Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 12, 2011

There were no cell phones. Information, on the other side, was very expensive. Information is extremely accessible, while action seems to became the most expensive merchandise in the world. You have the internet and most of the time, all you have to do to get some information is to google it. Just be out there somehow.

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 17, 2016

Cut Down on Start Up Time When there are no programs to install or updates to download, you can significantly reduce the time it takes you to get started with your work. Collaborate More Efficiently Before the cloud, working with other employees on a project could require countless emails and phone calls.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

If I’m honest, I am really just lost without them (sometimes I am literally lost without them thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me around!). This app is slightly expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. If your manager needs to pick up a souvenir for their kids this app will tell them (or you!)

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Small Business Start-Up Idea – Sign-Making Service by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 09, 2008 Sign manufacture is a fun way for you to earn some extra income. The rest of your expenses will be related to promoting your website.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 29, 2009

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk The worst business start-up mistakes by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 29, 2009 Although many people decide to try and realise their dream of starting their own business, unfortunately it often turns into a nightmare for them.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. FlightTrack: £2.99

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). This app is slightly more expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. FlightTrack: £2.99

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Small Business Start-Up Idea – T-Shirt Design by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 02, 2008 There is always a great demand for custom-made T-shirts, ranging from sports teams in need of new kit to event organisers wanting promotional shirts to give away.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  Do You Have A Pain In Your Back-up? Everything is backed up on the web automatically. Oh, did I mention that your meeting confirmation hits your google, outlook or web calendar as well as generates a confirmation email.   OK! 

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 11, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Add up all your monthly expenses so you can estimate how much money you will have left each month. The best tip from my point of view would be to avoid unnecessary expenses. Then try and remove or refinance the most expensive lending.

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Service Untitled

JULY 31, 2012

Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn no longer maintain call centers claiming the costs are too high. Even in huge industries, the cost of keeping existing customers is still far less expensive than recruiting new ones. Do these powerful organizations therefore view customer service as an operational cost rather than a marketing investment?

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 27, 2006

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Computerised systems now fall into two very different camps, the first are those that sit on your computer, and as such you need to take responsibility for ensuring you back your data up on a regular basis. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Where you create this chart is entirely up to you. Google Docs works too. Create a Google Map for each city you''re planning to visit. Look for the hyperlink icon in Google Maps, and add links for each city map to your working itinerary. Making your custom Google Maps available offline can be a little trickier.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 10, 2009

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Motorola Droid and CLIQ Technology Review I’m in the midst of changing my phone. I was considering one of the Android phones and the Motorola CLIQ has stood out given the tight integration with Google Apps and social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

I don''t do a lot of outsourcing, but offering up guests spots here at Productivityst has started me down that path. You can also link up with her on LinkedIn and follow her on Twitter. We ended up hiring him for several jobs and staying in constant contact over the course of several weeks. Review: Google Docs.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and Top Mobil Phone Apps | Main | Are you Time-challenged Tim or Non-productive Nancy? Schedule = Success My favorite is: There is no tool more useful to me than an electronic calendar (Outlook, ACT, Thunderbird, Google, it doesn't matter what brand.)

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A company can downgrade or upgrade services as needed without the expense of hiring more seasonal staff. Employee reduction – Outsourcing sets a company free of paying for employee incentives, training, hiring, and providing expensive employee benefits such as health insurance, pension planning, and vacation pay.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Another time I was trying to find a full-serve gas station to fill up, but there was nothing to be found. It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. He loved it and I believe ended up doing his job better because of it. 411 Look Up 411.ca Something to think about.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

Google Disney insider trading scheme assistant or just look at Enron. One of the most surprising things for me was to learn that not all companies will give you an expense account or a company credit card. This adds up to thousands of dollars and it usually takes at least two weeks to get your money back. Have enough credit.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

  Some say the traditional paper planner is the best, while others swear by their smart-phone or on line tool.  I personally use a Franklin Covey planner because I love the look of the pages, but many other companies make planner pages with the same set-up. It is also backed up in case of a hard drive failure.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Allwork

MARCH 25, 2024

You’ve taken it to an entirely new high, working around other people, incubation theories, mentoring theories, accelerator theories, fundings, exits, team rooms, the very start up to the very exit point overall. So when we started in 1999, if you look at Google, the word coworking didn’t exist.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 17, 2009

That meant it had to replace my notebook computer on many fronts, such as provide an alternate path to social networking, email, note-taking, Google Apps, music, video, and some tangentially interesting games. Given that I didn’t want to incur the expense of switching providers, I decided to stay with T-Mobile.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk While your competitors have to pay out for expensive office space that they don’t need as clients dry up, your business can continue to thrive. Massy Said on April 16th, 2010 at 8:26 pm Gas is the absolute worst… so expensive.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 15, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk We all start our own businesses because we have passion and drive, this can easily become lost in the day to day monotony of paperwork and tedious tasks, yet employing full or part-time staff can be expensive and risky. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk The money that leaves a small business is often taken up with overheads that are necessary for the day to day running of the business. « Top 5 Serious Start-Up Mistakes Is Your Networking Fishy Enough? lower overheads.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Since I got in at 9 and my boss was in an hour before me, I knew he had probably seen it already so decided to suck it up and just go in and ask him. He wrote in one sentence that he had " expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Still trying to keep up with my blog and column to answer your great questions and comments! Top EAs that work for a famous CEO (think Google, Fortune 100 companies) make as much as low level executives in middle management and have titles like Chief of Staff sometimes. The latest 2 questions I answered over there are below.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Setting goals like a new office, X number of subscribers or pushing up balance of your business account are all attempts to find happiness through success. Fast cars, designer clothes and expensive gadgets serve the same purpose. He used to smile every time he fired up the engine. It’s just the way entrepreneurs are.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Web development as well can be pretty expensive. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 07, 2007 A few years ago I decided to change over to Apple computers from Windows based computers and up until now it seemed the right decision. I asked if there was a way to speed up my new order, they will try – code for no.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had "expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." For fun, one of the officers asked me to put my name and birthdate in to see what came up. LOOK UP, LOOK DOWN : While an EA was talking to the CEO, her skirt slipped down and landed at her feet.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk OnlineOffice is aimed at the small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professional, contractors, freelancer, self-employed, sole-trader and virtual assistants client.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 10, 2006

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk SME / SMB Have Become Obsolete Acronyms by Zoli Erdos on May 10, 2006 Software Industry analysts seem to have a fun time coming up with three-letter combinations. Seems to me that a lot more SME are using google services now.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Brian Scudamore dropped out of high school in 1989 with $700 (£400) and a beat-up old pick-up truck to start his company 1-800-GOT-JUNK? It’s expensive to develop your own resources so it makes sense to share. Think of the motor industry.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 20, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk People often say to me that their small business doesn’t have a website as it’s too complicated, takes up too much time or is too expensive. start-up in business , use online IT. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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