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How to Make Sustainable Practices Make Sense for Your Business

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. “Consumer commitment to environmental sustainability and social responsibility has intensified with consumers voting with their wallets,” Jonathan Wright, global lead for cognitive process reengineering at IBM, told Yahoo Finance. According to Wright, “Data is the lifeblood of ESG. Now is the time for enterprises to act.

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WinWeb Pitch of the Week Winner – Kai Chew

The Small Business Blog

who after seeing a problem came up with a business idea to help actuarial students gather all the information they need from one source. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

The Small Business Blog

Liz Said on February 8th, 2010 at 11:10 pm I’ve hired students from my local college with pretty good success Richard French Said on February 11th, 2010 at 5:47 am Thanks for sharing this valuable information ! Richard French Said on February 11th, 2010 at 5:49 am Thanks for sharing this valuable information !

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Top 5 Tips for Running a Successful Business Website

The Small Business Blog

Share information about your business and about you – your history and values are important to prospective customers. A big advantage of being a smaller company is the ability to create a more personal connection with your customers – yet many SME’s bury information that would allow that on an About page.

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Top 5 Tips for Hands-On Leadership | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Keep stakeholders (customers, staff, suppliers etc.) informed and create regular dialogue with each of these interest groups. Keeping your staff informed of the overview of your business is a great way to give them ownership of their work and will help keep them motivated. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Are You A Competent Communicator?

The Small Business Blog

You probably became a small business owner because you’re passionate, smart, informed and likely very obsessed with your company’s success. As a result you miss out on valuable information. Write it down – taking notes has been proven to increase your ability to recall the information. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

However, rather than wasting time worrying about how you could miss that information, consider instead spending that energy on competitive intelligence to prevent any possible surprises. Know where to look: A majority of information that you want to know about your competitors is freely available. Body language always speaks volumes.

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