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Small Business Optimism Creeps Upward but Recession Still a Concern

Posted by PuggieLover 71 days ago (http://www.nfib.com)
Category: Finance | Tags: nfib small business economy recession

The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism rose 2.9 points to 91.1 in August, but continued one of the longest strings of recession-level readings in the history of the survey – dating back to 1973. Two-thirds of the gain was due to a new confidence among small business owners who expect business conditions to More...

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Changed Your Oil Lately?

Posted by tomswank 74 days ago (http://www.executivecoachinginternational.com)
Category: Self-Development

Is your business purring along like a Ferrari..... or limping along like an old clunker? The article "Changed Your Oil Lately?" provides a refreshing analogy of how organizations and people typically handle the challenge of effecting "change" in their business and personal lives. More...

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Etiquette Consultant Jodi Smith On How to Make Small Talk (Part 1)

Posted by luckycharmer 77 days ago (http://www.smallbizresource.com)
Category: Sales | Tags: networking small talk communication sales

Jodi Smith wasn't always so outgoing. In fact, she was so shy in high school that she knew "maybe three people out of a class of more than 1,000" when she graduated. Heading to college, however, Smith made the conscious decision to reinvent herself, "just to see what would happen." Well, her experiment seems to have worked. After a decade More...

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How to Become a Rock Star Entrepreneur

Posted by marmadukefan 154 days ago (http://www.evancarmichael.com)
Category: Marketing | Tags: vicki kunkel entrepreneur success persuasion pr

Interesting take on how to get almost instant notoriety and PR for your company on a shoe string. More...

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6 Can’t-Miss Speakers at the NFIB 2008 Small Business Summit

Posted by PuggieLover 175 days ago (http://blog.myspace.com)
Category: Resources | Tags: small business nfib business summit

Headlining NFIB's 2008 Small Business Summit is presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain. Other speakers include Meg Whitman, former President and CEO of eBay, CNN political commentator Tony Snow, Roger T. Staubach, and political bloggers Charlie Cook and Stuart Rothenberg. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have also been invited to speak. More...

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193 Creative Marketing Ideas

Posted by waltgoshert 191 days ago (http://www.scribd.com)
Category: Marketing | Tags: marketing ideas marketing tips

Here's one that's been around for awhile. Grab Sam Decker's great marketing idea resource at Scribd. More...

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11 Surefire Ways To Create Killer Headlines | WAHNewsToday

Posted by LisaAlexander 191 days ago (http://wahnewstoday.com)
Category: Marketing | Tags: how to write good headlines headline news example

The sole purpose of your headline is to entice the person reading it to read the REST of your article. If it doesn’t accomplish that, your article might as well not exist. More...

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NFIB Contest - Win $5,000 and Summit Invite | Small Business Trends

Posted by grumpygorilla 213 days ago (http://www.smallbiztrends.com)
Category: News and Politics | Tags: nfib small business summit small business trends

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is sponsoring a contest. The Grand Prize Winner receives a $5,000 cash prize and an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C. to attend the June 8-11, 2008 National Small Business Summit. More...

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