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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Small Business world News Round-up – 2009/10/27 by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 27, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. E-Mail me or follow me.

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While in Transition, Are You Keeping Pace with Technology?

Job Advice Blog

The aforementioned social media could give a job seeker a huge advantage by acquiring a personal brand and then promulgating it to would-be employers or other networking folks. At the very least, one should use LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook but also potentially some others. Alex Freund is the founder of Landing Expert–Career Coaching.

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So, How about a Career Coach?

Job Advice Blog

Paid in full by that past employer, the service may entitle the person in transition to limited, one-on-one coaching; group networking; seminars and workshops; assistance in resume writing; and access to the outplacement firm’s online databases to search for potential employers. The sooner you get there the sooner you will get employed.

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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Finding Remote Work

On The Job

Census data show that more employers are letting workers set up home offices to get work done with 61 percent more workers considering home their primary workplace in 2009 compared with 2005. Salaries sometimes run 10 percent to 20 percent less than working on site. Stay "true to yourself" when participating in social networking.

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

What kind of salary are you looking for? Another suggestion is to find out the salary range that was posted for this job and use that. If you get a question that doesnt relate to the job that youre applying for, this type of question is related to how well you work under pressure. Try to give a range, never give a fixed figure.

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Top Five Tips for Paying Yourself

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Salary and bonuses are taxed differently to dividends. What is Small Business Infrastructure? How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! « Top 5 Serious Start-Up Mistakes Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? Back in time I build my factory in China at nearly zero cost – steal building, low salaries and no debt, in depressed market this is the way to survive and succeed. You ask a question, I answer! lower overheads.

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