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Dealing with Professional Burn Out
For thousands of professionals in today’s workforce like John and Diane, things will not get better without attention and action to address their burnout.
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Curiosity – The Essential Business Asset
What makes a great entrepreneur? While such virtues as hard work, commitment and solid financial resources are essential, the number one attribute of a great start-up, one that has the ability to survive and prosper, is having a leader with a natural and all encompassing sense of curiosity. Curiosity leads to observations such as: I […]
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Networking – Getting it Right
Some people looking at this article will be thinking, “Not another article on networking!” Others will be saying, “Bring it on – the more networking tips I can get, the better.” Those in the first group will not have done much networking this past year, and even though they recognize its potential value, they never […]
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Big Data – What Small Business Needs to Know
If you haven’t already heard the phrase Big Data before, you soon will. Even if you have, you are probably thinking it’s only relevant to big businesses, not your small operation. But, you’d be wrong, Big Data is not just about big business, it’s important to small businesses – even start-ups can harness its power. […]
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Become a Futurist for the Future of Your Business
Futurist “someone who studies the future and makes predictions based on current trends” As business owners we all know that the world is changing at breakneck speed. With a 24-hour news cycle we witness events around us, and around the world, that seem to shift on a daily and sometimes hourly basis. For the most […]
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Are Your Marketing Dollars Working for You?
One of the most difficult business issues a small business owner has to deal with is advertising. A whole raft of thoughts cross our mind when we think of spending our valuable dollars promoting our business. The one that worries us most is “does it really work, or am I just throwing my money into […]
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Are You A Good Boss?
We’ve all had good bosses and bad bosses and I am sure you would consider yourself one of the former, but how good are you really? Check off the points below and see how many you can honestly say you deliver on. Do you? Lead your business from the front? Sometimes follow the lead of […]
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10 Ways to Find Inspiration
Have you ever noticed that some days you are simply more creative? Problems seem easier to solve, marketing ideas come along at a rapid rate, words flow like the flood gates have opened? But, at other times inspiration seems as far away as that lottery win you dream of when times are tough, or even […]
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