one of the most hectic times of the year. According to a new study commissioned by Office Depot, nearly half (46 percent)...
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I need your help with a communication decision, here is the situation. You have interviewed six candidates for a senior management role in your 20 person company. Each candidate has had 3, 2-hour...
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by Deborah Brown on November 17, 2006
Thanksgiving is next week and that can only mean one thing; it's time to determine what gift you'll provide for your best customers. First you have to decided who gets a gift and who gets a...
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Ok, I admit I have 484 messages in my inbox and thousands more scattered amongst my Outlook folders. The author or the article I am going to link to says that 30-60 minutes a day can be saved by...
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"Trading Spaces." "Pimp my Ride." "The Biggest Loser." There are makeovers for homes, cars, people. But what about Web sites? Idea Catchers Group, LLC recently announced...
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Just came from a wonderful chamber lunch in Twinsburg, Ohio. The theme was healthy self, healthy company and there were five panelists that spoke to different aspects of health and how healthy...
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spiritual Innovation, GodiPod is one of the most creative and innovative websites, Podcast directories and audio service entities I have seen. GodiPod.com is in the business of redeeming technology to...
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