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More Americans Facing a Rent Burden

Small Business Labs

million more than in 2004.  Being rent burdened means having less money for other expenses or savings. Nearly 43 million U.S. households rented their homes in 2016, which is about 9.3 The main cause of this is rents have been rising much faster than household income.

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What Is Blue Ocean Strategy?

Success

Kim and Mauborgne published their ideas in their 2004 book, Blue Ocean Strategy. If the competition can routinely out-price and out-service you, you might invest more time and expense. Blue Ocean Strategy is a marketing approach developed by W. Before tackling so much information, you likely want to know the basics.

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How to Name Your Business

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It’s far less expensive to name a company with a descriptive title and tagline,” Isen says. We rolled it out to the public in 2004. Consider the type of name you’re after. Giant corporations with marketing dollars to blow can afford abstract names (think Amazon or Bluetooth—visual words that say nothing about the product).

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

Slashed Expenses. manufacturing plants haven’t sent any waste to landfills since May 2004 — a mission that began with a good-faith accounting of the company’s waste stream. Doubling-down on recycling and reusing our waste creates 10 times as many jobs. as waste disposal alone. Waste management is a lucrative business for a reason.

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Green Energy: Simple Ways to Save Money and Protect the Environment

Eco-Office Gals

Heating is one of the biggest expenses a family has to face. Blogging in many niches since 2004. Alternatives such as compact fluorescents, halogens and LEDs are both long-lasting and friendlier on the environment, so if you haven’t already made the switch – do it today. Update your appliances. photo by: muffett68 ??.

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When a client's site cries out for help

Loosely Speaking

In particular, if your client’s site is a teenager now, you should help him prepare a budget for an update (kind of like paying for orthodontia, but maybe not as expensive). RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Working on customer service skills

Service Untitled

The second customer is a young, good-looking man dressed in an expensive business suit and says, “Excuse me, but I need to get into my safe deposit box immediately.&# The customer service representative then broke eye-contact with the second customer and returned her concentration to the first customer. When Wachovia.