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Forget all the talk of Blue Monday; work is still (largely) good for us

Workplace Insight

It is a worldview reflected in the media, where happiness writes white and what news there remains, is generally bad news fed by the agenda-furthering doom-mongering press releases of vested interests serving a 24 hour news cycle. To some extent, business has always been looked at as an extension of warfare.

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Net-zero emissions is a great goal for companies to set — but it’s incredibly hard to reach. Here’s why

Ideas.Ted

Though the pledges make great press releases, net-zero is more complicated and potentially problematic than it may seem. Environmentalists may welcome this conservationist agenda, but what if other oil companies, the airline industries, the shipping sectors and the US government all propose a similar solution?

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Free Home Business Startup Video: Genealogy Research | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

If providing additional income for your family is on your agenda, this could be one of your opportunities. To See More of these business ideas, you can use the free trial login to OnlineOffice. I hope these videos will help you to make up your mind to start your own business, it does not cost the earth. Maybe we will make them into a video.

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Q&A: What are some social and economic issues small business face.

The Small Business Blog

You can find it here: [link] and in light of today’s reports saying that small businessess are setting the flexi-time agenda, it is curious to see how business is adapting in conjunction with the technological means that are now available in the home and at the office. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business Checklist: Business Process Outsourcing | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

If you don’t, you’ll be last on the work and service agenda, that means you business suffers. Pay on time. You want good service, pay on time. You want professional work, pay a decent retainer or hourly rate. If you can’t afford the service don’t hire them. Get at least three quotes and compare them.

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Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

The Small Business Blog

I know of companies that are constantly back to the banks because they need to supply a big amount of product however self sufficiency should be the top of a business’s agenda. As far as unemployment is concerned it has been slowing for a while now and is due to fall towards the end of this year and the beginning of next.

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Social Impact of Working From Home | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

The potential for conservation agendas to empower and enrich local groups is recognised in many quarters. Franchise business opportunities Said on September 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 pm Conservation can and should be a powerful tool for wealth creation and poverty reduction. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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