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At the Core of Your Abilities - Personal Strengths and People Skills

Building Personal Strength

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 At the Core of Your Abilities - Personal Strengths and People Skills I once had an upscale retirement home for a client. In other words, he had poor people skills. As everyone knows, the stock market tanked a few years ago when "the real estate bubble" burst. Bad things happen.

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Relationships and Red Flags - A Learning Experience

Building Personal Strength

He had inherited a thriving soft drink bottling business from his father, and by marketing it to South America he grew the company significantly. He introduced me to a company that was opening up a new market in Atlanta. Ultimately, his daddy got tired of this project, and the son had to cram to get his real estate license.

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Where your company is headquartered makes a big difference to your bottom line

Strategy Driven

Where a business is headquartered can make a huge difference in the skill level of your employees, raising capital and attracting customers. Real estate is unaffordable for many, competition for talent and investment is fierce, and high state and local taxes and labor costs quickly consume whatever capital startups have secured.

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19 Tips & Ideas on Starting & Running Your Own Business

Miles Anthony Smith

Glean These 19 Ideas & Tips to Skyrocket Your Success Note: This post was written in collaboration with Victoria Greene , an ecommerce brand marketing consultant, freelance writer, and small business owner with a pulse on the future of online selling. Also, see if the market looks like it's trending in the right direction for your idea.

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Doing 'Different' Right: Ten Big-Time Difference Makers and How.

Strategy Driven

gives you the tools to take an eclectic approach to your marketing, and pick the best, most wildly successful marketing methods – traditional, online, or both — to win at achieving your marketing goals. Combine social media with traditional marketing techniques for breakthrough results! Do what works!

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3 Ways to Get Your Own Digital Platform

Harvard Business Review

Network businesses have always been around, from matchmakers to real estate brokers, but it’s the move to digital platforms that has led to market-shaking effects. Instagram is an exciting marketing channel; GoPro’s account helps keep users engaged with the company and lets GoPro know how people use its products.

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How to Make Sustainability Every Employee’s Responsibility

Harvard Business Review

For example, at financial services company ING, an issue deemed “material” to their view of sustainability related to financing a variety of “sustainable transitions” in industries such clean technology, real estate and others. billion, prompting them to revisit the goal.