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Hawaii Vacation in January? Dont Miss These Local Events
If you are traveling to Hawaii in January, here are a few annual local events for you to consider adding to your itinerary... (read more)

Hawaii Vacation in February? Dont Miss These Local Events
If you are traveling to Hawaii in February, here are a few annual local events for you to consider adding to your itinerary.When you are on the Big Island make a stop at Hilo, home of The Hilo Mardi Gras... (read more)

Give Up Control to Get Control
For some reason, Americans think they have something to prove by doing it all themselves. People say to me all of the time, that someone else just can? do for them, the things that are on the? o do? list... (read more)

Beginners Blues: How to Collect Samples, Testimonials, and References as a Freelancer
Beginner's Blues: How to Collect Samples, Testimonials, and References as a Freelancer by Brian S. Konradt of BSK Communications and AssociatesMy samples are self-selling. They gleam behind protective covers in my portfolio and snatch me business... (read more)

How to Ease the Pain of a Breakup
Whether you do the dumping or you are the one who got dumped, breakups are painful. If you initiated the breakup you may feel guilty, or question that you made the right decision. If you were the one who got dumped you may feel shocked, hurt, and angry... (read more)

Choosing a Wedding Date: When You Are Feeling Indecisive
He – or she – asked, and you answered. Now's the time to bask in the romance, and enjoy the first phase of your new life together... (read more)

Federal Trade Commission Screws Over Small Business Again!
Recently the Federal Trade Commission put forth a franchise report for possible rule making. In the report is offers possible law changes, which will screw over small business... (read more)

Fertilizer For Your Grassroots Marketing
Looking for a great way to drive traffic to your business? No million dollar ad budget last time you checked? The solution may be to harness the power of grassroots marketing... (read more)

Now Appearing: 9 Tips for a Well-Attended Event
When I made the decision to do free workshops and book signings for my latest book, Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer, I thought it would be easy to draw an audience... (read more)

Let Your Children Help You Prepare for the Big Move
INTRODUCTION AND INTUITIONAre you and your children moving house soon? If you're moving to a new town or a new region, it can be rough on your children as they may feel uprooted and disoriented... (read more)

Choosing a Company Shirt vendor
Where can you choose a company shirt vendor? There are many catalogs out their with more than competent companies selling logo?d attire for small, medium and large businesses... (read more)

Ashes to Ashes Bytes to Bytes
She didn't have to die. She was young, she was beautiful, and, yes, she was exciting... (read more)

E-Commerce & Streaming Media: A Marriage that Works
In the heavily populated world of E-Commerce, what determines whose site will be successful and whose won??Is it the layout and design of the basic site? No... (read more)

10 Ways Your Chamber of Commerce Can Help Your Business Grow
Joining your area's Chamber of Commerce can be a smart move for your home business. Because businesses that participate in this group promote each other and work together, your own business can grow and prosper quickly... (read more)

Choosing a Wedding Date? When You?e Feeling Indecisive
He? or she? asked, and you answered in the affirmative! Now's the time to bask in the romance, and enjoy the first phase of your new life together... (read more)

Starting Your Small Business
Where do you find more customers?How do you compete with bigger businesses?Answer. Build loyalty and rewards.You may not have the money to spend on advertising like your competitors do but you don't need it... (read more)

Advertising In The Local Press
There are three main reasons why I would hesitate when deciding to advertise in the local press:?Everyone else is doing it?Nobody buys a paper for the adverts?The odds are it won? workJust because everyone else is doing it, doesn? mean it? a good thing,... (read more)

Your Florida Vacation: Tips for a Great Time
You've saved for your Florida vacation, and you are excited! You are counting the days until you can travel to the Sunshine State. Or perhaps you are planning a trip to Florida in the near future... (read more)

Addicted Gambler Can Not Stop Gambling Due to Tactful Advertising By Local Gambling Establishments
Gambling has been a form of entertainment since the beginning of time. Today gambling establishments have created a world with in a world of beauty and elegance in order to entice you to enter their enterprise... (read more)

Getting Your Local Channel
I truly believe for most of us, getting the local programming is as important as getting those ‘big’ TV network for our home entertainment system... (read more)

4 Tips for the Summer Slowdown - How To Pick Up Sales
You may have heard about the "summer slowdown". You may be experiencing it right now, or you may not be affected. Regardless it's important to pay attention, and do something this time of year... (read more)

Craft Fairs, Bazaars & Flea Markets?h, My!
Many names are associated with events such as these. Craft Fairs, Bazaars, Flea Markets and Swap Meets are a few names you can find. Whatever the name?hey all mean the same thing... (read more)

Finding The Right Business For You: Sales
Sales are essential for any business to survive. That? no stunning revelation - everybody knows this. However, even although most people are well aware of this, many of them profess an almost pathological dislike for selling and the sales process... (read more)

Profitable Partnering
Become your customers top-of-mind choice.Some of these snapshots of real life SmartPartnership success stories can be adapted to help your kind of business (or non-profit or government agency) thrive?... (read more)

Is Network Marketing Easy?
I personally believe we do a dis-service to the industry and ourselves if we openly state. . . or even allude. . . that NWM is easy. It's not. Nor is any business. . . . WAH or brick & mortar... (read more)