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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. The survey results have also confirmed some weaknesses, such as training.

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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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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!) Tags: Admin Assistant Training Adminology. Sherry told me, “This is a phenomenal conference for leadership.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Finance: An assistant with a head for numbers may be able to move into finance in an accounting or a tax firm. They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. This can be a rewarding career change for those suited to this type of work.

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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!) I chatted with Sherry Elliott, Administrator of Sustainability at Dell House University in Nova Scotia.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Book Review: The Retail Doctor's.

Service Untitled

The book starts out like a regular retail sales training book, but highlights some great ideas. It is divided into eight chapters beginning with the financial and physical aspects of retail stores, and honesty in on employee hiring, training, building, and coaching. Great employees do the right things when you aren’t there.

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Small Business Bootstrapping Techniques | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Kerry Said on May 23rd, 2008 at 7:17 pm I agree that it might make sense to ‘bootstrap’ when you’re just starting out, but doesn’t it also make sense to consider whether you have access to good financing opportunities? More often than not that train has moved on. I started my business with £50.

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