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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2011

Small Business Labs

Continuing our annual tradition, below is our Top 10 Small Business Trends list for 2011.    We're optimistic the economy will continue to improve in 2011 and economic growth will be more widespread.    Online micro-lending in particular will see a substantial increase in 2011

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

She taught financial managers to shift from stranded fossil fuel assets, realize the benefits of what she called “ ethical biomimicry finance , operating your company on nature’s principles” and act in the best interests of not only the shareholders but also the stakeholders—employees, customers, the community and the planet.

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One way to create cooler, cleaner megacities: Plant rooftop gardens!

Ideas.Ted

Outdoor air pollution is particularly deadly in dense urban environments in these nations. The natural environment often plays a role. billion from China to finance infrastructure projects. Schaduf, founded in 2011, establishes produce-bearing rooftop gardens for Egyptian and migrant families in informal neighborhoods.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

Vet the potential partner to make sure they have solid finances and a track record as a reliable and ethical business. Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. Make it explicit that you want to learn everything you can about them in short order,” Gage says.

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Small Business Labs: Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends.

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures | Main | Why Global Poverty is Declining » October 22, 2010 Gartners Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2011 Is it just me, or is it too early for 2011 top trends lists? 

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

” They discussed why image matters; how to dress to flatter your unique image, how to dress appropriately for your environment, dressing consistently with your content, dressing with good taste. In 2003, Opening the Airwaves to Communication was hosted by The Boeing Company in Long Beach, CA and was built around “human moments.”

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Look Back To Look Forward With Productive Eye

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Our daily subsistence is not only determined by our ability to adapt ourselves to our environment but also by the amount of money we’re capable to spend. Visit the original article at [link]. Post written by Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. We’re approaching the end of the year.

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