| How Social Networking Can Benefit Your Business by Melissa Mashtonio |
| These days social networking sites have expanded to reach beyond the teen crowd and out to hundreds of thousands, if not millions These sites now have an incredibly large number and range of people using them daily for hundreds of reasons |
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| Smartphones: Cell Phones With Higher Education by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Way back in the 1980s the cell phone was revolutionizing business and communication with its amazing ability to make calls no matter where you were Since then, the world has changed a little bit and cell phones are looking a little bit different as well |
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| How to Keep Employees Happy by Melissa Mashtonio |
| The housing crisis, interest rate cuts, soaring gas prices and declining stocks are making for a nervous American workforce Antsy employees are anxious about expenses and worried about the loss of their jobs |
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| How Your Competition Can Help Your Business by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Admit it, your business has competition. No matter how successful the business, there still remains other businesses in the same field trying to outdo one another, and your business is no exception. |
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| Top 10 Ways to Save Money on Gas by Melissa Mashtonio |
| It's no surprise to hear gas prices have gone through the roof lately, peaking at over $4 a gallon in many cases. It seems every American would give almost anything to reduce these prices, but can't afford to give up their habit of driving. |
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| Creative Marketing Ideas for Your Business by Melissa Mashtonio |
| If you need to market your company, you know that marketing is getting more competitive everyday. It seems each new day brings a different batch of marketing techniques, making it hard to keep up. If you want to make your product stand out in the crowd, it is important to find marketing techniques that will do just that. |
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| How to Pick a Name for Your Business by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Starting your own business can be a nerve racking process as so many different things must be considered before your business can get off the ground. You need money, space, employees and hundreds of other things to make the business you want happen. With all these "to-dos" cluttering your head, it is best to step back and take one thing at a time. |
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| 10 Tips to Cut the Clutter From Your Workspace by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Where can you find month-old company reports, fifteen dried up pens, fast food wrappers and a dead plant all in one place If you answered “my desk,” then you may be in need of a workspace makeover |
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| Greening Your Small Business by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Being “green” is the theme these days and doing so will help you bring in more customers to your business But it’s not all about money |
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| Interview Prep to Help You Land the Job by Melissa Mashtonio |
| When interviewing for a job, whether it’s to start your career after finishing school or to move up to a better position, the best thing you can do is come prepared Dressing appropriately and researching the company are two ways to prep for the day, but it also may be helpful to give your resume another look and anticipate interview questions |
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| Going Global: Is it Right For Your Small Business? by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Have you been feeling the itch to send your small business global Many are in your shoes--seeing the benefits of business expansion but also fearing the risk of taking products abroad |
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| Women Owning the Workplace: Tips to Guide Female Entrepreneurs by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Women are taking the business world by storm, and it doesn’t look like they’re backing down According the Womenentrepreneur |
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| Quick Tips on Keeping Fit at Work by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Meetings, projects and deadlines may fill your mind while at work each day, but what about your health Even if you wanted to, the workday often leaves little time to work out, while lunch meetings, company celebrations and the fat-filled vending machine make it even more difficult to focus on staying in shape |
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| Keep Summer Dress at the Beach: How to Create a Dress Policy For Your Company by Melissa Mashtonio |
| With summer finally here, tank-tops and flip flops are coming out of closets and basking in the sun However, some of these summer fashions also are making it to the workplace, causing trouble for company owners who want comfortable, happy employees as well as professional and safe attire |
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| Small Business Health Insurance: Escaping The Catch-22 by Melissa Mashtonio |
As the economy continues to tank so do the number of Americans without health insurance—and the number small business owners who can afford to insure their employees
A recent survey by the NFIB Research Foundation, a small business advocacy group, showed that only 47 percent of small business owners offer employee health benefits |
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| Business School For Non-Business Minds: Inc. Or LLC? by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Owning a business can be complicated enough without having to deal with all the confusing acronyms and abbreviations that assault you at every turn Take these two: Inc |
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| Business School For Non-Business Minds: Got A Naics Number? by Melissa Mashtonio |
| I'm a journalist I spent a lot of my career in the news business |
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| Top 10 U.S. Cities & Their Biggest Companies by Melissa Mashtonio |
| Have you ever wondered what the largest company is in your city I did |
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