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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

It was 2010. Buoyed by this success, I decided to go for the biggest deal of my life: the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. On January 15, 2010, I was expecting a delivery of 17,000-plus tickets, and I had paid a deposit of $3 million for them. I was waiting for the most important call of my life. And then the phone rang.

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Interview with Steve Pritchard from hiremyparents.com

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. 4 Comments » | Trackback | Share This 4 Responses to “ Interview with Steve Pritchard from hiremyparents.com &# Ray Said on December 9th, 2009 at 10:54 am Steve is right on the money saying there needs to be a market for your business.

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Do You Convey Value?

Make or Break Moments

Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on June 24, 2010 under Communication , Connecting Moments , Trust | Be the First to Comment I have been saving a torn out letter to the editor since May 26. Perhaps your suppliers have raised prices. The letter struck a cord with me. This election year the local school put a levy on the ballot.

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Worsening Access To Finance For UK Small Business

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Worsening Access To Finance For UK Small Business by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 16, 2009 Following on from my interview on CNBC, I came under fire with some criticism for suggesting the banks and the government is failing small business with access to affordable finance.

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Top 5 Tips for Hiring New Employees

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Top 5 Tips for Hiring New Employees by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 22, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Interview applicants in a structured way by asking all of them the same questions.

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How to Network -- and Not Hate It

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, August 19, 2010 How to Network -- and Not Hate It One of the reasons I wanted to be a newspaper reporter -- and not a television reporter -- was because I didnt want to be in front of a camera.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What? This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview! Obviously you really want the job, and to get this job, youve got to really shine in the interview. Here are some ideas that can really make your first interview different and stand out from the typical interview.