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Feb 17th, 2013

How to Write a Business Plan

HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN There are so many ways today to get help with writing your business plan. Try out the following to get started. Creating an Effective Business Plan [AmEx Small Business] Basic, solid, and quick primer on buffing the basics – even offers advice via email – and includes a small [...]

Jan 18th, 2013

Load up Your Kindle and Your Brain. Free Books

Thousands of Free eBooks, completely legal to download. The Classics Browse works by Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and other famous authors here. Classic Bookshelf: This site has put classic novels online, from Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte. The Online Books Page: The University of Pennsylvania hosts this book search and database. Project Gutenberg: This famous [...]

Dec 20th, 2012

Finding New Employees Using Culture and Attitude as Your Guide

Team Matters We know the mantra: Team matters. Is this philosophy exaggerated? Overrated? Cliché? No. Team is the only thing that matters. Whatever you’re working on now, the half-life of innovation is so rapid now that your product will soon be out-of-date. Your existence is irrelevant unless you continue rapid innovation. Your ability to [...]

Dec 5th, 2012

How to Stop Counterfeiters in their Tracks.

Many years ago I tried to deposit cash into my bank and the teller informed me that 4 of my twenty were counterfeit. I remembered paying for tickets to the Erie county fair the day before and must have received them as change. In the words of Austin Powers, “Carnies, small hands, smell like cabbage” and also money launderers. Anyhow, [...]

Dec 4th, 2012

Is the jar full?

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle, When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, He picked up a very large [...]

Sep 21st, 2012

A Paradigm Shift About Parenting Boys

My father passing by my bedroom was astonished to see that my bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an Envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to ‘Dad.’ With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter. Dear Dad: It [...]

Apr 23rd, 2012

Are We LESS Green today, I Think So

I found this story and had to post it immediately, so well written. Sorry I have no idea who the original author is. I feel so hypocritical, with 7 devices charging, every light on and drinking my Keurig coffee at the time of this writing. Enjoy Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, [...]

Apr 23rd, 2012

How Long Can Food Last in the Fridge?

I just threw out three containers of left overs, it felt terrible. Such a waist. So I started to think why does this keep happening week after week? For me, waisting left overs is caused by two things: Being unsure of the safety of the food because I have no idea when it was made [...]

Mar 15th, 2012

Destructive Mental Hoarding

My wife and I were flipping channels the other day and we came across A&E’s show Hoarders. The show features unfortunate people with an affliction of not being able to throw things out. I honestly was appalled by the show, basically showcasing mental illness for profit, but that is a topic for a different article. [...]

Dec 19th, 2011

Make an Hour for Your Family, by Scheduling Everything.

The Chaotic Unorganized Workplace The most common complaint about “the boss” is the lack of an understandable process and a chaotic workplace. Some studies show that 78% of employees feel that there is no clear goal or timetable at work. The Parentless Kids The most common complaint that children have about their parents is the [...]

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