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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. In 2012 I passed along between 35 and 40% of the work that came my way. Our goal was to have 25% of our sales come from paddleboards, and we were projected to hit 20% in 2012. We currently partner with about 7 commercial businesses.

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

Success

Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. Here’s an example: “Hi, I’m Jenny. The prospect is now a patient and has referred dozens of friends.

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4 Easy Ways to Make Your Career Better in 2012

On The Job

But I do know that the resolution I made to pick up the phone and call one family member a week is something that feels right in my gut. Here's some ideas to make 2012 better: 1. For example, maybe you're working for a technology company, but you have an interest in becoming a better writer. Join a professional organization.

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

Environmental Protection Agency uses Austin, Texas, as an example of how communities and businesses can set and execute reasonable goals over time. sent to landfills by 2012, 75% by 2020 and 90% by 2040. The job’s not through after the product reaches the consumer, for example. Austin committed to a 20% reduction in solid waste.

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The Future of Fun: All the World's a Shareable Stage

Small Business Labs

With the advent of commonly available video recorders (our cell phones) and easy ways to post online, games now become performances we can share with our friends, family and the broader world. The growing business importance of social sharing and creating performances became very clear to us during our 2012 research project on food trucks.

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Hoarding vs. Cluttering

Clutter Coach

You may have a shopping problem, but a hoarder will buy 300 mobile phones in a year (that’s an example from the movie). This site also provides an eye-opening *Clutter Hoarding Scale with specific examples of what the home of a hoarder looks like. Originally posted 2012-07-27 08:37:47.

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Authentically Gen Z: The Values, Aspirations & Drivers That Will Re-Define The Future Of Work

Allwork

As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past. ” Image courtesy of SmithGroup.

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