Archive for 'Productivity'

Blogger on the Go? Mobile Blogging Could be the Answer

Blogger on the Go? Mobile Blogging Could be the Answer

Posted on 16. Jun, 2011 by .

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Not only do most businesses these days have a blog, but blogging has also become the most popular way for people to share their vacation photos, tell stories of happenings in their life, and even vent their frustrations. In fact, it’s safe to say that almost everyone either knows a blogger or is a blogger. [...]

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10 Ways Web Conferencing Boosts Business Efficiency

10 Ways Web Conferencing Boosts Business Efficiency

Posted on 13. Jun, 2011 by .

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Higher efficiency equals higher profits. One goal of a business is to have fewer employees doing more work in less time. Efficiency rates have skyrocketed in recent years with the amount of technology developed, but perhaps no recent technology has influenced efficiency more than web conferencing. Effective use of web conferencing by a corporation will [...]

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Simple Changes to Dramatically Increase Efficiency and Productivity

Simple Changes to Dramatically Increase Efficiency and Productivity

Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 by .

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As busy entrepreneurs, we’re constantly inundated with to-do items and last minute “emergencies.” It would be great if there were ways we could dramatically increase productivity and efficiency to handle more in less time, wouldn’t it? Well, how would you like to increase your productivity by up to 325%? Do you know that by simply [...]

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HP Simplifies Software Performance Testing

HP Simplifies Software Performance Testing

Posted on 27. Apr, 2011 by .

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To anyone not in the business of creating SaaS applications or other software products, it might seem like a fairly easy prospect, as long as you know the programming language. What many don’t consider is the amount of testing that must go into any software before it is ready for the public to see. It’s [...]

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Business Funding: Playing the Family Card

Business Funding: Playing the Family Card

Posted on 24. Mar, 2011 by .

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You have this awesome idea for a business… …You’ve performed your due diligence: you know there’s a market for your idea; you’ve researched the competition and know how you’re going to best them; and you’ve run the numbers and are sure you’ll see mad profits within a year. Just one problem… …you don’t have the [...]

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Top Five Entrepreneur Resolutions for 2011

Top Five Entrepreneur Resolutions for 2011

Posted on 09. Jan, 2011 by .

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You have a business that works, but can you make it better? At the beginning of a new year, it’s always tempting to change things dramatically. And after a month, you go right back to the way things were. The status quo always seems to be in place. You want to change, but, more importantly, [...]

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Brainstorming

5 Steps to Solo Brainstorming Success

Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by .

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When we think of brainstorming, it’s usually something we think about doing with at least one other person.  But there aren’t always other people around.  Or sometimes those around you aren’t the right people for brainstorming.  But as entrepreneurs, we sometimes need the spark that can be lit with a good brainstorming session, and we [...]

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Just Say No

Rescue Your Productivity: Just Say ‘No’ – More Often

Posted on 25. May, 2010 by .

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At some point, just about everyone says yes to something to which they would rather have said no.  Why is that?  Maybe it’s part of our makeup.  Since childhood, we’ve all hated to hear, “NO.”  And our parents didn’t like saying it much more than we liked hearing it.  That’s why they used phrases like, [...]

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Burnout

Avoid Burnout – 5 Tips for Busy Entrepreneurs

Posted on 11. May, 2010 by .

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We entrepreneurs are a hard working lot.  If we want success, we have to be.  And a lot of times that means long hours, deadlines, and pressures that can add up over time.  Studies have shown that if you don’t take steps to care for yourself while you’re working to build your dreams, you can [...]

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iBlueSky iPhone App

7 iPhone Business Apps for Busy Entrepreneurs

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by .

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When the iPhone was first released, there was some question as to whether it was practical for business.  Sure, it was slick and cool, but would it really help you run your business better?  Any doubts have long since been dispelled, and that’s mostly because of the iPhone App Store and the thousands of applications [...]

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Dropbox.com

Keeping it Together – Dropbox Brings Sanity to Your Devices

Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by .

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If you’re like a lot of people, you have a desktop, laptop, smartphone, and maybe even an iPad.  So what do you do when you have a brilliant idea while sitting at Starbucks working on your laptop or in your car with just your iPhone or Blackberry handy, and you want to recall the document [...]

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3 Common Challenges and Tips for Running a Home-Based Business

3 Common Challenges and Tips for Running a Home-Based Business

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by .

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Working from home sounds great. In fact it’s the dream of many nine-to-fivers and nearly every 7:00 a.m. commuter. That’s why a Yahoo! search for “work from home business” yields 2.5 BILLION page results. Who wouldn’t want the freedom to set your own hours, stay in your PJs all day, spend time with the kids, [...]

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The Travelling Entrepreneur

7 Top Tips for the Travelling Entrepreneur

Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by .

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If you are rarely in one spot for more than a meeting or a business lunch, and when you do eventually get back to the office you’ve got a ‘to do’ list as long as your arm, with call backs to make & enquiries via email to deal with, then here are some tips to [...]

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Ambition

Posted on 10. Apr, 2009 by .

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am?bi?tion [am-bish-uh n] –noun An earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment. Ambition is at the heart of all true success stories.   That’s because success is based on one thing:  achievement.  Sure there are plenty of people with fame [...]

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