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Warning - this is an uncharacteristically pessimistic post. Apologies in advance for not being positive all the time. Lately, I have been extremely frustrated with how my business is going. I’ve been working my tail off to break out of a growth plateau - which so far hasn’t come to fruition. I just don’t get it. I started [...]

U.N. Eyes U.S. In Afghan Civilian Deaths
In a stark warning, the Afghan government said it will try to regulate the presence of U.S. troops and their use of airstrikes, while the U.N. on Tuesday announced that “convincing evidence” exists that an American-led operation killed 90 civilians.

How Your Customers Define Your business
As small business owners, we work very hard at defining our business, positioning it effectively, and marketing to our niche. Nowhere is this more visible than with our marketing message. Think about how much time - and possibly money - you’ve spent on your marketing message. You’ve written and rewritten it. You’ve probably either taken a [...]

Advice on Running Your business from a Chinese Master
Philosophy is so overlooked today in our lives and it’s almost completely forgotten about in business. Sure, sales people might study Sun-Tzu’s The Art of War - the great work on military strategy - to try to gain an advantage over their ‘opponents.’ But more often than not, we concern ourselves far too much with [...]

Free Market Research, Part II :: Demographics
You may have seen our post last week on market research performed by the government that you can leverage (for free) to build your business plans, monitor the market, and stay on top of the trends. In that post, we focused on business data available on the market, the economy, and general information about your [...]

Scribd: What?
Well, I have to say, after I started on Twitter, I have enjoyed meeting different people but I have especially enjoyed finding these wonderful tidbits of great information. And this is how I found out about Scribd. One of people I follow (and I am sorry I don t remember who you are) posted a tweet [...]

15 Abilities You Must Have to Get Out of the Rat Race
Did you know that FORTY percent - 40% - of young people want to be their own boss someday? That’s a LOT of aspiring entrepreneurs. Millions, in fact. Truth is, only a fraction of those people ever really start a business. Some get comfortable in a lifestyle that they can’t afford to give up. Others realize [...]

Murder Feared In Israel Love Triangle
A 4-year-old French girl’s grandfather and mother, who police identified as lovers, were arrested in Israel in connection with the girl’s disappearance.

Mom Denied Bail In Child Sex Case
A Texas mother is accused of trying to prostitute her young daughters, ages 5 and 10 months, for a car, an apartment and day care money.

business Is About Relationships
What’s business about? Is it about branding, sure. marketing, absolutely. What about selling, yes. But all these things lead to one thing - relationships. business is about relationships. Doesn’t matter whether you’re selling products or pitching services, ultimately people buy because they trust you. And trust comes from developing a relationship - even if that relationship [...]

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