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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. wpdynamics Powered By the Tweet This Plugin Tweet This.

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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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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

She gave me her business card. I always have tons of stamps, thank you cards, blank cards, and stationary on hand along with pre-printed address labels. I also include my personal business card with my name, cell number, email address, and city, state, and USA printed on it since I do travel overseas sometimes.

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How much money do you really need to start your micro business.

The Small Business Blog

« Book Review: A Bit on the Side by Jasmine Birtles Introducing: The Small Business Bookshop » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 at 11:59 am and is filed under Finance , find funding. People want flashy premises, business cards etc. We have to be realistic about it.

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Small Business Bootstrapping Techniques | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

They understand that cash is king and should not be wasted on old style advertising and marketing – there are better and almost cost-free ways to promote your small business. Bootstrappers don’t waste time with long business plans they start their small business immediately. I started my business with £50.

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Being A Digital Nomad

Brilliantly Better

Doesn’t have an office and most of the time doesn’t have business cards either (the new dial tone being twitter , of course). For me, this rather trendy (and almost overused) concept boils down to something really simple: a person who’s providing value through digital channels but who doesn’t have a fixed place to work.

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Top 5 Tips for Using Technology for Marketing

The Small Business Blog

Build an identity for your business online by using ready-made stylish templates. Learn how to use publishing software and create eye-catching promotional material. Invest in a colour printer to make business cards, stationery and letterheads look more professional. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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