5 Reasons to Start Your Business Now

October 3, 2011

A Guest Post by Christine Kane You’ve been thinking about starting a business, but with the economy the way is it, do you really stand a chance? Are the risks too high? Is there too much at stake? What’s holding you back? Here are five good reasons that you should start your business today. Unemployed/Underemployed – [...]

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First Year, First Job Advice

September 12, 2011

Your first real job out of school is both exciting and scary. It’s completely different than college in that you have to show up, there are no tests (well not written anyway) and the only homework is brining your laptop home to catch up on paperwork. Your first year at your first job will be [...]

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Everyday Leaders That Inspire

August 30, 2011

Everyday, over the entire planet, there are leaders going what it takes to achieve great things. I’m sure you see them everyday and don’t even know it. What about the mother of three who works, goes to school and takes care of her children. Do you know who I’m talking about? Or maybe the young [...]

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The Unique Challenges of Marketing Online

August 15, 2011

A Guest Post by Andy Wallner Ever since the tech boom in the late 1990s, Internet companies have been starting up each and every day. New opportunities emerge daily with the expansion and development of new technology like e-books, social networking and mobile computing. Becoming a successful company can be difficult for online and brick-and-mortar-businesses [...]

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Knowing When The Detail is the Devil

August 8, 2011

Everyone seems to say that the “Devil is in the Details” and for the most part, that’s true. What gets leaders into trouble is when the detail is so minute that the big pictures gets lost. Being detailed oriented is a valuable skill but it must be balanced by focusing on the right details. Digging [...]

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Some Free Ways To Raise Your Eco IQ

July 25, 2011

A Guest Post By Lenore Holditch In an effort to save the planet, more and more entrepreneurs and other business leaders alike are working to ensure that no matter the size of their company (start-up or corporate) they are doing their part to create a “green” working-environment for their employees. But there is far more [...]

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Why Blogging Consistently Can JATO Your Career

July 18, 2011

There is an old golf saying — you drive for show and putt for dough. Applying that logic to your career and you get — you talk for show and write for dough. Written communication is a vital career skill. Not only does it demonstrates your ability to organize complex thoughts, it also amplifies your [...]

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How to Sell Ice in the Arctic

July 4, 2011

A Guest Post By Marni Mutrux Almost everyone in sales or marketing gets stumped by a product every now and then. A classic example of the ultimate tough sell: marketing ice to an Eskimo. Your average person would look at that prospect and throw his hands up in frustration. However, the cardinal rule of marketing [...]

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Methods To Combat The Negative People Around You

June 27, 2011

Negative people suck — both figuratively and literally. They sap the energy out of a room and bring everyone down. These Negative Nelly’s want to pull the rest of us into their negativity vortex by any means necessary. Negative people are also like radioactive isotopes. You may not be directly near them but their negativity [...]

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7 Signs You’re Diluting Yourself And What To Do About It

June 20, 2011

We all lead busy lives. From work, to our social commitments to our kids school and social commitments, it can all be daunting. All of these commitments, projects, meetings and events are great but if you take on too many, you can start to dilute yourself. This is particularly easy to do at work where [...]

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