Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

'The Forbes article Survey Says Americans are Losing Their Appetite for McDonald's, Taco Bell and Burger King covers a study showing that consumers - and especially Millennials - are choosing fast casual restaurants over fast food places. Key quote: Most Millennials surveyed (89%) seek out fast, casual food they deem healthier, tastier and “more customized” than fast food, and they’re willing to pay more for it, the survey revealed.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

'“The most successful people are those who take pride in their work, pride in their family… It is great to attain wealth, but money is really just one way – and hardly the best way – to keep score.” – Kemmons Wilson (1913-2003) US entrepreneur and founder of Holiday Inn. It is tempting to see… Read the full article here: Wealth – Business Quote of the Week on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

'One of the things I love about my business is the variety of the workload — I get to choose what I want to work on. And this week has been very varied (the kind of weeks I like!). I led a training workshop on Wednesday on how to create your 90-day MAP. I put together a sales page and back-office system for a new-format School for Online Business Success (details to be revealed next week).

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UPS Training Email 135

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

'At some point or another you will encounter lazy colleagues. They are everywhere and a lot of them have been lazy for years! I have always thought ‘each to their own''; if they want to be lazy that is their problem. But when it starts to impact my work or they start to pass work on to me because they are too lazy to do it themselves – well that is a problem that needs to be resolved.

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AT&T Facebook Management UPS 116

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Clutter Coach

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

'by Originally posted 2007-10-24 10:30:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Two big reasons I love email: I can send a quick reply or request or, more likely, a whole slew of them. Not that I have anything against conversations, but sometimes I really need to get through a list of to do’s and email is the quickest way to dispatch them. I can send email on my own schedule.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

'Productivityist Practices is a new series where I spend an extended period of time – usually three months – with a particular approach, product, or service. At the end of the trial, I''ll decide whether or not I want to keep it as part of my routine, adjust it so that it might fit into my routine, or ditch it altogether. The purpose of these experiements is to thoroughly test and review things so that you, the reader, don''t necessarily have to.

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Health AT&T Learning UPS 68