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Exercising And Work Performance
We all know that exercising is great for your health, but did you know it can help your work performance, as well? According to numerous studies, people who work out are better…
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How To Add A Recurring Revenue Stream To Your Existing Business
How would you like to make money from the same customer not once, not twice, but over and over again? Smart businesses understand that this model is a much better way to…
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Business Secrets Of The Samurai
You might think that a business manager, whose leadership style is based in martial arts, would be quick to lead by intimidation. For Robert St. Louis, a vice president of operations with…
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Financial Issues To Consider Before It’s Too Late When Selling A Company
A few years ago, Chris walked into my office with a bad case of seller’s remorse. He had just sold his business, but feared he wouldn’t be able to do all the…
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Back To Basics
The first decade of the 21st century has been characterized by exhilarating growth only to be followed by the worst recession most businesses have ever experienced. In loftier times, it took little…
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The Current Climate For Resilience In Business Computing And Other Trends
Generally speaking, resilience can be described as the ability of a business to maintain operations under virtually any condition. Resilience is important because unplanned interruptions in business, largely attributable to human error…
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A Primer On Availability And Disaster Recovery Options In Virtualized Environments
In a world where the spend for technology seems virtually limitless, server virtualization has proven itself as a good way to combat server sprawl and save money. According to the results of…
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Business Doctor
Gaining a better understanding of your employees can help you achieve business success. Think back to the day you decided to run your own business, be your own boss, control your own…
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Finding An Edge
There’s an old saying that what people don’t tell you is more powerful than anything they do tell you. Recent decades have brought us information systems that produce voluminous reports, which unfortunately…
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How To Catch The Wave
Have you ever been to the beach when the surfers were out? Do you remember watching them sit out in the ocean on their boards, waiting for the perfect wave to come…
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Behavior – What’s Holding YOU Back?
What is wrong with my business? Why am I struggling? Why can’t I grow? Why am I losing customers? If you are asking yourself these questions and looking for the answers on…
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Using The Canadian Family Trust For Real Tax Savings
Canadian family trusts have become part of Canadian folklore as this famous family has one and that famous family has one. We have all heard people say, “Everybody is using one and…
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Managing For Predetermined Profit
Managing for a predetermined profit is not a well-known practice in the construction industry, where smaller companies, including startups, owner-operated organizations and small partnerships represent the majority of firms. Yet, when put…
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Slouching Towards Federal Gomorrah But Looking For Private Paradise
As the shadowy fingers of a double-dip recession tighten their embrace on the United States, Washington is attempting to turn on the lights by trumpeting its usual litany of Keynesian remedies. You…
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The Google 3-Step Program
“I have a Web site that looks great, but I’m not showing up in Google. How do I get listed in the search results?” To this day, the most common question I…
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Walk Good – A Recipe For Business Success
Harbour Island is one of the tiniest of what the Bahamians refer to as the Out Islands. This petite Caribbean haven, located 60 miles south of Nassau, is where you’ll find the…
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Navigating The Tax Policy Maze
As 2010 draws to a close, President Obama has proposed to extend and increase bonus depreciation through the end of the 2011 tax year, retroactive to September 8, 2010. This latest proposal…
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A Health Checkup For Your Business
Measuring key variables keeps you strong. Imagine you’re going to your doctor for an annual physical. You’re expecting the usual round of poking, prodding and blood work, but the doctor just smiles…
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Who Wouldn’t Mind An Interest-Free Loan?
The importance of tax deferred retirement vehicles (and tax deferrals in general) and how they can positively effect your retirement and your business. One of the most important considerations in tax planning…
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The Universal Truths Of Selling On The Web
There are two reasons people go online: to have a problem solved and/or to be entertained. Everything you or your customers do online is based on one of those two things. The…
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Taking Chances
There is no shortage of effective leadership. A search on Google will turn up endless pages of magazine articles, books and speeches about all of those characteristics viewed as essential for a…
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Fear Of Change
Fear of what’s new or different can stifle your business. Change does not come easily for most employees. In fact, it often threatens them, especially when faced with learning a new routine…
