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As part of my monthly county leadership training, today’s study (and the reason for the late posts) was a seminar based on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.
It was very thought provoking and - I felt - very applicable to people trying to decide about making the jump from their [...]

There are so many “Christmas Gift” programs, I hate to call this one. I’m asked to participate in these things and not many strike my fancy. I guess I’m a web hermit who doesn’t allocate my time well enough to really dive into one of these big joint venture deals. But maybe that’s not [...]

From Start Up Nation:
Small companies and startups of all sorts can capitalize on the growth of podcasting just like big media and content companies are.
Here’s Why You Should Podast
A new voice: Podcasting provides a new way to reach out to customers and potential customers. You can communicate your passion and personality in a [...]

From Tech Republic…

1.Video Conferencing
TechRepublic has had video conferencing (VC) equipment for many years, but 2005 was the first year my team and I consistently used the systems. This is due in large part to significant advancements in VC technology. It wasn’t too long ago that calls were placed over ISDN lines and could only be [...]

Lot’s of people want to work at home in the real estate market.
There are some HIGHLY questionable seminars out there that teach people how to “get the deed” of people in some sort of distress situation.
Armed with this information and disarmed by their own greed, folks who go out to “get the deed” are finding [...]

It’s possible for your business to build up a credit rating and make purchases without your personal
guarantee.
As your home business grows, it’s time to get your own Business Credit.
Business Credit Services offers a free downloadable ebook and other resources that may help you establish business credit.
You can download the ebook here…
http://www.corporatecredit.biz/leads/freebusiness.php

Are you still using [...]

From Ask:
A reader asks…
I have a good job where I make a decent amount of money and have very little stress. I also have a side business that generates roughly the same amount of income as my day job. I want to do my business full time, and I know I can continue to make [...]

From Dien Rice @ Sowpub.com
There are many persuasion techniques. Many are ethical. Though a few are dubious and rely on deception.
One absolutely ethical persuasion technique is to include details. Be specific!
For example, instead of saying the Sowpub forum has over 25,000 posts, I could say the Sowpub forum has 27,021 posts. It’s more [...]

From AOL News:
The Federal Government owes you money in overcharges.
It’s still collecting too much.
And it won’t refund you unless you hire an army to complete the paperwork.
But hey, who’s going to stop them?
Phone customers are due $9 billion in tax refunds and a 3% cut in wireless phone and long-distance bills, according to a series [...]

Not all of them dropped out of college you know…
Jeff Bezos, president, CEO, and chairman of the board, Amazon.com. Bachelor’s degree in computer science and electrical engineering, Princeton University (1986). Bezos took an unusual career path, going straight from a technical education to Wall Street, where he worked as a financial analyst.
Warren Buffett, investor, financier, [...]