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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Purdue is known for its bright engineers, top flight technology students, it is the alma mater of the first and last men to walk on the moon. Can we ever admit we are fried, exhausted, done, and not be judged as lacking in mojo, courage, stamina? A Woman’s Place is in the Classroom I was recently invited to speak at Purdue University and.

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Five Great Ways to Earn Extra Money in 2010 :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Here’s a tip: learn about search engine optimization (SEO) techniques and use of keywords. Get started by contributing content to sites that utilize freelance writers. Some will take unsolicited articles, many will give assignments to freelancers.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

The business you’re in. Study and refine your own core business characteristics. Understand “The Business You’re In” and how it fits into the core business. Design and re-engineering of products-services. Development of technical abilities, specialties and expertise.

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Social Networking: Can Someone Else do it for you? :: Women on.

Women on Business

We are considering offering something like the following on a monthly basis: Review trends of your specific keywords Identify potential hotspots for blog links Update Facebook Fans page = 25-50 postings Identify and connect with potential Facebook friends Update Twitter account = 30-50 Search Engine Optimized postings Leave comments on blogs and websites (..)

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

When testing ideas are part of the creative process for product, service, or business development, this triangle must be a business priority: To test product, watch prospects interact with it—whether they use a tool, read a book, choose a necklace, or scan an airline ticket. So when the opportunity arises (i.e.,

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Get Over Your Fear of Sales

Harvard Business Review

The partner replied, “Human resource management.”. Off to San Francisco I went to be a human resource management associate at a Big Six consulting firm. And my favorite, “I’m not in sales, I’m in business development.” Sales is the engine powering all business. The perception. The quotas.

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How the Internet of Things Changes Everything

Harvard Business Review

In the field of mechanical and plant engineering, consider the advent of predictive maintenance. Gallen in Switzerland ( Service Business Development: Strategies for Value Creation in Manufacturing Firms ) concludes that these services are most definitely lucrative for traditional manufacturers.