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Laptop Computer Extras for the Mobile Traveler

26 Sep 2008 06:12:37 | John San Filippo

A laptop computer certainly provides you with an unprecedented level of freedom and mobility away from the office. However there are a few extras you might want to bring along on your laptop travels: Extra 1: portable printer If you travel a lot, you never know when you might need to commit one of your digital do ...

The Power of Simplicity

21 Sep 2008 11:44:45 | David Brewster

A little ‘management’ book I read this week struck me as a perfect demonstration of the power of simplicity. The book, with the quirky title ‘Who Moved My Cheese?’, remains a business best-seller four years after its original release. It has sold well over 10 million copies in hard-back alone. ‘Who Moved my Cheese?’ was ...

Home Based Business vs. Family Time

20 Sep 2008 11:31:34 | Ron LeBlanc

Ironically, most of us got into the home based business world because we wanted to have more time with family. So how is it that we sometimes have less time? Let’s take a look and see what can be done about it. The promise of having more time with family is one of the major attractions for a home based business, but ...

8 Ways to Overcome Your Fears of Outsourcing

11 Sep 2008 07:39:18 | Steve Mezak

You have probably heard the stories: Software that does not work. Software that does the wrong thing. Money paid to set up an offshore operation that never produces any software. Can these outsourcing nightmares be avoided? Of course. The key is how you manage the outsourcing of your software development. The two biggest fears of o ...

How Businesses can Stop Wallowing in Bad Debt and Prevent it in

03 Sep 2008 11:58:09 | Michelle Dunn

Did you know that bad debt has reached alarming rates with US business owners and that most creditors don’t know how to avoid or prevent it? “Become the Squeaky Wheel”, a new book just published, explains that getting customers involves more than advertising. Michelle Dunn presents examples of credit ...

Street Motorcycle Accessories to Secure Riding Satisfaction

03 Sep 2008 03:49:56 | Maricon Williams

It’s a must for a rider to protect himself in order to secure safety and protection. Moreover, a rider must get hold of high-quality street motor accessories to aid the same. Street motorcycle accessories provide riders the ultimate protection that they need. It is every rider’s solution to be safe and secured. It’s hard goi ...

What is Finance - Part 1

03 Sep 2008 04:26:10 | Aravind Kumar

The act of providing money in the form of a loan or capital is known as finance and is something that everyone from governments to the private individual uses. This is part of the area of economics that focuses on the strategies and methods of looking after money and other financial assets. It can be also defined as th ...

YEAR END TAX PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR BUSINESSES – Tax Tips for 2004

30 Aug 2008 01:50:28 | Dianne Goodman, CPA

Now is the best time to start thinking about your year end tax planning for your business. These tax strategies can be put into effect by the end of the year and some as late as when the tax return is due. Planning now will save you money and reduce your tax liability not only with your IRS taxes but also with your stat ...

Off-shoring / Outsourcing

30 Aug 2008 05:32:49 | John Parker

/p> The constant carping of policy makers and others about the detrimental effect off-shoring / outsourcing will have on the national economy, seems they are hell bent on misleading the public. Little understanding about the main principles behind off-shoring / outsourcing, they continue to harp on about the trend that will help ...

Start Your Business with a Profit Plan

29 Aug 2008 09:15:10 | Jim Wilson

A Profit Plan is ultimately your goal, so why not start to build your successful business plan from where you want to end up, successful! Vision is the imaginary sight of a goal yet to be achieved. So a Profit Plan is just that, knowing where you want to reach, with a plan to get you there. A wise person will spend the time visually seeing w ...

Finding, Fixing, Financing and Flipping - The Short Course

15 Aug 2008 09:45:17 | Steve Majors

Most people get involved in Real Estate investing to make money. Pretty self-evident - or, is it? What would you say if I told you that everything you have been taught about Real Estate investing and making money 'rehabbing' your real estate investments is wrong? Well, at least, much of it. Let's take a look at something that a ...

Buying a Houseboat

05 Aug 2008 11:16:01 | Peter Lenkefi

You have finally decided that you need a houseboat at all cost. So you begin your search for one either within your locality, on the web or by browsing through the newspapers. Before you venture out to even ask for the price of a craft, ther e are some few things you should consider first. Do you want a new ...

Does your Company have Documentum?

03 Aug 2008 10:55:17 | Mike Nielsen

Are you lost in the mess of documents that get passed around your company, never knowing what the latest version is and which one you should work on without worrying if someone else has already made the same editions that you are making? Perhaps you have heard of collaboration software solutions such as Documentum to help your company man ...

Where is your business within the business cycle?

03 Aug 2008 02:46:19 | Maria Marsala, Business Growth Specialist

What's the saying, something like... you can't get where you want to go if you don't know where you're going. Every business starts and ends somewhere. First it's an idea and it may stay at this place for a short time or many years. Then it develops into a start-up that takes where you build the critical strong business foundation. If you are stuck ...