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When working from home, a home office can often become a dismal, dreadful dungeon instead of an invigorating and inspiring shrine to productivity. However, a home office does not have to inspire thoughts of dread and daydreams of burning the place to the ground. Instead, simple and budget friendly tweaks and changes can turn a [...]
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By E. Draynor, a proponent of online accounting degrees and online nursing classes. Choosing a business partner is like deciding whether to propose for marriage: you’re mad in love and it seems like a good idea at the time, but make sure you’re truly compatible. Otherwise, you’ll be shelling out big bucks for it later. [...]
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Working in an office environment can lead to boredom and a rut that stifles new ideas. Sometimes office workers become victims of groupthink where everyone starts thinking the same way over time. To be successful in your career, you need a steady flow of new and creative ideas, so you must avoid a slump. These [...]
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By running a lean business, with as little administration as possible, you will not only run a more efficient business, but you will also improve your profit margin. While you may have an excellent business plan, improving how you handle small tasks will also have a significant impact. Sometimes doing a single task more efficiently [...]
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Editors Note: You might think this post is a little off topic for this blog, but I think its very good. A lot of these principals can apply when your thinking about relationships with vendors and starting your own business. It’s an experience everyone goes through: starting your first day at a new office. Every [...]
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Starting a small business you need to keep a budget and keep those start up costs low. One strategy I have used is getting free furniture on Craigslist.com. Just go to your local craigslist site and look for the free category under for sale/wanted section. Depending on your area there, there usually is a great [...]
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So you have a great idea….or so you think. How can you quickly get an idea if there might be a market for your idea or product? Tradition says you should start writing a business plan and work through that. While I still think there is great value in going through the business plan process, [...]
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Exit Strategy: Where is the final payoff ? The days of huge stock option gains at your employer are gone. I still hear the stories from some friends who were lucky enough to cash out in the internet and buy the nice cottage up north, or steak and strippers on option vesting day. These days [...]
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