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Bartending with Style
As opposed to the other food service careers, bartending is one job where personal style counts the most. The best bartenders I've known always have a personality to them, and some even have a little edge of attitude. Always remember that the whole point of your job is recreation.The best bartenders are good conversationalists. Have a joke or two ready. Read up on the news daily befor

The Big Move - 9 Top Relocation Strategies
After birds, flowers and baseball, another sure sign of spring (or early summer) are moving vans. They’re everywhere. For families on the move, it’s getting to be that time of year.If you’ve relocated existing employees or new hires, you know what a headache it can be. This is true, whether you have a formal relocation policy or not, and regardless of real estate market conditions.

Perfunctorily ringing, the phone starts my day with an incessant ring. I'm not ready for the morning yet, but I paste a smile on my face and pick up the receiver.

Customer #1 - Good morning Jan, I need a business plan written up ASAP, got a pen?

Me - No, but what cha want in it?

Customer #1 - The usual, I can email details, but I'd like to have it by Friday.

Me - Well, this is Thursday and you aren't at the top of my list, but if you'll get me an email, I'll see what I can do.

(My eyeballs just rolled right out of my head - and I'm thinking about how much I have to get through that day.)

Customer #1 - Great. I'm emailing as we speak. Call me when you have a time line.

Me - Sure thing. Have a great day!

"That man is loosing his mind!" I speak outloud to no one in particular, as I finish sorting through the morning mail, take another sip of coffee, burn my tongue, and wish I had a huge cinnamon roll with extra gooey frosting to wash that down with; I turn on the computer.

"You have mail" dings across the continent and the international speedway heats up. Life at Jan Verhoeff.com is beating a path to my teeny weeny computer door, and Mr. Customer #1 has sent me a very complete collection of *stuff* for his requested business plan.

I copy/past his text into my processor and start on Customer #2's Performance Reviews. As I beat my head against the green metal desk and stare at the photos of my kids, my reason for working this hard, I think of some bit of something for the Biz Plan and go type it in, returning to the reviews to bang my head some more. In due time, the reviews get banged into submission and my report is completed with much stress and conster

Rethinking Corporate Responsibility - A Conversation With Author Christine Arena
Former managing director of Boston-based integrated marketing firm Polese Clancy, Christine Arena now calls the West Coast home. She is author of Cause for Success (New World Library, 2004) and The High-Purpose Company (Collins, 2006). In this interview, she describes the “litmus test” she developed to identify high-purpose companies, and provides advice on what organiz

I'd like to have it by Friday.

Me - Well, this is Thursday and you aren't at the top of my list, but if you'll get me an email, I'll see what I can do.

(My eyeballs just rolled right out of my head - and I'm thinking about how much I have to get through that day.)

Customer #1 - Great. I'm emailing as we speak. Call me when you have a time line.

Me - Sure thing. Have a great day!

How to Choose a Video Production Company
Determine the size of the production company you need. Although there are many factors that determine the cost of a video shoot (as explained later), the first consideration for staying in budget is the type and size of the production company. Large production companies have multiple studios and sound stages, editing suites, and a sizeable staff. These are the people that

have a time line.

Me - Sure thing. Have a great day!

Capture Data And Turn It Into Information
How much would "perfect" information be worth to you? How much would you pay for it? If I could tell you with certainty where the economy, or the stock market, or interest rates would be over the next 2 to 3 years, wouldn't that be worth a lot to you? Of course, there is no such thing as perfect information -we live in a world of uncertainty. But, real information does have value and yo

have mail" dings across the continent and the international speedway heats up. Life at Jan Verhoeff.com is beating a path to my teeny weeny computer door, and Mr. Customer #1 has sent me a very complete collection of *stuff* for his requested business plan.

Young Entrepreneurs - Ensuring Future Business Success During Childhood
At what age should children be taught entrepreneurial skills? According to Dutch Postbank, any age is a good time to start for young entrepreneurs.Dutch Postbank is providing children that open a new bank account with a briefcase full of supplies to help them start their first business. The briefcase includes materials for printing t-shirts, stickers, letterhead, flyers, and business

ws. As I beat my head against the green metal desk and stare at the photos of my kids, my reason for working this hard, I think of some bit of something for the Biz Plan and go type it in, returning to the reviews to bang my head some more. In due time, the reviews get banged into submission and my report is completed with much stress and consternation - I really hate sitting in judgement of folks I've never met - why did I accept this position? By the end of the day, the Biz Plan is coming together, I'm formatting, and ready to print a somewhat legible piece of work that will look much better when I get it all in the same type font, sized appropriately, and regimentally organized into a Biz Plan Format.

I save it to a PDF file and transport via email.

Ding-a-ling...

Me - Heya, it's done. It's on the way to ya. Cut me a check and we'll be all squared away. Give me more time next time, would ya?

Customer #1 - You don't know how important this was! Thanks so much. I'll add a little something to the check for your incredible speed. Love ya, girl. Suffer the night - I'll let you know what happens.

Me - Sure sure, I'll believe it when I see it. Good luck with that.

And the job is done. My client alerted me by phone what was coming, and the importance of his project. Email transported information. Details were added. Email returned the project - completed. Phone alerted him to the completion, gave personal contact, provided space for attitude and friendship.

I'm a people person. I work from home, so faces, voices, hugs, chats, and that all too uncommon FRIEND are hard to come by. I appreciate them. The phone is my lifeline. Email is a means of transmitting information and da

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For business persons who want to give emphasis to the image of their business, using catalogs as a marketing instrument is the best thing to do.

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One of the hardest concepts to understand is leadership. While we know it when we see it, it is hard to grasp its real essence. This article sheds light on leadership through its contrast with its complementary opposite, management.

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