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Posted in December 20th, 2009
Do you have a small business or home office? If so then you are probably always looking at ways to cut costs. One of the best ways is to reduce your waste. A simple way to reduce waste in your office space is to cut back on the energy that your light bulbs waste. Choosing [...]
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Posted in December 18th, 2009
Many employers want to boost the holiday spirit in the office this week. One way that you can do that is by putting holiday candles all around the workplace. You want to be careful about how you do this though.
Here are some do’s and don’ts for putting up holiday candles in the office:
- Do choose [...]
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Posted in December 17th, 2009
A business does not always start out being what it eventually becomes. Sure, there are some business owners who have a specific vision which they implement immediately upon opening their doors. However most businesses evolve and become something different as time goes on.
One company that offers a great example of this is Kalco Lighting. This [...]
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Posted in November 27th, 2009
What is the Claddagh? Most people are familiar with this Irish symbol because it is frequently seen on Celtic engagement rings and Celtic wedding rings. However it’s also a symbol that is meaningful beyond the institution of marriage. In fact, there are a lot of businesses that have named themselves after the Claddagh symbol.
Do a [...]
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Posted in November 17th, 2009
People who travel for business often complain that they don’t get to do anything fun on their trips. The problem isn’t usually a lack of downtime. Most people do have enough time during the trip to do at least one fun thing. The problem is really that they don’t know what to do. The reason [...]
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Posted in October 31st, 2009
My father is a two-time organ transplant patient. After the first transplant, he began attending a support group for transplant patients. He’s been going to this group for over half a dozen years now. I often go with him to hear the lectures that teach people about the transplant process. The group is hosted by [...]
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Posted in October 29th, 2009
My brother used to drive me nuts when we were kids. No matter what we were doing it had to be a competition for him. Whether we were playing Monopoly or riding bikes, it had to be about who won or went faster or did it better. I often just wanted to have a good [...]
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Posted in October 21st, 2009
If someone offered you a pound of gold would you take it? Of course. But you should make it a point to ask what type of gold you’re getting. Some types of gold are worth more than other types of gold. That’s why you can actually sell some gold and use the money to buy [...]
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Posted in September 26th, 2009
One of the things that I always do when traveling for business is to make sure to stay at a hotel that can accommodate my business needs. Usually this means that it has a business center as well as a place for me to hold my meetings. Then I make sure that I can rent [...]
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Posted in August 20th, 2009
When I was young, I planned on naming my first daughter Sapphire. A couple of years later, I fell in love with the name Hunter and thought it would make a great girl’s name. Then for awhile I went through a phase of liking catchy two-word names like Mim Pi and Kaiya Eve. What I [...]
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