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It’s Not the End: Why Creating an Exit Strategy Sets Your Business Up for Long-Term Success

Success

Paterson advises that if the exit strategy is acquired by a competitor, certain aspects of the company, like corporate finances and internal controls, are more important than if the goal was to take the company public. Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 billion in 1998 and again refused $5 billion in 2002. billion.”

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Trying to Phone/Fax Internationally?

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 07, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you have trouble figuring out how to call a client or even a colleague in another country? Posted on 28 July, 2008 12:02 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Regina, Youre most welcome! That website really saved me a lot of trouble.

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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411 I was introduced to Google when I went back to work as an assistant in a law firm in Ottawa. It was then she introduced me to Google. Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Introducing Goo.

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Tracking the Digital Nomad Trend

Small Business Labs

As you can see from the chart below, the use of the term "digital nomad" started to gain traction in the 2008-2009 time frame. The number of citations has accelerated since, with Google reporting more hits on this term this month (January 2015) than all of 2010. This is a lightweight, mobile office. And it feels great.

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Ep 177: Andrew Reeves – Executive Assistant to the COO at Reddit

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Understanding your internal triggers. He brings over 13 years of administrative experience to the table with expertise in strategic calendar management, internal/external relationship building and thought partnering with C-Suite executives and cross-functional teams. Managing your feelings about another person’s feelings.

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How Big Corporations Are Cutting Their Energy Usage

Eco-Office Gals

Businesses need all kinds of resources in order to thrive and one of their best ones are the interns that they recruit. In 2008, they created a program that is called the Climate Corps. Oh, and that interns can be more than people who get coffee and do filing. This is where the EDF comes in. They literally can be world changers.

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

Research published in the International Journal of Behavioral Science in 2011 suggests that approximately 70 percent of people will experience at least one impostor syndrome episode in their lives. Before being the Facebook COO, she was vice president of global online sales and operations at Google.

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