Is your company large enough to need a policy and procedure manual? This is a trick question, because it’s a fact that no company is too small to need formalized policies and procedures. It’s important for every business to have guidelines to follow when faced with making important decisions. It’s impossible to plan ahead for [...]

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Are you an active member of a national professional organization that has a local chapter in your region? If so, it’s likely that you enjoy several benefits from your participation, including professional development the opportunity to network with other people who hold positions similar to yours or who work in the same industry.
National associations typically [...]

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What would happen to your small business if a natural disaster were to strike? Do you have sufficient insurance coverage to get your company back up and operating if you were to lose everything? While no one wants to think about the possibility of losing everything they have, it’s a fact that hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, [...]

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Do you find yourself having to run to the office supply store during the workday because you’re out of something you absolutely have to have right then? Maybe you run out of paper, or find yourself without staples or tape at an inopportune time? There’s nothing more aggravating than putting the finishing touches on a [...]

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If you’re thinking that having a home based business is a way to get paid for doing nothing, you’re not going to be successful. Making a living working from home requires work, effort, and dedication on your part. The fact that you’ll be working from home just means that you’ll be performing the majority of [...]

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