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As a small business owner, you often hire on an “emergency” basis — an employee leaves, is fired, or you have a growth spurt and all of a sudden, you need an employee TODAY. It’s easy to feel that a warm body is better than nothing; however, that warm body you hire may be a short-term help but often creates a long-term problem. This article will help you understand how to develop and maintain a successful hiring program to help your business thrive.
Tags: | wildlife | education |

The mall, I’m sorry “THE MALL” is, to me at least, a modern American nightmare. The lines and scattered merchandise reminding me of a military rationing camp. Price tags mangled and piles mismatched unorganized merchandise strewn around like so much debris.
Tags: | plants | bird watching |

Though it was originally intended for Estate and Gift Taxes, Ruling 59-60 is now also used when business valuations are sought for businesses currently in litigation and for closely held corporations. A closely held corporation is defined as one in which the shares belong to a small group such as single family or a limited number of shareholders.
Tags: | travel diary | thoughts |

Banks have always been there to accept deposits from people for safe-keeping and maybe even for earning a little interest out of those deposits and for extending credits to people who need money to accomplish an undertaking like set up a business, expand it or even engage in an entirely unrelated venture under the same business or company. Some people who need money for personal reasons like payment for school fees, buying a car or a house turn to banks to loan from them for an interest until they are able to pay for the whole amount that they borrowed over time.
Tags: | baking | shopping |

A lot goes into creating a commercial or business contract. A request for proposals is drafted, followed by weeks–or even months–of sifting through vendor offers and trying to decide which company or provider will be the best fit for your project. Then you sign the contract, shake hands and the deal is sealed.
Tags: | clothes | wildlife |

Many of us start a business for somewhat self indulgent reasons. The business venture is invariably for, and about, us.
Tags: | investing | real estate |

Green homes are designed to be environmentally friendly. Remodelling your home into a green home is becoming increasingly popular as many homeowners try to reduce their carbon footprint, improve the resilience and appearance of their houses, and make their homes more economical.
Tags: | motivation | liberal |

The Social Care sector can be a minefield for both employers and workers in the industry, when it comes to practicing equality and diversity. The need to preserve the dignity, independence and freedom of service users is the principal aim of recent legislation and protocol, and often it can feel as if there is a constant barrage of new governance to apply to the sector.
Tags: | interior design | food |

To many document scanning is seen as a way to digitise personal documents and files in order to make them accessible into the future when physical copies, such as photographs, wills and other important files, may be destroyed or lost. However there is absolutely no reason why this process cannot be used towards a business environment with the insight to improve processes and just make life easier. In this article we cover 3 major sectors that are constantly gaining in popularity that document scanning within business has helped.
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Though we live in a modern, fast paced society, spend a lot of time communicating via text message, email and social media, and are extremely pressed for time, there is NO substitute for grace and expressing your appreciation in business. This is especially true when it comes to thanking those individuals who support your business efforts. To honor the relationship and encourage ongoing referrals it’s important that you make the time to stay in touch with them and offer a heartfelt thank you.
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