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Is Sears Playing Markdown Games With Me?
The washing machine Laurie Beane just bought from Sears is suddenly on sale. Why does the company want to return it in order to honor the new price?Question: I've been without a washing machine for a...
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8 Guaranteed Ways to Boost Your Confidence
Successful people often exude confidence -- it's obvious that they believe in themselves and what they're doing. It isn't their success that makes them confident, however. The confidence was there...
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At Stake in 2016: Ending the Vicious Cycle of Wealth and Power
What's at stake this election year? Let me put as directly as I can. America has succumbed to a vicious cycle in which great wealth translates into political power, which generates even more wealth,...
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Dear Companies: You Say You Embrace Diversity But Do You Really?
If you've ever applied for a job in your life then you must have come across this (or a similar) disclaimer by the company you're applying for:[Company Name] is an equal opportunities employer and...
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7 Things You MUST Do to Help Your Blog Take Off in 2016
When I first started blogging, I had no clue that blogging was hard work. I, like most people started blogging to keep a journal of my conversations and experiences with my kids. As I began to enjoy...
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Project Manager That's State of the Art
A project manager must keep a focus on practicality, no matter if he/she plans, manages or reports. The complexity and inter-connectedness of today's organizations requires a new thinking about problem...
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Does eCommerce Success Mean Physical Stores Will Disappear in the Future?
No doubt eCommerce is growing, and it will continue to grow. However, brick and mortar stores would not die as a result of the rise of eCommerce, at least not in the near future. The notion that...
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How Work from Home Entrepreneurs Can Actually Increase Their Productivity
The "work from home" lifestyle sounds ideal at first. No bosses, full control over scheduling, and the comforts of home right at your fingertips? What's not to like? Unfortunately, this lifestyle isn't...
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Top 10 Trends for Small Businesses in 2016
Recent years have brought major changes to the economy, technology and markets, and some of these have rolled in very quickly. Small business owners and entrepreneurs have been the first to respond to...
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Workers Fired for Illegal Strike
On December 23, approximately 180 workers, most of them Somalis (in the U.S. as "protected refugees" under ICE provisions), were fired at a Cargill Meat Solutions facility in Fort Morgan, Colorado, for...
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Ideology, Opinions & Facts
Ideology is defined as "the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group". Another definition is "theorizing of a visionary or...
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Is an Email Enough? 5 Tips to Craft a Memorable Thank You Note
Yes, email and texts have eclipsed letters and telephone calls in our global economy. The world has moved on, and email thank you notes are appropriate for many occasions. However, if you have received...
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Always Present, Never Balanced
A few months ago a journalist asked me if I had any advice for women entrepreneurs to better balance work with raising children. I am not sure if the first thought that crossed my mind was to avoid the...
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4 Ways to Hit Your Goals in the New Year!
Since the New Year is all about resolution, reflection, new beginnings, big ideas, a fresh start, clean slate, (not to mention good will to all and that sort of thing!), I want to send you into 2016...
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The Big Short's Michael Lewis on How He'd Fix Wall Street
"The Big Short" is a fierce, funny, wildly entertaining and downright infuriating movie that tells the story of the 2008 subprime meltdown from the perspective of four men who saw it coming. They...
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Common Qualities of Successful Freelancers
Are you interested in joining one of the 53 million freelancers who want to break free from the daily 9-to-5 grind? Make sure that you possess the following qualities that successful freelancers share...
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Leadership: Be Yourself
One of the best memories of my MBA at Stanford is the class called Leadership Perspectives, led by the incredibly inspiring Joel Peterson and Chris O'Reilly. I heard from CEOs of some of the world's...
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The Franchise Forecast: Planning for the Year Ahead
As 2015 comes to a close, it's the best time to reflect on the passing year and take a second look at established plans for 2016. Does the forecast for the new year simply rollover from the previous...
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A Stronger State of the Union Begins With Reining in Wall Street
As President Obama prepares to deliver his final State of the Union address on January 12, it's difficult to remember how incredibly bad the economy was when he took office seven years ago and how...
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China's Latest Market Lesson
China is getting there - getting close to workable financial markets. But the road isn't smooth. And that's reflected in today's wild market action on the Shanghai exchange, which has triggered market...
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