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Small Business Q & A The Thick Line Between Buddy and Boss

Q: One of my key employees is giving me trouble. He has started showing up late for work and has developed a bad attitude in general. The rest of my employees are complaining since they are having to take up his slack. I've tried talking to him,...

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Only One Chance

Only One Chance by Bob OsgoodbyThis is a real life story, so bear with me while I give some background information. We have a "free ad" section at our web site where people can place an ad for their business. Ads are submitted weekly and published on...

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Six Management Tips for Trying Economic Times Part 1

(Part 1 of a three part series, today's tips 1 - 3) If you are like most managers I know, you are constantly being asked to do more work with less resources. And the same is true for your employees. This combined with layoffs, financial struggle...

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Using Those Business Cards

One of the first things you do when starting a business is to have business cards made up. The next thing you need to do is give them out. If you keep them in the card holders or the box in your office, they are not doing what you got them for.You sh...

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SBA Loans Qualifying and Applying Part 1 of 2

In this first segment of this two-part article we will discuss some of the general requirements and application procedures involved in acquiring an SBA loan.According to federal government research, small businesses provide about 75% of the net new ...

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Getting a great value deal on loans

Over recent years, the availability and accessibility of loans has become far easier for the average UK consumer. In the past, getting loans entailed going to the bank manager, cap in hand, and practically grovelling. However, you can now get your ha...

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Advertising Your Home Business on a Budget

When you are starting out in a new home business and no one knows who you are, one of the greatest challenges you will face is how to drum up new business. If there were not people in your community or marketplace that you knew who needed your produc...

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An Online Business, Do I or Don't I

Do I or Don't I? That is a question many of us ask when it comes to starting up or joining an online business. Most of us have heard of the vast amounts of money generated through the Internet but how many of us personally know anyone who has do...

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7 Steps to Make A Blessing Out of A Pest

How to write a business EmailOur times are fast. Our life is fast. All the time we're in a rush for something, using faster and faster means, leaving behind everything that seems to slow us down, sometimes even proven principles of proper, polit...

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Dealing with Problem Behaviour in the Workplace

I personally struggle with the term “managing people”, because I firmly believe that people cannot be managed – only processes and systems can. How many times have you heard it said – “Why won’t my employees just do as they are asked?” ...

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