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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

If you request to attend a Training Day and they say that time away from the office is the main issue, then you need to make the conference seem as undisruptive as possible. Getting buy-in IS ACHIEVABLE and I managed to successfully get the following approved: Business Cards. Internal & External Training.

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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

Personal Business Cards. A lot of companies provide employees with their own business cards. However, if you want the ability to promote yourself professionally without the association of your current employer, personal business cards are must! Taking Your Toolkit to the Next Level. Digital Portfolio.

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Dymo's CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends

Small Business Labs

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. The Dymo business card scanner app for the iPhone  is such a product.    the growing use of smartphones as our remote controls for life and business

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26 Ways to Make Meetings More Fun (…and productive)

Ian's Messy Desk

After information is delivered (training, new policies, etc.), Have every group member place their business card into a bowl or container. Then, everyone draws a card other than their own. Sources: Games Magazine; The Great Book of Business Games , E. Act It Out. Change Places. Report to the group.

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8 Small Business Ideas to Start You on the Road to Success

Small Business CEO

Cooking, pets, cars, decorating, agriculture, UFO’s, ghosts, engineering, accounting, computers, music/audio, movies survival/outdoors, design, training, trades, employment, etc. Most magazines, websites, and even copywriting houses only require that you know how to write interesting work. Nothing fancy here.

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Small Business Bootstrapping Techniques | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

More often than not that train has moved on. emma Said on October 19th, 2009 at 3:56 pm Bootstrapping is perfect for the new business start-up that is ’strapped’ for cash and esures that the company owners are careful with cash-flow and outgoing expenses. I started my business with £50. Great post.

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Why You Shouldn't Stick to Your Niche

Men With Pens

Like carrying a business card. Branching out is a great gig—I make friends, I expand my thinking, I have a laugh, and it even has positive business results. Branching out is a great gig—I make friends, I expand my thinking, I have a laugh, and it even has positive business results. Now there’s a niche! So yesyesyes.

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