Sat.Jan 04, 2014 - Fri.Jan 10, 2014

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What can assistants expect in 2014?

Practically Perfect PA

'I know I always say I can’t believe how the time flies but I seriously can’t believe how quickly 2013 past us by! It was quick wasn’t it!? I’m not just getting old! Anyway here we are in 2014 and I hope that everyone is settling back into work after the Christmas and New Year break. I think assistants will have an interesting 2014, particularly as it is the International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant with lots planned for our professional development

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Revolutions Instead of Resolutions

Virtual Moxie

'Heading into the end of last year, something was off for me. At first, I thought I was bothered that my half-sabbatical was coming to an end—except I wasn''t. Then I thought that perhaps I was experiencing some sort of soul-crushing boredom—except I don''t know how to be bored when the world is so big and beautiful and I love my life. What I was, I realized, was weary.

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Get More Clients: A Simple Strategy for More Clients (It’s Not What You Think)

Office Organization Success

'Clients are the backbone of every solo service professional’s business. If you don’t have any, or enough, clients then you’re going to struggle to grow and build a profitable business. Therefore business owners are always on the lookout for strategies, tools, resources etc. that will make the client acquiring process much easier. But there’s one really simple strategy that many business owners don’t even think about … it’s cleaning out your office!

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Infographic: Startup Trademarking

The Small Business Blog

'When your business starts to grow, there will inevitably be people who try and cash in on your success. That’s why it is so important for you to trademark your business name – a fact that many first-time entrepreneurs will overlook due to their inexperience. It can be heartbreaking to see someone copying your business… Read the full article here: Infographic: Startup Trademarking on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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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Practically Perfect PA Visits: Hotel Elysée NYC

Practically Perfect PA

'Landing into JFK airport at 10pm on New Year’s Eve is not the most sensible thing I have ever done. Although the airport was fairly quiet and the usually long queue for customs non-existent an unexpected snow storm was on the horizon. So it was with much relief when I emerged from the Manhattan subway into the warm arms of the Hotel Elysée. The hotel is perfectly situated between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue in the heart of Midtown.

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Career Necessity: Key Accomplishments List (Free Template Provided)

Eat Your Career

'Download my free Key Accomplishments List template here >> One of my favorite career development tools (and one I recommend on an almost daily basis) is the Key Accomplishments List. It’s such an easy thing to do—and it’s SO valuable—there’s no reason you shouldn’t be tracking your professional accomplishments on a monthly basis (at the very least).

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Running a business is not easy, because of CPAs and Accountants!

The Small Business Blog

'You would have thought that running a business is easy. I have something you want, I sell it to you and you pay me for it – that’s it, right? Wrong – there are so many other things to deal with apart from the ‘business deal’! These are the sort of things that make your… Read the full article here: Running a business is not easy, because of CPAs and Accountants!

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Are Your New Year’s Resolutions Realistc? [Infographic]

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post Are Your New Year’s Resolutions Realistc? [Infographic] appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. New Years Resolutions – By The Numbers [Infographic] by the team at Farfetch.com. You just finished reading Are Your New Year''s Resolutions Realistc? [Infographic] ! Consider leaving a comment! Recommended: Evernote Essentials The post Are Your New Year’s Resolutions Realistc?

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The Sharing Economy's Socialism Peddling Capitalists

Small Business Labs

'The Sharing Economy is getting an enormous amount of press these days. What's interesting is the coverage is mixed, with some highly complementary and other coverage quite negative. The reason the coverage is so mixed is people are discovering most sharing economy companies are more focused on profits than making the world a better place. This realization is quite shocking to those who think of the sharing economy as having what NPR calls   "a warm and fuzzy, sort of k

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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A Happy New Year To You!

Office Organization Success

'I hope you got chance to relax and enjoy spending time with family and friends over the holidays. Here in the Lawton household, we had a wonderful break. There was a trip to the movies to see The Hobbit; a party we hosted, visiting friends, plus too much eating of chocolate, cake, and all the wrong stuff! My first visit back to the gym yesterday was hard.

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FSB WorldPay Business Awards 2014 entries now open

The Small Business Blog

'Business awards might sometimes seem like a waste of time, but when they come with a hefty cash prize attached they should always appear on your radar. Not only will being nominated for (or winning) an award mean that the profile of your business is raised, but just imagine what you could do with £10,000… Read the full article here: FSB WorldPay Business Awards 2014 entries now open on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Green Decluttering

Clutter Coach

'A common concern I hear from people when they’re decluttering is that they don’t want their stuff just to go to the landfill. They don’t want to be responsible for creating more trash, or they feel that their stuff could be useful to someone. They want to be green! Here are some options: Sell your stuff. Craigslist is a good choice if you want to sell things locally such as furniture and other large or hard-to-ship items.

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Has the U.S. Reached Peak Car?

Small Business Labs

'An interesting series of studies out of the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute found that Americans are driving less and using less fuel than in the past.   The most recent study, Has Motorization in the U.S. Peaked? , shows that since 2004 Americans have owned fewer cars and light trucks, driven each of those vehicles less and consumed less fuel each year.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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Why We May be About to Lose Our Innovative Edge

On The Job

'Is America losing its innovation edge? If so, the reason could be because managers and employees are not on the same page in developing new ideas. Specifically, many employees think they have a good idea, but their managers won''t listen to them. In their defense, managers say these ideas often are out in left field with no real focus or value to the company.

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Most companies left alone in corporate tax review

The Small Business Blog

'Finance Directors and their advisers will be relieved that Chancellor Osborne left corporation tax rates unchanged in his Autumn Statement. Instead, the main emphasis was on measures to increase the overall tax take with the help of measures designed to cut down blatant tax avoidance. The only sectors to see any positive improvements to their… Read the full article here: Most companies left alone in corporate tax review on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Organize your Jewelry for Travel

Clutter Coach

'Originally posted 2009-03-02 17:53:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. You may know that I'm a big fan of the lowly zip lock bag. It can be used to corral extra cords, stash manuals and spare parts together and keep dead batteries until it's time to drop them off. They excel at toiletries, vitamins and other little items one travels with.

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Is it Finally the Year of the Internet of Things?

Small Business Labs

'Kevin Ashton coined the term "The Internet of Things"  way back in the late 1990s.  Most every year since has been proclaimed by some futurist as the year the Internet of Things will take off. 2014 may be the year it finally happens.  According to the Wall Street Journal's 'Internet of Things' in Reach : From meat thermometers monitored with a smartphone to Wi-Fi-equipped dog collars, devices and services in homes and businesses are increasingly being conne

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Is Training the Right Solution?

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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Why Having Tons of Potential Puts You at a Serious Disadvantage

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

'I’m going way out on a limb here, but I bet I wasn’t the only kid whose report card had notes like this: “Lots of potential. Needs to apply himself.” . In fact, an informal survey of my client population and general network showed that tons of entrepreneurs were labeled “high potential” youngsters in school. Specifically, they were effortless achievers.

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Taking your e-commerce business to the next level

The Small Business Blog

'For many of us, 2014 will be the year that we take our businesses to new heights. If you’re determined to stick to this resolution, here’s everything you need to know to drive forward your e-commerce business. Branch out At first, many small businesses are run from home, usually with one or two people completing… Read the full article here: Taking your e-commerce business to the next level on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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8 Great Tips on How to Effectively Manage Generation Y and Z Employees in the Modern Business Landscape

Small Business CEO

'Managing the modern employee pool is much different from what it was back in our parents and grandparent’s time. Gen Y (a.k.a., “Millenials” estimated 71,000,000 people) workers are now fully steeped in the work force, and Gen Z (a.k.a., “The New Breed” estimated 23,000,000 people and growing) workers are coming up through the ranks every day.

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Want to Earn More Money for Your Writing? Give it Away!

Men With Pens

'Tired of making pennies a word - and losing jobs to other writers regardless of how little you charge? That means it''s time to change your marketing strategy, and I can''t think of a better time than the beginning of the New Year. If you want to make more this coming year - a lot more - start writing for free. Click here to read the full article → Another rocking post from Men With Pens!

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

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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The 33 Days Newsletter Challenge – Day One

Brilliantly Better

'I’ve been craving to do a 30 days challenge related to my email list for years. Seriously. I did 30 days challenges for running, for challenging relationships, for #5words, you name it. I even did 30 days challenges disguised as monkeys, for an entire year. But nothing related to my email list. It’s kinda strange [.].

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Beginnings – Quote of the Week

The Small Business Blog

'“You can think and talk about a project for a long time, but only action will manifest it. If you wait until you’re ready, you’ll never get anything done. Don’t wait until all the conditions are perfect for you to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” This quote is by American business author Alan Cohen… Read the full article here: Beginnings – Quote of the Week on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Dear US-Based Small Business Owner: It is Time to Get Your Books Ready for Year End

Small Business CEO

'Profits, depreciation, travel costs, healthcare, startup costs, training expenses, charitable donations – all these and more represent little numbers on a page that can save you money if you have your books in order when the “Revenue Man” comes a calling in the next couple of months. Rules and paperwork vary significantly from one country to the next, however most do employ many of the same basics.

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Going Beyond Inbox Zero

Productivityist

'The following is a guest post by Harry Guinness. Harry is a web designer, photographer, publisher, entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and International Man of Mystery. He''s also a fan of self-experimentation (to the occasional dismay of his family and friends) and skill acquisition. You can find him over at his website ( where this post was originally published ) and follow him on Twitter.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

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