By: Laura Dunn, Social Media and Communications Professional, Founder and Editor of Political Style, Director of LED Media, Journalist and Author ~
Marley Majcher, CEO of The Party Goddess!, has planned events for A-list celebs such as Pierce Brosnan and Sofia Vergara, and now, with her book, But Are You Making Any Money? she has become a sought-after expert on issues and trends facing entrepreneurs and small business owners.
How has your life experience made you the leader you are today?...
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Crucial Accountability —November 11-12
Crucial Accountability Coming to San Francisco, CA
—November 11-12
Join us for the two-day Crucial Accountability course to learn a step-by-step process for enhancing accountability, improving performance, and ensuring execution.
For trainer certification options, contact Tara McCabe at tmccabe@vitalsmarts.com.
Register today to attend Crucial Accountability in San Francisco November 11-12, or visit our site to find a training course in a city
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Conscious Uncoupling: 8 Signs You Need to Quit Your Day Job…
By: Chris Tarello, Content Writer at Ontraport ~
If you’re working your dream job, this article isn’t for you. Those worker bees who don’t have a second to breath; the employees who prefer to watch the clock tick than to create another TPC report; and especially the hobby entrepreneurs looking to take their side project full-time—this article is for you!
Because the longer you let that full-time job drain your inspiration, the longer you’ll continue to put off working on your side-venture. And...
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Isabel Allende: How to live passionately—no matter your age…
We have curated the post below from TED because we felt that it was a very interesting and an appropriate way of delivering a presentation on the topic of living passionately and because we wanted to introduce TED (an acronym for Technology, Entertainment and Design) to anyone who may not be aware of it. We feel that the presentations at TED are always good for expanding ones horizons and the topic of ... How to live passionately—no matter your age piqued our interest as a topic that applies ...
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10 Million…
The Employment Situation in August
Jason Furman
September 05, 2014
09:30 AM EDT
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With today’s report, the economy has now added 10 million private-sector jobs over 54 straight months of job growth. This figure is a marker of the progress that has been made, but also a reminder that more must still be done to create jobs, especially for the long-term unemployed, and grow the middle class. Although the pace of job gains in August was below recent months, the b...
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Vital skills — November 11 & 12/2014
Crucial Accountability Coming to San Francisco, CA
—November 11-12
Join us for the two-day Crucial Accountability course to learn a step-by-step process for enhancing accountability, improving performance, and ensuring execution.
For trainer certification options, contact Tara McCabe at tmccabe@vitalsmarts.com.
Register today to attend Crucial Accountability in San Francisco November 11-12, or visit our site to find a training course in a city near you.
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Share Street Fight Summit 2014 • Nov. 4 • NYC
They're back for the 4th annual Street Fight Summit in New York! This year, they are putting a spotlight on practical applications of hyperlocal platforms in the real world, in some cases seeing their results in real time.
Join this exciting event, and don't miss out on the networking that will yield dozens follow-up meetings with prospective clients and partners. More details about Street Fight Summit here.
Have a question about Street Fight Summit 2014? Email info@streetfightmag.co...
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Why Millennials Could Be the Most Entrepreneurial Generation Ever
Millennials have built new businesses out of the ruins of a recession, and in doing so, they've changed the career expectations for a whole generation.
Independent, business-owning millennials have sidestepped traditional career paths and have become a significant force in the small-business milieu. In spite of the recession-wounded economy and striking levels of student debt, they're building companies and saying some potentially surprising things about the process.
In a rec...
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Mind Mapping: 5 Ways a Visual Plan Can Energize Your Business
If brainstorming or business planning has become uninspiring, try mind mapping to help stimulate creativity...
Small-business owners thrive on ideas and plans. Didn't your business start as an idea? And didn't you create a business plan to help you launch that new idea?
Now that your business is up and running, your plate is likely overflowing with daily tasks and responsibilities — with no room for planning out how new ideas can best fit into your business.
One valuable visualizatio...
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The Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the Coming “Resource Revolution”
Author: Reid Hoffman, Entrepreneur. Product Strategist. Investor - April 03, 2014
Over the next decade and a half, 2.5 billion people in China, India, and other developing countries will join the global middle class. They are going to need skyscrapers to live in and super-stores to shop in. They are going to want smartphones, cars, flank steaks, air conditioning, pet clothing, Disneyland vacations, and probably some throw pillows.
How is a planet already straining under the pressure of tod...
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