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Gratitude as a Business Strategy

Howie Jacobson has a great article on “Gratitude as a Business Strategy.” Read it. I wish I had written it.…

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Strategic Alliance “Smack-Down!”

OK, so smack-down is more appropriately a World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly known as WWF) term . . . but I…

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A Tale of Two Exits

Originally seen in   What’s in it for me? I don’t see enough business owners asking themselves that question. They’re…

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Small Business Optimism on MSNBC

If you slept in this past Sunday morning (and normally, I would, too), you may have missed my segment on…

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Surefire way to lose your clients

Did you ever lose a client when you thought you’d done nothing wrong? Sure, you can understand it if you…

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Evaluating a Business Partnership Opportunity

Many thanks to Matt Bacak for pointing out two important aspects of evaluating a business partnership opportunity — things that…

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The #1 way business owners sabotage their goals

Have you ever gotten excited about a business goal … only to find your enthusiasm wore off after a few…

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Moonlighting: Legal for Business Owners?

Q: If a person is a 50 percent owner in an LLC corporation, is it illegal for that person who…

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Lessons from the Lemonade Stand

Many thanks to attorney Anthony Cerminaro’s BizzBangBuzz blog for bringing this tidbit to my attention. This handy article, which appeared…

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Negotiate for results

When you really think about it, negotiating isn’t that hard. It’s simply a process where each side wants to get…

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