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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

Success

The major investment in most self-owned businesses is the investment of one’s self in the form of time, focus and persistence. You don’t need to be a genius at negotiation or a whiz at numbers. This article was published in November 2012 and has been updated. Photo by Sata Production/Shutterstock.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

It is not illegal for an information technology firm and a janitorial services company to form a partnership, but how many opportunities will that create?” Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. In 2012 I passed along between 35 and 40% of the work that came my way.

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Retained Search: The Ultimate 6-Stage Guide For Agency Recruiters

Recruit CRM

Attracting the right form of talent isn't a piece of cake (though it may sound like one), especially when you're looking forward to hiring for specific niche roles. In this model, your client will negotiate the fees with you firsthand and pay you a portion of it up-front and not after the whole process of recruiting is over.

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Cash, Stubborness and Music

Brilliantly Better

It was a black box with the cassette tray on the left side, with the speaker on the right side (it was an ellipse shaped speaker, I remember how I peaked through the small holes of the black plastic mask and realize the form which has letting the sound out). The Negotiation. I remember that I got chewing gum and I was making bubbles.