11,381 articles related to "business and finance"

A Live Human Being

A Live Human Being by Bob OsgoodbyEver try to call a company for information or assistance, and have to fight your way through a seemingly unending maze of instructions from an automated robot. "For this press one; for that press two", and so on. Som...

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Professionalizing The Family Business

Professionalizing the Family BusinessFamily business expert discusses thedifficult and emotionally destructive problems confrontedIn the 30 years I have been working as a family business consultant, the most difficult and emotionally destructive prob...

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Marketing For The Self-Employed

Marketing is the key to any business' success. If you don't have any clients, then you don't have a business. But before you go out looking for clients, you will need two things. The first is a business card. This is probably the most ...

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Are You Ready To Be Your Own Boss

You have this burning desire you want to be on your own. The temptation is so great that you want to quit your job. Enough is enough. You're sick of working for other people for a ridiculous pay.To be your own boss means controlling your own de...

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Make Your Employees Adore You!

Follow this advice, and you will have employees that will adore you!Loyal and happy employees are eager to please your customers. And happy customers mean more sales!As an employer, there are some things that you need to make sure to do for your empl...

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Training Your Customer Service Organization

According to a new survey carried out by Alliance & where IDNUM9270;Leicester, one in five small business owners view tax astheir greatest concern. The Chancellor has announced in hislast budget that companies with profits below œ10,000 willnot ...

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Do You Shout - Even When You Are Silent

There is a language that we all speak, but few areconscious of: the language of our bodies.When we are talking to others - either face-to-face, orfrom the front of the room, our posture, gestures, eyemovements and general demeanor communicate far mor...

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Why Your Business Could Fail And How To Prevent It From Happening

I have heard many former business owners give manyreasons why their business failed. They have said it'sbecause the market was slow, their suppliers raisedprices on them, too much competition, etc. It's usuallybecause they didn't have ...

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From Debt to Financial Freedom

The vast majority of working people are in debt. The vast majority of people who are now in debt are always struggling to find better jobs with higher pay checks. As strange as it may sound the more you think about it the more you will come to realis...

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Financial Planning and Investing

What exactly is financial planning, and why is it so important?Financial planning is the process of determining how to manage money, investing, present and future financial goals, and the strategy that should be undertaken to obtain them.Because our ...

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