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To Tell or Not to Tell
Most people want to fit in, to belong, to be part of a group, to be "one of the gang," to share not only in the work but in the play, in the joking, the beer after a long day, the weekend golf or...
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3 Lessons Santa Teaches Us About Customer Experience
People will forget what you said. They will forget what you did. But they will never forget how you made them feel.- Maya Angelou I am blessed to have a snow day today with my children. They are...
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The No. 1 Reason Why Entrepreneurs Struggle to Find Their Business Niche
AntonSokolov/Shutterstock.com Quite often entrepreneurs struggle to find their business niche, not because they don't know what they are passionate about but because they are often passionate about a...
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The 8 Biggest Mistakes New Business Owners Make
For many, one of the greatest thrills of being a small business owner is the sense that there's always something new to learn. You can never know everything about your product, your market, and all the...
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Holiday Office Parties -- Naughty or Nice?
The holidays are upon us--'tis the season for cheer. Holiday office parties are a great way to get your employees together, have a little fun, and celebrate the season. But they can also be...
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There Is No Way I Can Ever Afford My Private Student Loans. What Can I Do?
Question: Dear Steve, I have a total student loan debt of $140,000. Out of that total amount, about $131,000 is Private Student Loans. I have a bachelor's degree that I received in 2012. I have been...
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WYSIWYG Website Builders for Online Business
WYSIWYG or 'What You See Is What You Get' is a simple system of website building which is on its way to eliminate the prerequisite knowledge of HTML and other programming languages. This kind of a web...
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The 3 Big Changes You Need to Make to Your Marketing Strategy in 2016
With 2016 right around the corner, it's time to update your marketing approach. 2015 was an exciting year for marketers, with new social opportunities like buyable pins on Pinterest, new Google updates...
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10 Ways We Can Move Business To The Next Level Through Purpose
It's time to move purpose from statement to story, from rhetoric to results. It's not as easy as it sounds, to make purpose systemic and not just a trend or passing fad. How can we make purpose come...
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"Barriers to Inclusive Capitalism" by Douglas Flint, Group Chairman, HSBC...
What is the main barrier to achieving inclusive capitalism? Inclusive capitalism means ensuring that the widest possible population - of both people and firms - has access to the financial system. The...
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Listening For Disruption: Blue Lights and New Knees
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. That is who social good engineer Krista Donaldson immediately thinks of when asked who inspired her in her youth. There are others, she says, “But...
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Closing the Health Divide, One Community at a Time
Among the greatest challenges we're faced with today, is the growing health divide in underserved communities. Right here in the United States, there are people who have lower life expectancies than...
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Raise Wages Voluntarily, America
Not long ago, I read a fine economic analysis of an across-the-board minimum wage hike in the New York Times. The bottom line: up to $12 per hour, it will do more good than harm, but at $15 per hour,...
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Sticker Shock: Fed to Hike Rates First Time in NINE Years!
A rate hike - what's that? It has been so long since the Federal Reserve has raise interest rates in the US that Banks and Brokerage houses are having seminars for their workers to help them understand...
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(VIDEO) Digital Industry Join Leading Brands in Fight Over $2.4 Billion...
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, announced earlier this month that many of the world's...
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Why Your Financial Wellness Matters as Much as Your Health
"Wellness" is booming. Crossfit, Fitbits, "organic," "gluten-free," "artisanal," "hand-crafted," "farm-to-table" -- we can't get enough! Next year, the health and fitness craze will spread from the gym...
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The Little Federal Agency That Could
In the children's book The Little Engine That Could, a little blue engine hauls an improbably large trainload of toys and candy over a mountain while chanting, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I...
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Doubt, a Love Story
Phase 1: "Doubt, I Hate You" Doubt, you suck. You're boring, draining. You contribute nothing. It's not like you're even funny, or beautiful. In fact, the only thing you help me create are future...
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Death of Local Insurance Agents
The rapidly emerging direct-to-consumer business model will be the death of local insurance agents. Today, we look at the building where the former bookstore was located. Now the bookstore is gone and...
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How to Avoid Fighting About Money With Your Partner During the Holidays!
The holidays can be very stressful and expensive -- and fighting about money adds more stress to an already stressful time of year. Click here to watch my interview on WFSB-TV Channel 3 Eyewitness...
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