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    Have employees? Workplace Flexibility Audio Conference

    ByBecky McCray May 19, 2006August 27, 2014

    Register Today for Workplace Flexibility Audio Conference Learn latest research on the business case for workplace flexibility, including highlights of best business practices and the landscape of public policy. Workplace Flexibility: The State of Play on Workplace Practice and Public Policy is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23, 2006, 2 p.m. -3 p.m. EDT. The first…

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    New business idea-business book exchange

    ByBecky McCray May 19, 2006August 27, 2014

    Here’s another new business idea that could be adapted to any small town, or to any industry, from Steve Rucinski at Small Biz CEO: I recently went through my shelves of books and pulled out about 100 business books that I no longer need to own but am having a hard time finding a home…

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    TOOL: ePassport Photo

    ByBecky McCray May 19, 2006August 27, 2014

    Here’s another interesting online tool: ePassport Photo. Go to their site, upload your photo (follow the instructions), rotate and crop, download and print. Nifty! Thanks to Decisive Flow for finding this one. small biz rural entrepreneurship tools web2.0

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    RESOURCE: StartupNation

    ByBecky McCray May 19, 2006August 27, 2014

    You may have heard of Startup Nation, even if you haven’t been to their site. That’s because they also produce a radio show and have published a book. Resources on their site inlcude: radio show articles on demand seminars key moves I wondered about that “key moves” section, and found this definition: A Key Move…

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    Review your week – the Brag Basket returns tomorrow

    ByBecky McCray May 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    This week is almost over! Schedule time to review and take stock. Any notable accomplishments this week? Tomorrow, and over the weekend, you can post to the Brag Basket. I’ll open it up on Friday.While you are at it, take time to plan for a successful next week. small biz rural entrepreneurship Brag Basket

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    Resource: QuickBooks Group is not just for QB users

    ByBecky McCray May 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    While the QuickBooks Group Community is an awesome resource for QuickBooks users, it is also a vibrant community of support for all small businesses. Articles found in the QB Library cover tax and accounting questions all businesses might face. Of course, the primary target is QB users. I’m not going to detail all the QuickBooks…

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    TOOL: Office software on the web

    ByBecky McCray May 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    Here’s a review of Microsoft Office Type Tools from Mike at Versus Nova Blog, in Microsoft Office Live…or Memorex? First is AjaxWrite which provides “the look, feel, and functionality of Microsoft Word, in a completely web-based AJAX platform”. This is MS Word gone Web2.0! The same folks also have AjaxSketch which is a pared down…

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    RESOURCE: More small business ideas

    ByBecky McCray May 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    60 Second Ideas blog has an outstanding idea today: Quick Study Money. Here at 60 Second Ideas, we strive to find simple yet brilliant start-up ideas that do not cost an arm and a leg to get started. Information is a hot commodity these days. Today’s idea shows us a new twist on selling and…

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