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Need a Job Interview? Use this Resume Format

Yoan — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:35:23 +0000

The few times I have had to go out looking for a job, I have always had plenty of interviews to go to. I think in part, it is because of the format I use for my resumes. Having worked for about five years in HR, I quickly learned which ones were tossed and which [...]

1 Tip to Help You Remember More When Studying

Yoan — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:46:13 +0000

You’ve probably read in a lot of places that each of us learns best in a different way. However, the tip I’m going to share with you later in the post can help all types of people. The first example of learners are auditory learners, meaning they learn and grasp ideas better when they hear [...]

Small Business Promotional Products

Alma — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:26:07 +0000

Every business needs promotional products, including mom and pop shops. The difference is that small businesses commonly have small budget for their promotional products. While many promotional products need to be attractive and useful for the recipients so they will be appealing the the target, they should be low priced since they are going to [...]

Where Should I Open a Business Bank Account?

Penny — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:52:43 +0000

Every business needs a bank account. There’s no getting away with it. Even if you don’t want credit, you’re going to need to buy items and pay for products and services. You might also have to pay salaries and rental on an office. Banks and other similar financial institutions offer a safe place for you [...]

How to Select a Business Credit Card

Penny — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:39:36 +0000

Credit cards have a positive role to play in business, providing you don’t misuse them. While it’s great to have the facility of a credit card (or two, or three …), you need to be sure that you can pay the bills at the end of the day. A large number of credit card companies [...]

How to Pick an All in One Printer

Penny — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:35:19 +0000

If you are launching a new small business, you are going to need whatever equipment it takes to make the venture successful. But whatever field you are in, chances are you are going to need a computer and some sort of printer. While many of us dream of living in a paperless world, the reality [...]

List of Self Service Advertising Platforms

Victor — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:30:21 +0000

As more small and medium businesses start promoting their sites and Facebook pages online, self serve advertising has been growing along with them. Now more than ever, there is a great opportunity to market your campaign in a long list of platforms. While the quality of traffic varies greatly among these, you never know where [...]

How to Create a Social Ad

Victor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:16:58 +0000

Facebook is the number two site according to quantcast, while number one is Google. Having such a vast amount of traffic, it is obvious that any marketing plan to reach your target should include facebook. Additionally, FB has made it incredibly easy to create a campaign with their self serve advertising platform. In it, you [...]

How to get a Mailing Address for your Business

Penny — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:36:45 +0000

If you are launching a new business you will need to establish an identity for it. This not only involves thinking of a good name, logo and mission statement, and of course writing a solid business plan, but it also means acquiring services that will enable people to contact you. These include a telephone – [...]

Start an Online Business Writing Content for Clients

Penny — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:39:59 +0000

If you’re keen to start an online business, and you have a way with words, consider starting a business creating content for other people’s web sites. You don’t have to be an award-winning writer to find clients, and it’s a particularly simple type of business to establish. So what do you have to be able [...]

Ways to Find New Clients for any Business

Penny — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:32:02 +0000

Whether you are launching a new business, or running one that is established, you need clients and/or customers. While it is you who supplies the services and/or products, it is your client-base that will ensure you keep going and ultimately make a success of your business. While it does sometimes happen that people start up [...]