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Is America "The World's First Poor Rich Country"?

Small Business Labs

refers to those who are wealthy enough to be in the top 9.9% million or more in 2016. The 2016 median for this group was $2.4 Key quote: The meritocratic class has mastered the old trick of consolidating wealth and passing privilege along at the expense of other people’s children. is the New American Aristocracy. The

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If It Doesn’t Suck, It’s Not Worth Doing

Success

On day one, SEAL—as he is referred to in the book—asked Itzler how many pull-ups he could do. Many people indulge themselves in momentary satisfaction at the expense of a better future. This article was published in November 2016 and has been updated. Itzler did eight. Take 30 seconds and do it again,” SEAL said.

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Drones for High Value Deliveries

Small Business Labs

Since 2016 they've been using drones (more properly referred to as  unmanned aircraft systems ) to deliver blood and medical supplies in the African nation of Rwanda. This is because, generally speaking, new technologies are expensive. We also hear about driverless cars delivering pizza. Like pizza delivery. 

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Podcast 081: Low energy productivity

Clutter Coach

Expense reports or any kind of form or report that requires you to gather information you have and compile it, just filling in the little blanks and sending it off. You don’t have to give each one a proper name, but you do have to put it into a folder named receipts, expenses or something meaningful like that. Nice and mindless.

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Choosing Administrative Training That’s Right for You

Office Dynamics

As 2016 comes to an end, I hope you are working on your goals for your 2017 development. At Office Dynamics, when we say “online learning,” we are referring to actual training courses. Then we refer to the video-taped sessions from our conference as Conference On Demand. There are no travel expenses involved. It is live.

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How to Partner with a Rival for a Win-Win

Success

Blue Moon Fair Trade partners with three other fair-trade retailers to combine trans-Pacific shipments, saving all of them up to 40% in shipping and paperwork expenses. Cross-refer. A specialist will refer patients requiring specific care to a partner who provides that care, and vice versa. Team up to attract the big guys.