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2014 MBO Partners State of Independence Report Released

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million in 2014. This is up 1.2% trillion in total revenue in 2014, spent more than $150 billon on non-payroll/contractor expenses , and are the primary income source for more than 10 million American households.  The full 2014 MBO Partners State of Independence report is available here. from 2013 and 12.5%

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3 Tips for Responding to the Inevitable ‘Your Price Is Too High’ Rejection

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Regardless of the words your prospect uses to bring up a discussion of price, what they’re really saying is that they don’t perceive enough value to pay the price you’ve quoted. They need to see references from satisfied customers as well as case studies and whitepapers attesting that your outcome will be better and worth the added expense.

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5 Productivity Products and Services to Boost Company Morale

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Small business owners especially might skimp on office products and services to save money—but what if those purchases themselves end up saving you money ? Here’s what products and services to look into at your next budget meeting to give your space and processes a pick-me-up.

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

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When Logan Shinholser, owner and CEO of the Contractor Growth Network in Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from college in 2014, he started providing marketing services for his father’s pond construction, repair and cleaning business in Maryland. “I Eventually, he quit his job with Indeed and became a full-time digital marketer. “I

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Is America "The World's First Poor Rich Country"?

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He sums up his analysis by saying the U.S. Key quote: The meritocratic class has mastered the old trick of consolidating wealth and passing privilege along at the expense of other people’s children. It too argues this group is advantaging their children at the expense of those who earn less.   The 9.9%

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The 10 Best Books for Creativity

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Soni’s design thinking framework is made up of five stages: “inspire,” “empathize and define,” “ideate,” “prototype and test,” and “scale.” The collection of 50 assignments curated by author Sarah Green originated in her 2014 PBS series The Art Assignment , and 13 new challenges were commissioned in order to create the 2020 book.

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16 Rich Habits

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Do you realize that these subconscious, second-nature activities make up 40 percent of our waking hours? But be assured: If you’re doing fine now without minding these money principles , it’ll catch up to you. Here are the most important Rich Habits you can take up to reach and maintain your wealth potential. Don’t give up.

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