- Putting the Triple Bottom Line to Work
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written on November 18, 2009
by Jeff Anderle
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Greening Your Business
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In late August, Robert Pojasek posted an article on these pages in which he largely agreed with assertions made by Wayne Norman and Chris MacDonald in their 2004 paper entitled, "Getting to the Bottom of the 'Triple Bottom Line'". While in no way disputing the view that organizations should strive to meet social, environmental and economic goals, Norman and MacDonald generally called the authenticity and usefulness of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) construct into question, and claimed that a TBL methodology, per se, did not exist.
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- Harnessing the Power of Three for Marketing Words Phrases and Design
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written on November 17, 2009
by Nikki Evans
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Marketing 101
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President Obama has mastered harnessing the power of three to captivate listeners of his speeches. Remember these? "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day [1], in this election [2], at this defining moment [3], change has come to America."
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- Managing A Family Owned Business
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written on November 17, 2009
by Steve Krisfalusy
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Strategic Planning and Execution
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- Building Relationships Helps to Bridge Gaps
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written on November 16, 2009
by Tameka Taylor
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Diversity Awareness and Education
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As professionals, building relationships are important to do with individuals who are different from yourself since it helps to bridge the gaps between you and others. Sometimes people are so busy doing the tasks at hand and doing the items on their things to do list that they do not take the time to build relationships with those that they work with on a regular basis.
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- HomeBased Business Owners Should Be Taken Seriously
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written on November 16, 2009
by Joel Libava
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Investing in a Franchise
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- Does Your Calendar Show Your Values?
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written on November 10, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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- Networking Its Only Natural
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written on November 09, 2009
by Phil Stella
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Networking Strategies
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- What Did You Do With TODAY
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written on November 09, 2009
by Rachel Torchia
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Customer Retention
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Every day is the only "today" you have. Live in today and learn from yesterday. As the days, weeks turning to years fly by, it all begins over and over with TODAY!
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- The Technology Hype Cycle
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written on November 06, 2009
by Laura Pettit Rusick
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Innovation in Technology
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- When Selling a Business Experience is Worth Millions
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written on November 05, 2009
by Kipp Krukowski
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Buying and Selling a Business
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- Social Security Wage Base Remains Unchanged for 2010
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written on November 05, 2009
by William Riccio
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Tracking Business Finances
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The Social Security Administration recently published their Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) for 2010. Maximum taxable earnings subject to Social Security withholding remains unchanged for 2010 at $106,800.
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- IRS Reports Record Number of eFiled Returns
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written on November 05, 2009
by William Riccio
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Tracking Business Finances
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On November 2nd 2009 the IRS announced that for the first time more than two thirds of all taxpayers e-filed their individual returns in 2009. Almost, 95 million individual returns were e-filed in 2009 which is a 6% increase from the prior year. The IRS processed over 141 million individual returns in 2009.
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- The CIT Bankruptcy and its Impact on Small Businesses
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written on November 05, 2009
by John Doucette
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Financing Solutions
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As many of you already know, CIT Financial, a major source of short term financing for small and medium sized businesses for over 100 years, filed for bankruptcy on November 1. http://www.cit.com/about-cit/restructuring/index.htm What effect will this have on the availability of working capital for companies like these? The popular media presents the usual gloom and doom scenario. My view is a little different. Here's why.
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- How Does Paper Stack Up
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written on October 30, 2009
by Jessica Davis
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Greening Your Business
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- Sustainable Production Environments
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written on October 30, 2009
by Jeff Anderle
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Greening Your Business
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What does sustainable implementation mean to the production line? In a recent report by Aberdeen Research, energy efficiency (94%) followed by waste reduction (78%) are the first priorities when companies pursue a sustainable production environment. 72% of respondents identified reuse and recycling as key components of sustainability implementation.
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- Sales Tips Tricks and Traps
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written on October 29, 2009
by SME Cleveland
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SME Cleveland
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This is the podcast of the SME-U educational event that was held on Oct. 13 on sales tips. The presenter was Kordell Norton kordell@kordellnorton.com
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- Networking With A Comfortable Handshake by Phil Stella
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written on October 29, 2009
by Phil Stella
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Networking Strategies
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- Homebuyer Credit Extended By Senate What Will It Mean To You
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written on October 29, 2009
by Rachel Torchia
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Customer Retention
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The word is out that the Senate approved the extension of the Homebuyer Tax credit. This should prove to give our economy a needed winter boost.
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- Why Negotiate a Green Lease
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written on October 28, 2009
by Jessica Davis
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Greening Your Business
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When signing a lease you are affecting both your business' operating costs and work environment. Have you considered the benefits of negotiating a ‘green lease'? Green Leases are an emerging opportunity for your business to practice sustainability.
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- Part 2 of 3 Audio Podcast Plan for the Unexpected in Key Person Management
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written on October 27, 2009
by Francine Price
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Business Insurance
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We focus on the role of the owners and board of a company to reduce the impact of an unexpected loss of a key person in an organization.
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- Part 3 of 3 Audio Podcast Managing Fiduciary and Employment Risk
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written on October 27, 2009
by Francine Price
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Business Insurance
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What is the role of the owner and/or the board of a company to ensure ethical and legal operations and protecting the business from fiduciary and employment risks?
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- NEOSA Seminar Virtual Selling
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written on October 27, 2009
by Brad Nellis
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NEOSA- The COSE Technology Network
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Joel Goldstein, Founder of the Goldstein Group, presents a practical, informative approach to using a variety of methods and media to promote your company, gain exposure and increase sales.
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- How to Answer the Price Question
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written on October 23, 2009
by Diane Helbig
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Relationship Selling Strategies
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- COSE Arts Network Roundtable Discussion Notes-First Quarter 2009
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written on October 23, 2009
by Matt Charboneau
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COSE Arts Network
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Please download the attached PDF file and see what small business and arts issues your peers are discussing at our monthly Roundtable meetings. We will post discussion notes periodically, so please check back and make plans to attend a Roundtable in the future!
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- PreDispute ADR Clauses An Ounce of Prevention
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written on October 21, 2009
by Matt Mennes
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Conflict Resolution
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Benjamin Franklin once wrote that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. He could very well have been talking about alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") clauses. ADR clauses are any pre-dispute clause in your contract that requires the parties to use an alternate form of dispute resolution before filing a lawsuit in court.
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