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Hiring Good Employees: Why Performance Trumps All

Hiring good employees is yet another task that falls on the shoulders of the overwhelmed small business owner, who may be unprepared for and inexperienced in how to make the best possible hiring decisions. But making sound hiring decisions is critical to the success of a small business or professional practice, because resources are often […]

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Business Motivation: Making things happen

One of the biggest challenges for small business owners is to keep the fire going, no matter what is going on. But sometimes things happen that lower the flame or even snuff it out completely. When the buck stops with you, it can be hard to keep your head in the right place and keep […]

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Overcoming Procrastination: Effective strategies to stop procrastinating and get things done

Overcoming procrastination is a goal for many professionals who come to business coaching. Not surprising, since business owners and the self-employed are more likely to find themselves wasting time without the structure or discipline of a job, supervisor or peers to keep them on track. As a result, those who often have more on their […]

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Cash Flow: The Daily Stresses of Small Business Financial Management

I’ve often said that running a business requires juggling a lot of hats, many out of your field of expertise. Most small business owners have to broaden their scope and deal with sales, marketing, business planning and figure out how to handle employees and clients, all of which have their own unique and individual challenges. […]

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US Chamber of Commerce: Helping Or Hurting Us?

The US Chamber of Commerce is in the news again this week, this time for backing controversial conservative democrat Blanche Lincoln, who according to an article in the NY Times this week “is facing a tough primary challenge from the left, in the person of Lt. Governor Bill Halter.” The Chamber has been quite unpopular […]

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Social Media Tools: Facebook Apps-What works, What Doesn’t?

As facebook, twitter, linkedin and other social networking sites are rapidly becoming part of mainstream marketing, a whole host of applications and social media tools have emerged to help business and individual users connect in new and interesting ways. From sharing links and videos, customizing html, uploading photos, and showcasing rss feeds, there are more […]

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Website Development: Don’t Take The Cart Before The Horse

Did you ever click onto somebody’s site and say “Huh?” With advances in technology making it so easy and inexpensive to build websites that even little kids can do it, it’s not surprising that small business owners take a “do it yourself” approach to internet marketing. Unfortunately, DIY websites can sometimes yield questionable results. But […]

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Want a fun way to help kids enjoy and discover Paris?

Summer is coming and if your plans include a trip to Paris with your kids, please check out the website and blog created by my friend and expat Sarah Towle. Our kids have been best buddies since nursery school and Sarah and family moved several some years ago. She’s always loved travelling and has a […]

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Hiring Strategy: Right Brain or Left Brain?

It seems to be a natural tendency for business owners to hire someone because they think that they’re bright and capable of doing a whole host of different things. This makes perfect sense, since they’re usually short on cash and long on things to be done. But I’d like to suggest that this line of […]

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Specialty Lending Helps Niche Companies Obtain Business Loans

Years and years ago it was quite common for banks to cater to one particular industry, such as manufacturing or farming; and some of these banks still exist, although most have expanded their markets. Now thought of as high risk, there are still some banks that do what is known as specialty lending. And the […]

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