One of the challenging aspects of running a small business is planning an holding an effective staff meeting. Even with the all the organizational difficulties behind it, a meeting can be either a positive, fruitful encounter or a total waste of time. The problem I’ve found is that meetings quickly become boring lectures if they [...]

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This year, My wife Marcy and I will celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. As I think about an appropriate gift for the event, I can’t help but reflect on how far we’ve come: Ups and downs, fights and make ups, financial highs and woes, kids, and of course, the occasional moment of marital bliss. A [...]

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Do you or your employees plan to “die in the saddle,” blazing away until the very end? You just might. Certainly, most of us prefer the John Wayne finale to the alternative of making our last stand over a game of nursing home bingo. But even
America’s toughest cowboy couldn’t script his own last scene, [...]

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CareerTours (www.careertours.com), a Web 2.0 recruiting tool that allows career seekers to “experience” their next career, announces the launch of over 1,000 new job boards. The company, which launched in 2007, features interactive video postings and a unique viral marketing system that connects the right careers with the right candidates. The new job boards will [...]

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As depicted in part one, business management is about balance between your admin department, and your operations department (your service or product). Both departments are equally vital to your business survival.
More sub-departments, however, are necessary to ensure the efficient running of your business. The hard work, and even the fun, really kicks in when sub-departments [...]

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