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Building great teams is never easy.
A quick look at the sports world confirms this. Coaches come and go, players are free to seek new teams and owners are free to sign players who fit certain roles within the limits of payroll.
In business, it's equal..
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I love hearing inspirational stories of business owners who are successfully running and growing their companies. I also enjoy learning how e-mail marketing helps them succeed. This month, I'm shining the spotlight on three very different businesses tha..
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Do you consider yourself a great writer? If you're like most business owners, writing anything--from a brochure to a newspaper ad--probably isn't your strong suit. That's why "copywriting" is often left to professionals. But what happens when you need t..
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Lyn Toomey, a veteran virtual assistant and founder of Virtual Market Support, leverages her 27-year career in marketing, operations and virtual assistance to support small and midsize businesses.
In the past few years, the Virtual Assistant (VA) indus..
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By: Diana Ransom
WHEN STARTING UP any business, there are obviously countless things to consider: Do I need a business plan? Should I work from home or lease office space? How will I reach prospective customers? But when you're launching a social enter..
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By: Diana Ransom
WANT TO KNOW how to start up a nonprofit with deep pockets? Here's a hint: Make sure it's also a multimillion-dollar business.
Consider Rubicon Programs, a Richmond, Calif., nonprofit that provides jobs, housing, and life skills to po..
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WHEN DEAN BARBER, founder of the Barber Financial Group, a wealth management firm in Lenexa, Kan., hired his wife Kim about 12 years ago, their goal was to save money.
Dean needed to hire someone but was also in a pinch financially. So he turned to his..
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It's a Saturday night in Atlanta. Some 800 well-dressed, middle-aged adults are sipping cocktails, listening to jazz . . . and playing Candy Land or Twister.
Welcome to "the new face of nightlife," courtesy of three 30-something guys who realized they..
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I have two reasons why I'm dedicating a two-part series to green restaurants. The first is that restaurants account for one-third of electricity consumption within the retail market space, making them the largest single user. And each year the average..
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When we work with teams, we often find that members agree in principle, yet may not support the direction of the company.
How often has this type of scenario unfolded at your smaller business: The company decides to move sales (or marketing, or finance..
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For businesses involved in international trade that have endured years of government emphasis on supply chain security, there may finally be a light at the end of the tunnel. The only problem--it could well be an oncoming train. Traders who have pushed..
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When people hand you a Moo MiniCard, they don't surreptitiously slip the business card into your hand; they splay out their set of cards and let you choose your favorite one. Then they tell you about the image on the back, whether it's a photo from a va..
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These days, do-it-yourself (DIY) is everywhere, invading industry after industry. So if you're weighing the pros and cons of designing your branding materials yourself instead of hiring a graphic designer, you're not alone. Obviously, you expect to save..
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Any time you import goods into the U.S., you're legally responsible for ensuring that they comply with Customs regulations. This scares away many retailers and e-tailers from learning more. But, although steering clear of importing may allow you to avoi..
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David Lindsay, 38, is the CEO of Confluentia Group, a New York City startup business analysis consulting firm in the financial services sector. Like the CEOs of many other young companies, Lindsay wanted to grant stock options to Confluentia's employees..
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Project Ferrari is what it’s called around the Starbucks Center in Seattle. For the past several months, behind locked doors on the sealed-off seventh floor of corporate headquarters, they’ve worked on it. Few people have ever seen the stuff, and al..
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Kacper Postawski climbs slowly from the cockpit of the two-seat Marchetti fighter jet, pauses for a shaky moment on the wing, and crawls to a patch of tarmac shaded by a fuel tank from the Las Vegas sun. When someone asks how he's doing, the internet en..
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Thirty years of plopping myself down in seat 2B has made me older, balder, and fatter, but I have gained a lot of perspective too. So take it from this weary, wizened road warrior: Despite all the announced service cutbacks, commercial air travel is mer..
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When Chase & Sanborn introduced sealed tins of coffee to the U.S. in 1880, consumers didn't care where the contents came from—just that they would keep longer. Likewise, exotic origins weren't the hook for Nescafé's instant coffee launch in 1937; con..
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In the cynical climate of today's world, most people would probably assume a New York plastic surgeon and his lawyer brother would be happier yachting or playing golf than they would be doing anything to help humanity. But film producers Todd and Jedd W..
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