11,381 articles related to "business and finance"

So you want to start a business

So you want to start a business on the Internet?What kind of business?Where do you start?What do you intend to do?Have you a product that you would like to sell?Or have you a service to provide?What experience do you have?These are just the basic qu...

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The Squirrel Effect

An industrious black-tailed ground squirrel has his home beneath a stump not far from my office window. I’ve been watching him squirrel away provisions for winter. He reminds me of people I’ve worked with.Starting his journey by standing tall on...

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Chandler Hill Body Language Can Make or Break Interviews

What you are saying in a job interview may not be coming out of your mouth. Experts agree that non-verbal elements such as appearance, posture and eye contact can account for 60 percent of what you're communicating in a job interview."Confidence...

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The Do's and Dont's of Creating Business Partnerships

The Art of Strategic AllianceI run a small meeting, event and conference planning company based in the New York City area. As an entrepeneur and small business owner with a limited advertising and marketing budget, developing business partnerships ha...

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Job Interviews

It’s easy to go wrong in a job interview. But after investing all the effort into developing a resume and cover letter that gets you in the door for an interview, you don’t want to blow it when you’re finally face to face with the hiring manage...

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What the Taco Bell Manager Taught Me About Customer Retention

I didn't plan to get a marketing lesson. I really just wanted a steak chalupa! But as I went through the Taco Bell ordering line, my day took an interesting twist.I've always been one to give compliments when they were due. So, after receiv...

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Professional Net Worth

I was going through my files and found an article written by JimCathcart and published in the October 1986 issue of The Toastmaster (putout by the organization which I recommend highly to anyone wanting toincrease their skills in speaking, writing, l...

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Products The 'Believability' Factor

"Products: The 'Believability' Factor"Subtitle: Why some products cannot be given away successfully (especially behind the word 'FREE')There are many elements discussed in marketing articles regarding how best to garner sales succ...

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The Shadowy World of International Finance

Strange, penumbral, characters roam the boardrooms of banks in the countries in transition. Some of them pop apparently from nowhere, others are very well connected and equipped with the most excellent introductions. They all peddle financial transac...

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Unemployment Blues Take Back Control

One of the most emotionally crippling aspects of unemployment is the sense of powerlessness it engenders. Job layoff triggers financial pressures, emotional distress, family turmoil, and dashed career hopes. It is forced on us by unrelenting fate, a...

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