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3 Smart Money Moves to Make Before Starting a Business

Success

Unsurprisingly, finances are at the top of the planning list. Financial considerations for setting up your business—such as cash flow management and forecasting—should always be your baseline before going any further. Why Financial Planning for Business Owners Is Key Before Opening. Plan for your personal finances.

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Business Travel Is Back: How to Maximize Your Miles

Success

Either way, you’ll want to have a dedicated card for business expenses to make it easier to separate them from your personal spending for accounting and tax purposes. One of the first questions to answer is whether it makes more sense for you to use a personal or business card to pay for travel and other expenses.

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Dymo's CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends

Small Business Labs

The Dymo business card scanner app for the iPhone  is such a product.    You download the app to your iPhone (they also support other smartphones) and when you take a picture of a business card it automatically adds the appropriate information to your contact list.   It's also kinda fun to use. 

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Workplace Culture is Key to Success

Energage

It’s on email signatures and business cards. John Smythe graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in finance and marketing. But he was so clueless about running the family business that he bought Accounting for Dummies when he started. But the core sales staff and management team stayed.

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How Virtual Offices Can Help You Win the Cost Cutting Game

Small Business CEO

A virtual office gives you a professional address to put on your business card; a place to receive mail, faxes, and even receive visitors; and a facility that’s open for you, your colleagues, and clients to conduct meetings in at your convenience.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Finance: An assistant with a head for numbers may be able to move into finance in an accounting or a tax firm.

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Day 2: The 17th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence Special Report

Office Dynamics

She oversees an entire department of 30 handling finance, HR, and all oversight. The conference encourages a casual mix of great conversations with other attendees for networking (Note: bring your business cards!) Attitude management and inner drive are critical for the 21 st century professional.”.