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Think Big, Grow Big!
When I started my Construction Business I came right out of the Corporate world and understood the value of laying out a solid foundation for my business that would be ready when we were big. In other words, we acted like a big company even though we were small. From the outside looking in we were well established as was demonstrated with the professional organizations we were members of, the equipment and vehicles we used, the signage on our office and the documentation we provided to our customers.First thing first, we secured a professional accounting firm to ensure our taxes and book keeping was sound. Then we built a relationship with an investment account

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The first thing I want you to look at is what kinds of things do you enjoy doing and what you are naturally good at. Imagine that

Promotional Pens - A Great Trade Show Giveaway
One of the best items that you can give away during a trade show is a promotional pen. They are very popular at trade shows for a good reason – when people go to trade shows, they are inundated with papers, pamphlets and flyers, most of which get tossed into a pile back at the office, never to be looked at again. However, if you had out a promotional pen with your papers or pamphlets, your pen will likely be looked at again, and again by potential clients at the trade show, even when they are back in the office.The chief reason that promotional pens are so popular at trade shows is due to their size and functionality – they are compact and something that everyo

They say that most people do complete and total career changes at least once often twice in their lifetimes. Very few people chose the ideal perfect career for themselves when they're in high school and blissfully happily work those same jobs for the rest of their lives. With the way that technology and everything else changes so fast, I think it's ridiculous to expect to stay in one job from the time you leave school until you retire. Even staying in the same company can be a huge challenge. So how will you pick your first career? Your next major career change?

The first thing I want you to look at is what kinds of things do you enjoy doing and what you are naturally good at. Imagine that y

Special Interest Groups Push Your Success
If you have spent some time talking about non profit groups and being involved with fund-raisers. I would like to suggest that you should be take one step further and you should volunteer to be part of the executive. You may be thinking that you do not have enough time to do this. In reality, being on the executive helps you to steer the organization and make it better. These positions are often hard to fill because of the perceived time commitment. Make this an opportunity to step up to the plate and help give some direction. Every organization I have joined, I have managed to be on the executive. I even have become the President. These positions should not be taken

perfect career for themselves when they're in high school and blissfully happily work those same jobs for the rest of their lives. With the way that technology and everything else changes so fast, I think it's ridiculous to expect to stay in one job from the time you leave school until you retire. Even staying in the same company can be a huge challenge. So how will you pick your first career? Your next major career change?

The first thing I want you to look at is what kinds of things do you enjoy doing and what you are naturally good at. Imagine that

Advertising on a Budget -- Part 2: Thinking Small
This is the second article of a three-part series. I'm illustrating the marketing challenges of a small business, PrescottWeddings.com.Our goal was to both build the PWC brand and drive traffic to the Web site. Advertising regularly was essential. Yet it was also essential to keep our costs down. So we leveraged our monthly newspaper advertising to stretch our marketing dollar as far as we could.How did we do that? We "thought small."We bought one inch by two column inch ads (a column inch in this particular publication is approx. 1.88 inches). The ads were one inch high and almost 4 inches long.To reflect the small ad, the

ay that technology and everything else changes so fast, I think it's ridiculous to expect to stay in one job from the time you leave school until you retire. Even staying in the same company can be a huge challenge. So how will you pick your first career? Your next major career change?

The first thing I want you to look at is what kinds of things do you enjoy doing and what you are naturally good at. Imagine that

Freelancer vs. Consultant? What's the Difference?
Are you a freelancer or a consultant? The distinction between the two terms might not appear overly important at first blush. But in a world where words have the ability to shape our own behavior and the attitudes of the people around you, how you define yourself as a contract worker can actually impact your work environment, your earnings, and the way your customers treat you.First let’s talk about definitions. The term freelance or free lance, has its roots in the ancient days of horsemen and knights, where independent mercenary soldiers acted on behalf of a king for money. The term today continues to describe, according to “Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dicti

il you retire. Even staying in the same company can be a huge challenge. So how will you pick your first career? Your next major career change?

The first thing I want you to look at is what kinds of things do you enjoy doing and what you are naturally good at. Imagine that

What Do Air Freight Carriers Do?
An air freight carrier is an airline which is dedicated to the transportation of cargo and in some cases they may be a division or subsidiary of a larger passenger airline service such as BA, United Airlines etc.The major companies known for their air freight carrier services are Federal Express or as they are now more commonly known Fed-Ex who commenced trading in 1973 and now have annual revenues of $21.4 billion. They employ over 140,000 staff worldwide and have access to more than 375 airports across the globe. Their main aircraft that they use in order to transport air freight are Airbuses, ATRs and Boeings (they have a total of 674 aircraft worldwide).<

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The first thing I want you to look at is what kinds of things do you enjoy doing and what you are naturally good at. Imagine that you just won the lottery and you will never have to work again for another day of your life. How would you spend your time? After the shopping sprees and traveling and such grows old, you're going to have to fill your days up doing something so that you aren't bored out of your mind. What would you do? What would consume your attention if you could freely bury yourself in it? Is there a way to make a living at that now? Is there a way to incorporate some of that into your current career? Could you begin doing it now as a hobby and grow it into a second inco

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Why do we use experts? To predict the future. Consider a patient who is asking a physician about the future effects of a certain drug, or the investor who is asking a stock analyst about the future prices of a certain stock, or the manager who is asking a human resource manager about the future performance of a certain candidate, or the brand manager who is asking a market researcher about the future sales of a certain new product. Should we believe these experts? History tells us that accurate predictions of the future are rare. Many examples exist where the brightest and most qualified individuals failed to see the future. This series of articles presents examples from the arts (see part I), business (see part II), and science (see part III).

Owning or starting a small business is not necessarily a stable and the failure rate of small businesses is quite high. Then there is the franchise offering, which often looks enticing because you buy a business model already prepackaged and they will train you on how to do the business. Even so there is no guarantee that this will work either. The failure rate for franchising companies or Franchisors is 80% in the first five years.

Deciding our career is one of the most important decisions we make, usually while still young and inexperienced. After we choose, we usually invest considerable sums of money and personal effort learning and preparing to be excellent at whatever career we have chosen. Because it's so important for our future success and happiness, we need to be well informed about our options. This article discusses a range of inexpensive ebooks that are excellent in helping us inform ourselves about careers and much more and with a touch of humour, relates our efforts to choosing our life's partner.

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