Building Your Business
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Get Organized, and Grow Your Business
By Mike PattonIf the key to growing a business is marketing, then the key to managing a business is being organized. I've been focusing more lately on...
September 10, 2009
Boomers retire out of one career into anotherSome boomers may be retiring, but that doesn't mean they'll stop working. The California Association of Business Brokers say that although there are many baby...
September 09, 2009
Back to Basics: Client Relationships: Practice Edge, September 2009A new school year is starting, and kids are going back to the basics--trading summer camps for classrooms, skateboards for school supplies, and video games for textbooks.
September 03, 2009
Pru Boosts Disability UnitPrudential Financial Inc.'s Group Insurance Business announced today it is opening a disability management services office in Scottsdale, Ariz.
September 02, 2009
The Desire MythMotivation is critical to excellent performance, but it alone is not enough. Our society sends the message that people can do anything they want to do as long as they are willing to work hard and make it happen.
September 01, 2009
Master of One: The Case for SpecializingThere is an old expression that has gone out of fashion in an age when "multi-tasking" is an admired characteristic: jack of all trades, master of none. It describes someone who can perform a number of tasks adequately, but is not an
September 01, 2009
2009 Advisor of the YearDave Williams believes in an old-fashioned approach: roll up your shirt sleeves and get to work. His philosophy is one where "there is no substitute for persistent, hard work," particularly when your focus is always on the client's best interest.