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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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“The goal is to increase capability—whether through offering new products or services, expanding in capacity or geographically, or cross-promoting,” she says. It is not illegal for an information technology firm and a janitorial services company to form a partnership, but how many opportunities will that create?” Be specific.

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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

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If I’m working for someone else, I’m trading time for money, but I’m not building any equity,” says Duncan MacPherson, founder and CEO of Pareto Systems, a consulting firm. “As The major investment in most self-owned businesses is the investment of one’s self in the form of time, focus and persistence.

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Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2012

Small Business Labs

  2012 will see more small businesses recognize and take advantage of this key competitive advantage.   This growing ability to network, collaborate and socialize is making independent work more attractive, and 2012 will see the trend towards independent work continue to grow.    Technology Trends.

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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

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Unlike literal deserts, however, they don’t form naturally. He’s more than 20 years sober now, but it took a support system of family and friends to sever the cycle that started so long ago. So in 2012, he sold his house in Frisco (a suburb of Dallas), quit his job of eight years, and moved to one of the poorest areas in Dallas. “It

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Develop a Leader’s Mind

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It’s very clear in my head that if I’m healthy and sharp, it’s in her best interest, because I can guide my daughter and granddaughter through the medical system that she’s likely going to depend on for the rest of her life. the limbic system—is involved with bonding, passion and motivation. Exercise regularly. The emotional brain—i.e.,

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2013

Small Business Labs

  These systems will deliver meaningful insights on customers, markets and competition and will also improve bottom-line business results.    They also report 2012 will likely see an increase in these numbers. .  But the data and analytics revolution will also benefit small businesses.   Economic  3. 

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Announcement – Make 2013 the best year yet

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

However, in 2012 I built a platform dedicated to precisely that: Planning, goal setting and taking meaningful action. Your coach is trained to hold you accountable to a philosophy and system: Commit Action revolves around setting three significant commitments each week. The Shrink’s patented annual planning/goal setting system

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