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Earthquake Relief – Help Haiti

by timeverswick on January 14, 2010

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on January 12th. World Vision is already on the ground in Haiti assessing the damage and ready to respond with emergency supplies.
Here is how you can help. Visit World Vision and make a donation – this takes no time at all.
Your generous [...]

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Warren Buffet’s Advice to Entrepreneurs

by davelavinsky on December 23, 2009

This past Tuesday, Warren Buffett and Goldman Sachs announced that they were donating $500 million to assist 10,000 small businesses in the U.S.
To begin, this is pretty cool. Any money invested in small businesses is sure to lead to more jobs and an improved economy. And even better when this money is not coming from [...]

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Christmas Gift Ideas – Give a Goat!

by timeverswick on December 3, 2009

World Vision
Give a goat. Goats nourish hungry children and families with healthy milk, cheese, and yogurt. Goats also give a much-needed income boost by providing offspring and extra dairy products for sale at the market.
A healthy dairy goat can give up to 16 cups of milk a day. Goat milk is easier to digest than [...]

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Successful Entrepreneurs Don’t Do This

by davelavinsky on November 19, 2009

Written by Dave Lavinsky | Growththink.com
I got home for work the other day and sat down with my family for dinner.
“How was your day?” I asked my kids. My kids proceeded to tell me about how their days went. Everything seemed like it was going well.
So, I asked my son, “Did you get to practice [...]

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What Just Happened?

by timeverswick on November 1, 2009

Entrepreneurial success doesn’t just happen to you.  It is the result of daily choices regarding what you focus on and how you sustain that focus.
“No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until [...]

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Keys To Hiring & Retaining The Best Employees

by davelavinsky on October 19, 2009

Written by Dave Lavinsky | Growthink.com
If you are managing an early stage or growing company, it typically means that you are cash restrained.
And, as a result, you are often unable to pay employees salaries commensurate with what they would earn at larger organizations.
So, how do you manage this and hire and retain the best staff?
In [...]

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How one thing can help your business thrive

by Tim Everswick on August 20, 2009

“I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others… I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent” – Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison got it.  He had focus.  He saw a problem and provided a solution.  As entrepreneurs, this is how we [...]

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