Small Business Labs

MAY 14, 2010

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.   The number of U.S.

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Small Business CEO

MARCH 3, 2011

Deduct health insurance premiums as a business expense - If you had self-employment income in 2010, you may also be able to deduct health insurance premiums you paid for yourself and your dependents as an ‘above the line’ business expense (that is, without itemizing) on your federal tax return. of your adjusted gross income.

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Small Business CEO

AUGUST 22, 2011

Let’s face it, mobility has advantages that are simply irresistible especially for business owners who are always on the go and it all boils down to cutting business expenses such as travel and hotel costs. According to Ken Singer, CEO and founder of AppCentral, companies should embrace mobility.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 10, 2010

  I haven't been a subscriber long enough to know if I will get my money's worth, but it is hard to imagine I won't.    First off, this is a business expense so my after tax cost is quite low.    Third, they simply don't have to provide much value for me to cover my costs. 

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Productivityist

MAY 5, 2016

Brad is an entrepreneur, Chiefs fan and the VP of Business Development at BlueCotton , an on-demand t-shirt printing company. . In 2011, researchers at Columbia University published a very, very interesting study. You work on the expense report instead of going on Facebook. Here’s how to get rid of it. Makes sense, right?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Jaguar of North America has just been recognized as a JD Power 2011 Customer Service Champion which means they have excelled in their own industry by delivering superior service to their US customers. Doesn’t that make one wonder why every dealership can’t provide a similar kind of customer experience?

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JULY 19, 2011

Pied Piper PSI, a California-based dealership for sales and marketing sent 3524 secret shoppers to various dealerships across the country from July 2010 to June 2011 to evaluate different dealerships and how they treat car shoppers. Mercedes-Benz came out on top for customer service followed closely by Jaguar, Lexus, and BMW.

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 29, 2011

I don’t know anything abut this so I asked a very good friend to help me out. Also, we’re both fussy and expensive. I’m writing this for the 1.34% of you who didn’t. And I won’t say a word more than that, because you should really be at the ebook site now. First, I finished a promo movie.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

When I first graduated from college, and of course I was poor, I purchased what to me was a very expensive white shirt with navy blue trim from Macy’s. I didn’t wear it for a while because it was way beyond my budget at the time, and so I waited for a special occasion to dress up and show it off.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 6, 2010

  Ad Age quotes an investment banker on the value of Newsweek as saying "I can't tell you that it's more than a buck, unfortunately."   If I can buy Newsweek for, say, $57 this would leave capital for operating expenses. .  Authors The authors are Steve King and Carolyn Ockels.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 23, 2010

  Because of this, it can be very expensive for small farms to transport their herds to these facilities for processing.  "There is unbelievable consumer interest in local agriculture that we haven't seen in decades," said Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I was fortunate enough to be successful enough at that while I was in college that it didn’t necessitate me getting a real or conventional job once I graduated. I didn’t really know what to do with myself. So I started out leaving college as a professional online poker player. Player pool to play. And so I did.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

3D printers have been around for years, but until fairly recently they were expensive and used almost exclusively for product design and rapid prototyping.  Follow us on Twitter Emergent Research EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

I don't have to schedule anything. But I live and work in less than 200 square feet -- so I don't have the room for a lot of equipment.   Don't you hate shipping emails back and forth, only to discover that you don't know where the meeting is supposed to be or there is no suitable time?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2012

It’s all a vicious cycle – out of which we still don’t know how to exit. A recent survey found that online connectivity is one of the last expenses to be cut in Greek households – and I believe it’s because people realize the strength of the online world. The situation in Greece is quite bad at the moment.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 19, 2011

Forget the advice that teaches you how to build warm fuzzies with your audience – it isn’t getting you very far. That’s not to say warm fuzzies aren’t useful. You cut expenses and stop wasting time. And wasn’t wealth, freedom and success the very reason you got into business? You invest.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2010

  In response to the sales declines, the Intuit Trends Index shows small businesses cut expenses by 27%.  Follow us on Twitter Emergent Research EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. Authors The authors are Steve King and Carolyn Ockels.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2011

And don’t just promise – actually commit to taking action. Don’t Make Money Excuses. Cut spending and expenses. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Buy for yourself? Other people are supposed to buy you gifts! Except when they’re not. I was young. That’s okay.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 6, 2010

  Likely taxes on CO2 emissions will also make long distance shipping more expensive. most won't.  most won't.  Follow us on Twitter Emergent Research EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. several years ago.  manufacturers. 

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

But using a childish term when you’re 40 or so isn’t what most turns me off. Praise is nice, but it doesn’t pay the bills. ” You’ll feel uncomfortable asking for money because deep down, you don’t think that what you have is worth it. Really, people. Rip down your website. ” Please.

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

With those thoughts in mind, shouldn’t senior management work on motivating factors to help employees maintain their business loyalty and commitment? Often they are the ones on the front lines, and isn’t that a good indicator of what needs to be heard? Let’s start with the negatives. Rewards are why people work.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

That idea is the box that holds your potential, and opening it scares the s**t out of you. What you should do is set a “Quit Date”, a goal number for a financial survival fund, and scale back on needless expenses immediately (like cable, takeout, sodas, etc…) so you can put that money in the bank.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2011

They wouldn’t have to worry about who’s more expensive or which person offers the best deal – they’d pay the same rate no matter whom they chose. You didn’t have to haggle on price or bring your rates down or throw a sale or knock the competition to win over the client. They could hire anyone! Why not make that happen right now?

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Service Untitled

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

He couldn’t find any sales staff to help, and there was not one specialist available in the electronics department which consisted of televisions, computers, etc. Also, customers complained most items were more expensive than other competing stores. Is customer service commensurate with price in real estate sales?

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Back in 2011, I took the time to learn new techniques in Microsoft Excel through a course. I like to use Excel to analyze purchases, plan expenses and analyze different investments. Don ’t be afraid to dig deeper in whatever it is you are learning. You can find Bruce on Twitter at @PMPhacks. The benefits can be fantastic.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Your PDA is like a back-up brain, so you don't have to worry about forgetting or missing appointments! whereas paper planners don't!    " Think of the last time you said out loud "If I don't write this down, I won't remember it!" link] or on Twitter: [link] 2.

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Brilliantly Better

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

We made a short stop to eat at a local restaurant (quite an expensive one, but apparently a very old and well established one too) and then we walked downtown. Can’t wait to get back there. © Dragos Roua for Dragos Roua - Brilliantly Better , 2011. The motel was pretty standard, but clean and relatively large.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 27, 2011

You do have several shipping options, but the fastest one will be actually more expensive than the book. And by that, I mean not only PDF ebooks available on the blog, but also printed books on Amazon, Kindle versions and, of course, for the latest hype in town, ePub-based ebooks in Apple iBookStore. Digital versus Printed. But it worked.

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Virtual Moxie

JANUARY 24, 2011

» January 25, 2011 The myth of transitioning Since getting several of these recently, rather than just linking to Pick Anastacia’s Brain , counting on your smarts to lead you to look if you want, let me say that I’d like you to go look. Most people don't have that, and Sam, it doesn’t sound like you do. On Justin Bieber.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Zuckerberg has a family and he has Meta, and he tends to both in simple gray crew-neck T-shirts. (On president-elect of the International Positive Psychology Association told The New York Times in 2011. I stopped it cold and went full Zuck: gray crew-neck T-shirt, jeans and a pair of Vans. Colloquially it means reaching 4 p.m.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Main | Start 2011 off Organized!   Just to make sure you don't get overwhelmed reading a long post on overwhelm, here are a few tips to consider: This post is not meant to be a step-by-step guide.  it won't get any better.   I do not suggest that you adopt all the tips below. .  Share your ideas. 

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 12, 2010

This penalises small businesses, which can ill-afford to pay out for expensive legal advice. I would particularly agree with HMRC being required to provide free binding advice, after all if they can’t interpret the rules how on earth are SMEs supposed to! You want a little more. You want the whole tree."

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