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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

Success

I have spent many hours on the phone with her asking what I should charge for a certain piece of content, or where to submit my work. How Deesha Philyaw got her first break This was before the economic collapse of 2008, when media outlets and magazines paid freelancers quite well. A seven-figure book deal is very impressive.

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Networking best practices for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Take for example an assistant who has a fantastic relationship with a client’s PA, they see each other outside of work and are able to phone each other for favours. Well Catherine has been an absolute pioneer in the PA networking world, having set up the NHS PAs for Excellence Network back in 2008. This fact blows my mind.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk per cent in April 2011 has angered small business owners. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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How to improve customer service in the digital world

Service Untitled

Wachovia turned into Wells Fargo in March 2011. The conversion had been going on since 2008, and Wells Fargo promised to become more environmentally friendly and use less paper and forms. Why isn’t there an application that will take my phone number and call me back as soon as the next customer service agent is available?

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An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 | Main | Business Week, The Economist on the Trickle Down Recovery » May 14, 2010 An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector No great surprise, but the vast majority of non-profit organizations in the U.S.

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Construction Work Ahead–Part 1 of 4

The Marq

So much so that the economic meltdown of 2008 didn’t seem to affect him, even though he worked in the construction industry as a Senior Project Manager. I originally received a copy of this story in August of 2011. Patrick explained in a later phone call that he used to be Erik’s boss and they maintained a collaborative relationship.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2014

Small Business Labs

To see earlier lists, click on the year: 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008. It's a Visual World:  Just as cameras and pictures have become ubiquitous on mobile phones, so too have video cameras.  Below is our 7th annual Top 10 Small Business Trends list.  2013's trend list is available here.

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