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Experts Weigh in on 17 Investments for a Rich Life

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It’s more expensive than brown-bagging it or eating at the office cafeteria, but it pushes you to get outside and interact with other professionals.”. Purchase memories, not mementos. On a romantic couple’s weekend, you could skip the expensive night out and instead plan an excursion that creates a bit of risk.

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Profits: 3 Essential Areas to Focus On

Office Organization Success

Profits are basically what’s left over (pre-tax or gross) after a business’ expenses have been deducted from its revenues – and this is one area of business that you need to keep a close eye on. with business expenses at $85k. with business expenses at $14k p.a. c) 2011 Tracey Lawton. Business B – revenue = $50k p.a.

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5 Steps to Increasing Your Cash Flow

Office Organization Success

For these reasons I am huge fan of payment plans, both for making my own purchases in my business and for clients to pay me. On the expenses side, I can easily budget for expenses. c) 2011 Tracey Lawton. I know exactly how much is going out of the business each and every month.

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Back to the basics for customer service

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When I first graduated from college, and of course I was poor, I purchased what to me was a very expensive white shirt with navy blue trim from Macy’s. And so now in 2011 let us return to the core elements: When I walk into a store, someone should greet me, smile, and engage me in a short conversation.

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Of car dealerships and customer service

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Jaguar of North America has just been recognized as a JD Power 2011 Customer Service Champion which means they have excelled in their own industry by delivering superior service to their US customers. So does it have to be an expensive automobile like Jaguar for consumers to expect exemplary customer service?

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11 Things Organized and Productive People Do Every Day

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Research conducted by Princeton University researchers in 2011 revealed that the more our brains are bombarded by the competing stimuli of clutter, the less we’re able to focus. Remember the days when people used to buy those expensive, leather-bound planners and fill them up with a to-do list color-coded by priority? They eat frogs.

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

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Back in 2011, I took the time to learn new techniques in Microsoft Excel through a course. I like to use Excel to analyze purchases, plan expenses and analyze different investments. But once these disciplines and tools are in place, what’s the next level? The key to advanced productivity lies in the power of learning.