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Solo Entrepreneurs Healthy Living Isnt a Luxury Its a Necessity
written on July 21, 2009 by Ellen H Brown
Healthy Lifestyles

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Grab Your Crayons When Your Mind Wants To Play
written on July 21, 2009 by Rachel Torchia
Customer Retention

As I began to develop my marketing plan 16 years ago for my new company, I was looking for the niche that would lead us to success. I let my mind be free to tell me the direction. I found the niche and one of my staff's favorites was "Look out, Rachel's got her crayons"!

 

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Proactive Steps for Taxpayers who are Newly Married
written on July 20, 2009 by William Riccio
Tracking Business Finances

In the recently released Internal Revenue Service Summertime Tax Tip 2009-04 titled Tax Tips for Recently Married Taxpayers the IRS tries to provide some guidance for recently married taxpayers. The following is a summary of the items listed in the tax tip.

 

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3 of 9 Recession Rescue Strategies
written on July 20, 2009 by Dan Cricks
Marketing 101

#9 - Identify your top clients (top 20% and more importantly your top 5%) - pay attention to them, treat them special and create products/services for them. They are your best and bring the most new clients.

 

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Selling a Business Interesting Statistics
written on July 20, 2009 by Kipp Krukowski
Buying and Selling a Business

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Developing a Steadfast Collection Policy
written on July 20, 2009 by William Kesman
Receivables Management

Chances are when you decided to open your own small business you had visions of new customers and clients beating a path to your door and you were convinced that new business clients and/or customers meant success. What many entrepreneurs fail to set as a priority is their plan of action for collections. Simply stated without a steady flow of incoming cash your business will ultimately fail.

 

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Finding Your Unique Factor
written on July 20, 2009 by Rachel Torchia
Customer Retention

The first "personal growth" seminar I attended, was many years ago. The subject was "Discovering Your Unique Factor". I will never forget it.

 

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Market Update July 2 2009
written on July 16, 2009 by Frank Fantozzi
Investment Management

We are now waiting for the quarterly earnings reports and that has left markets free to fret about all sorts of things - economic reports, government policy announcements and actions, bankruptcy filings, various scandals, etc., etc. Right now it appears that we are "climbing the wall of worry".

 

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Recruiting Strategies to Keep You ProEmployee
written on July 16, 2009 by Kenyon Mau
COSE Advocacy Information

With the employee Free Choice Act set to possibly be decided sometime this summer, one concept employers can keep in mind when trying to create and maintain a "pro-employee" culture; it begins with the recruiting process.  Dr. John Sullivan is a human resource management advisor, author, and educator who writes and speaks all over the world on topics relating to recruiting.

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Are You A Collector Of Emotions That Haunt You
written on July 15, 2009 by Rachel Torchia
Customer Retention

Do you have things that haunt you evrytime you let them creep into your thoughts? Things that you never resolved because you hoped they would just go away, but they don't?

 

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10 Ways to Identify Talent for Your Organization
written on July 14, 2009 by Ginni Garner
Employee Development

Tired of posting your open positions on job boards, LinkedIn or Craig's List? Here are 10 new ideas to identify talent for your organization.

 

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Words to Comfort and What People Want
written on July 14, 2009 by Nikki Evans
Marketing 101

Picture this. Your surviving loved ones gather their chairs around a table and hold hands.

 

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Want to Live a Healthier Lifestyle Take it Slow and Easy
written on July 13, 2009 by Ellen H Brown
Healthy Lifestyles

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You Can Ride But You Cant Hide
written on July 13, 2009 by Rachel Torchia
Customer Retention

I was one of those people who, for years, has triesd to avoid conflict. It makes me uncomfortable and I don't want to "hurt" anyone.

 

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Deductibility of Job Search Expenses
written on July 13, 2009 by William Riccio
Tracking Business Finances

Are the expenses associated with your job search deductable? In the recently released Internal Revenue Service Summertime Tax Tip 2009-01 titled Tax Benefits for Job Seekers the IRS tries to provide some guidance to this issue. The following is a summary of the six items listed in the tax tip.

 

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Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Botanical Garden Work Out Food Waste Composting
written on July 13, 2009 by Beau Daane
Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting

 

AVI Foodservice kitchens in Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus H Building kicked off a successful composting program on June 22nd 2009 with support from Cleveland Botanical Garden (CBG) and Cleveland Clinic's Office for a Healthy Environment (OHE).

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Whos Writting Your Script For You
written on July 13, 2009 by Rachel Torchia
Customer Retention

Trying to be everything to everyone can be absolutely exhausting. How many times do you allow others to run your life?

 

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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
written on July 10, 2009 by Matt Mennes
Conflict Resolution

A difficult conversation is anything you find it hard to talk about. When was the last time you had one? When was the last time you avoided one? As business owners, and in our personal lives, we are often faced with difficult decisions and difficult conversations. These conversations (or the lack thereof) can lead to hurt feelings, damaged and severed relationships, broken contracts, unfinished projects and even lawsuits. But they don't have to.

 

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Interview with SherwinWilliams Best Internship Program 2009 Best of Tech Awards
written on July 09, 2009 by Brad Nellis
NEOSA- The COSE Technology Network

Tom Lucas, CIO and Danielle Leyland, IT HR Recruiter, share the inside story on the outstanding CO-Op and Internship program at Sherwin-Williams.

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The Pressure Is On and Your Overwhelmed STOP
written on July 08, 2009 by Rachel Torchia
Customer Retention

I've made both good and bad decisions in my life time. In looking back I can honestly say many of the bad decisions where made when I was under pressure or feeling overwhelmed.

 

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Interview with Hyland Software Best Software Product Impact Category 2009
written on July 07, 2009 by Brad Nellis
NEOSA- The COSE Technology Network

Bill Priemer, COO-Hyland Software, shares details on the company's history, growth and strategic plans.

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Leadership Knowing When to Raise Your Hand
written on July 07, 2009 by Steve Krisfalusy
Leadership Skills in Employees

In the basic formula, people are a key ingredient. Most small business owners are "experts" at what they do, but like us all, not experts at everything. That is why we use CPA's, lawyers and other advisors.

 

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Taking Your Freedom To A Personal Level
written on July 07, 2009 by Rachel Torchia
Customer Retention

As we celebrated Independence Day for our wonderful country this past weekend, it is also a time for us to look inward and assess our own personal independence.

 

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PODCAST61009 Meet the Press panel discussion
written on July 06, 2009 by Matt Charboneau
COSE Arts Network

Podcast from the 6/10/09 COSE Arts Network Meet the Press panel discussion at SPACES Gallery. Panelists are Dave DeOreo (WVIZ/WCP ideastream), Mike Gill (Cleveland Scene), Carolyn Jack (geniocity.com) and Steve...

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Silence is NOT Golden
written on July 06, 2009 by Ingeborg Hrabowy
Conflict Resolution

If you think that your customers are happy because you aren't hearing any complaints, think again. Silence is not a good metric for customer satisfaction.

 

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