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Networking at Izeafest

Some people are natural minglers; I am not that person. Once I’m talking to someone to someone I’m open and friendly, but that first reaching out is hard for me. I decided today to reach out and meet a couple extra people, since networking is so important. In the process, I ended up meeting some [...]

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Enjoying Izeafest in Orlando: Good Speakers

I’m sitting in Orlando this evening, which is a nice diversion from my usual New Jersey. I had the opportunity to come down to Izeafest and listen to speakers on blogging, advertising, marketing, and growth.
One of the things that I really like is that it’s great for brainstorming. When I listen to new people speak, [...]

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How Much Are No Shows Costing You?

How much money are you losing with no shows?
Do you have a system in place to call people to remind them of appointments? Do you have a fee that you charge if people don’t show up?
I had a circumstance where I was the no show client, and I felt horrible. It was truly an oversite, [...]

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Cutting Costs in Small Business

When you’re looking for ways to cut costs in small business, sometimes you just have to find new ways to do things you are all ready doing. One example is to start a newsletter which always you permission contact with your customers, all while reducing the cost of having to mail letters with stamps. Learning [...]

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Speaking in Front of Customers

I went to a store today to pick up something for a trip I’m taking. It was a clothing store, and every single time I go there, they ask me if I’d like to open a charge with them. Each time I decline. It’s just part of the deal.
Today, as I was browsing not far [...]

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Kids, IceSave and Entrepreneurs

How are entrepreneurs made? Will your child become a business owner one day? Let’s face it, there are business owners, and there are lousy business owners. Not everyone is cut from the same cloth when it comes to business, finance and other important managerial type matters.
When it comes to business, you can have passion and [...]

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Busy Travel Month

I had no plans to travel in August. In fact, I took trips in June and July for vacation, so August was pretty freed up for work. Sometime things change. I ended up going down the shore for a few days 3 weeks in a row! Work suffered in the process, but I sure did [...]

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10 Reasons Your Coworkers Don’t Like You

Not everyone can be well liked at the office. Are you one of those people who annoys others? Sometimes it would seem obvious why people don’t like working with you, but for those who are oblivious, I made a list to help them out.
1. You constantly feel the need to “one-up” everyone.
2. You’re a slacker, [...]

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Vacation Brain Distracts from Business Getting Done

Do you come back from vacation, and then flit off on small tasks, getting nothing important accomplished? What about your employees? After a long break, and then another short break quickly after, I found myself struggling to pull all the pieces together. I jumped from one small task to another, and bigger work sat. I [...]

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Just How Flexible Should You Be?

I went on a guided tour at a popular amusement park during my trip. We paid a healthy sum for this special tour, and after reading what was included during the tour- it easily sealed the deal.
Great! I thought this was fabulous; it matched what our agenda was and would save us oodles of time.
What [...]

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