Eco-Office Gals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Many people are beginning to practice eco-friendliness within their home and working lives which is a positive step in the bid to reduce carbon emissions, however one of the largest contributors of carbon emissions haven’t quite been tackled – transport. The commute to and from work is significantly affecting climate change. Traffic congestion means journey times are longer than usual. in rush hour, resulting in more fuel consumption and consequently more carbon emissions which are proven

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

You have got to be on social media sites!!! Isn't that what you hear all of the time? Maybe you have created the Facebook page and the Twitter profile.  You post consistently, but you're really not seeing the benefit. Maybe you have decided that it is time to "hang it up" or "throw in the towel" because you've decided that social media is a waste of time.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

This article is the ninth in a 10-part series on the topic of overcoming career-limiting habits. The other day, while being decidedly unproductive , I stumbled upon a little gem of a website called PassiveAgressiveNotes.com. As you might expect, it’s both laugh-out-loud funny and sadly familiar. I swear I’ve seen some of these notes before…Like the one an “anonymous” officemate left in the break room of my old office: “Adults pick up after themselves.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The weekly top 5 tips post is always full of helpful hints and advice for small, home and micro business owners. 1. Joint ventures are a great way of moving your business forward quickly. By working together with another local business you can cross sell products and services that complement each other. 2.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Last month, when hurricane Irene was bearing down on the east coast of the US, this semi-amusing bit was making its way around status updates on Facebook: ** THIS JUST IN ** As Hurricane Irene prepares to batter East Coast, federal disaster officials have warned that Internet outages could force people to interact w/ other people for the first time in years.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Information is power! If you can find it when you need it.     Statistics show that the average executive/entrepreneur wastes 6 weeks a year just looking for stuff.  Do you really want to do that with your time?  Or would you rather be growing your business? If you are in the Anaheim CA area , now is the time to unleash your profit potential!

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

What would make you into a loyal customer to your suppliers? I’m loyal to suppliers with good service, reliability, honesty, they know my name and care about me as a human being.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

When there’s a problem, as there invariably will be, be a person who immediately says, “Ah… there’s a hole in a process. Let’s fix that,” rather than a being a person who points fingers and wants to find someone to blame. Blaming is never helpful.

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Eco-Office Gals

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago, I sat in my office in WPB, FL watching the World trade Center crumble before me on every news channel. Truth be told, I was so hung over that morning. We had been out at my now brother-in-law’s camp site all night while he was gator hunting. It took everything I had to drag myself to work in such poor condition.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

I've mentioned before that prior to founding Calahan Solutions, Inc., I worked for a large consulting firm in the Chicago area.  As I look back at those days, of course, I miss the people I worked with, but in my business I miss 1400. Do you have a 1400?  I really wanted one these past few weeks. Back then, any technical problem that I had -- phone, computer, palm pilot (remember, there weren't smart phones back then.), pager, etc. -- I could dial extension 1400 and all of my

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tradesmen get a helping hand with a business information portal created in conjunction with Business Link. Wickes has chosen WinWeb as cloud computing affinity partner for it’s Tradebuilder platform, to support over one million tradesmen and women in the UK.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Many workers are open to other job offers now. They're sick of working so much, with little (or no) pay raises, and dream of landing a job where there will be more appreciation and less stress. But before you jump ship, be careful you're not going to land in shark-infested waters. Check out this story I did for Gannett/USAToday.com: You're sitting in your cubicle one day considering the dozens of emails that await your attention when your phone rings.On the other end is someone interested in int

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Eco-Office Gals

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

The greenest printing is no printing at all, but sometimes you have to have a business card or brochure to give to potential clients. So, if you must print, print green! Printing for Less has covered a wide scope of green printing practices from FSC certified paper, vegetable based inks, wind-powered facilities and more. I have always highly recommended them to my clients.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. L iving on your own rules can be a great way to improve your life. These rules need not be major things, like “only work for myself” or “wear my favorite outfit every day” although they can be. What rules you chose to live by and use to take back power in your life is up to you.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Mark Prisk, Minister for Business and Enterprise has written a blog post on the BIS website entitled: “Working together with small business“ While I blame the last government for the current economic mess we are all in, I think there is a tendency in the current government to “SPIN&# their way out of certain issues,…

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Image via Wikipedia. By Jacki Rose, a professional speaker, presentation skills trainer and public speaking coach. For more articles on presentation skills visit her website at: [link]. Speaking gives you visibility, but does it give you credibility? So you’re not a professional speaker. That’s no excuse for NOT giving a professional presentation. You have a great product or service!

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

One of the biggest areas of overwhelm for many solopreneurs is handling the paper piles that surround their desk on a daily basis. As well as causing overwhelm and frustration for the business owner, paper piles severely hinder productivity and lead to a lack of efficiency. This workshop will teach you how to create your filing management systems and will include specific topics on setting up your PC and paper-based filing systems, and managing your Inbox so that you can be productive and effici

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. Q uitting a job nowadays is not what it used to be. Before, a job is considered to be a sign of security and quitting it means you have a self-destructive streak. Moreover, a long-term employment is the only accepted format when it comes to resumes and a series of job change is an indicator of lack of capacity to get along with people properly.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

With the world economy the way it is I just posted on my NASDAQ column a new article about “Cost Cutting For Small Business“ Much along the same lines and about increasing productivity I posted a new article on my HotFrog Column about “Freelance The Right Way To Free Your Time&# the links for the…

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

A client has the right to… make mistakes, and so do you. As long as we're human, mistakes will happen, so it's smart to lay it out on the table about mistakes, and find out how you and clients feel about it, and how you'll both handle mistakes when they happen.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

I love it when I get to learn and implement new stuff … this week I’ve been playing around with two different Infusionsoft plugins to create highly targeted marketing campaigns. And my other big success this week is that I’ve published the new School for Online Business Success workshop schedule — our first workshop is a Mini Workshop taking place next week: Tame the Paper Piles.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. I t would be wrong to say that the only prerequisite of starting a business is to invest huge cash. But, this is not actually true. Every big business starts from an idea. Ideas when collectively accumulated and combined with tactical effort can translate into the formation of a giant industry.

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Job Advice Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The real danger hovering over the heads of some people in transition is the fact that they’re headed toward a cul-de-sac and don’t even know it. More and more articles point out that the business world is changing rapidly; new jobs are being created; and some old jobs are fading away. Regrettably, the jobs being [.].

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

List skills you’re learning on you’re website. It doesn't scream out that you don't know what you're doing. Instead, it shows that you're a learner and grower, eager to invest in your professional dev.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

I've mentioned this before, but it is true -- proofreading is a lost art. I think people are over confident with spell check and forget that it can only do so much. Lists: I was working with someone and we were comparing a list to make sure we had all the right people with their names spelled right, correct title and address. The first thing I did was count the number of people on the list I was working from and then I counted them on the list I was getting the information from, it was out by th

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Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Shashi Bellamkonda has a great post on the Smartblog for Restaurants on his tax-free lunch plan.  For those who don't know Shashi (probably unlikely if you're reading this - it seems like pretty much everyone in the small business and social media spaces knows Shashi), he the social media swami and director of social media for Network Solutions.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Include instructions in your greeting on how to bypass your message and go straight to leaving one for you.

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Virtual Moxie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Telling the truth, and all of it, is always attractive. Those with nothing to hide hide nothing.

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