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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

Success

It doesn’t matter if you’re in a big city or small town. The major investment in most self-owned businesses is the investment of one’s self in the form of time, focus and persistence. This article was published in November 2012 and has been updated. Flexibility. Entrepreneurship is an equal-opportunity employer.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

In a study published in Psychological Science , Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveal that it takes only a tenth of a second to form an impression of someone when you first meet. According to the Echo 2012 Global Customer Service Barometer , only 7 percent of U.S. You are now our new most favorite customer!

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The final word on… workplace trends

Workplace Insight

We can all recognise it is a helicopter, but we wouldn’t want to build and fly in one The author (and arguable genius) Ray Kurzweil described pattern recognition as the ‘basic algorithm of the neocortex’ in his 2012 book How to Create a Mind. They will proliferate over the next month or so at the turn of another year.

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The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

Well, if this person is a productivityist — or at least needs to look at becoming more productive — then you should give The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2012 a good look. It’s a long read, but it may just spark some gift ideas you hadn’t considered. Kobo Mini. I love the size of this thing.

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Monday Motivator: Shifting Gears

Office Dynamics

It''s pretty hard to shift gears sometimes, isn''t it? Your thoughts can be, "I can''t wait to get to work today and tackle my projects." Your thoughts can be, "I can''t wait to get to work today and tackle my projects." The idea is that we are forming our attitude about our day as soon as we awake. Have a great week!

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Forecast Lessons from Past Small Business Trends Lists

Small Business Labs

Last week we released our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2012 list.    The future doesn't change that often :  This is another way of saying the vast majority of trends take a long time to reach the mainstream.    Part of the process of putting the list together is a review of past lists. 

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The Green Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Workforce

Eco-Office Gals

As a matter of fact, in the fall of 2012, Business Week did an entire feature on why many companies have decided to be virtual. One of the greatest resources that any of us have comes in the form of green paper known as money. It doesn’t require a lot of paper exchanging. It’s cost-effective.

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